Predator: Badlands (2025): Cast, Plot, Release Date & Everything We Know About the Franchise's Bold New Chapter

🪐 Predator: Badlands – The Hunt Evolves This November

Teaser Trailer Drops | In Theaters & IMAX November 7, 2025

The galaxy’s deadliest hunter is back — but this time, the story cuts deeper than ever before. Predator: Badlands, the next chapter in the legendary Predator saga, just dropped its first pulse-pounding teaser trailer, and fans of sci-fi and action alike have reason to rejoice (and maybe fear).

Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, the visionary behind 2022’s critically acclaimed Prey, Badlands marks a bold new direction for the franchise. Set on a desolate, alien world in the far future, this installment flips the narrative — exploring the Predator's path not just as a hunter, but as an outcast.

🔥 A Predator Unlike Any Before

Meet Dek (played by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) — a young Predator exiled from his clan, hardened by rejection and driven by the ultimate test: to find a worthy opponent, or die trying. But in an unexpected twist, Dek forms a tenuous alliance with Thia (portrayed by Elle Fanning), an advanced android created by none other than the infamous Weyland-Yutani Corporation.

Their unlikely bond, forged in the harshest terrain of a savage planet, sets them on a journey of survival, trust, and bloodshed — all while a new threat looms on the horizon. This isn’t just a hunt — it’s a reckoning.

🎬 What the Teaser Tells Us

The teaser offers only glimpses — but it’s enough to leave fans salivating:

• Sweeping shots of an alien desert wasteland, scattered with remnants of ancient battles.

• Dek, stripped of his armor, crafting weapons from bones and scrap.

• Thia, blending eerie calm and brutal precision as she fends off creatures not even the Predators dare approach.

• And a haunting voiceover:“The clan cast him out. The galaxy won’t forget why.”

And yes, we hear it — the classic Predator click in the final frame, followed by that iconic hum of a cloaking device activating. Chills.

🤖 Fanning vs. the Future

Elle Fanning’s turn as Thia, an android with shades of humanity and secrets buried deep in her code, promises to be a standout. Think Ripley meets Blade Runner, wrapped in neon-lit survival horror. Fanning’s performance is expected to bring emotional weight to a film that, despite its explosive action, appears rooted in character-driven storytelling.

🎥 Why This One Matters

Produced by John Davis, Dan Trachtenberg, and more, and co-written with longtime collaborator Patrick Aison, Predator: Badlands isn’t just another sequel — it’s a reinvigoration of a franchise that’s been evolving since 1987.

Following the success of Prey, which redefined the Predator mythos with raw intensity and stripped-down storytelling, Badlands looks poised to blend that same grit with futuristic world-building and philosophical undertones. Expect IMAX-worthy visuals, tribal vs. tech clashes, and moral ambiguity like never before.

📆 Mark Your Calendars

PREDATOR: BADLANDS🎬 In Cinemas & IMAX — November 7, 2025👀 Teaser Trailer Now Streaming

The hunt has always been about survival.This time, it’s also about redemption.

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