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Dan Trachtenberg Expands Predator Franchise with Animated Anthology ‘Killer of Killers’

Exploring Predator encounters from the Viking Age to World War II, the anthology sets the stage for Trachtenberg’s live-action follow-up, Predator: Badlands, arriving in November.

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A scene from “Predator: Killer of Killers.”
“Predator: Killer of Killers” is a bunch of bloody, action-filled animated stories in one neat, 90-minute package.

Overview

  • Predator: Killer of Killers is an animated anthology directed by Dan Trachtenberg and Joshua Wassung, premiering on Hulu on June 6, 2025.
  • The film features three standalone chapters—a Viking raider, a feudal Japan noble-turned-ninja, and a World War II pilot—each facing off against a Predator in their era.
  • Trachtenberg drew inspiration from Arcane, Akira and Best in Show and employed Unreal Engine for a fully realized animation pipeline.
  • All three narratives converge in an extraterrestrial battle on the Predators’ homeworld, tying the anthology into the broader franchise lore.
  • Killer of Killers functions as a precursor to the live-action Predator: Badlands, set to hit theaters in November 2025.