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Dan Trachtenberg Teases Third Predator Installment Ahead of Badlands Release

The director says he will move on to develop an unprecedented new Predator film after the upcoming Badlands release.

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Overview

  • Predator: Killer of Killers premiered on Hulu on June 6, 2025, marking the franchise’s first animated anthology under Trachtenberg’s oversight.
  • Predator: Badlands is scheduled for a theatrical release on November 7, 2025, with Trachtenberg returning as director.
  • Trachtenberg revived the series with 2022’s Prey and multitasked animation to complete both Killer of Killers and Badlands concurrently.
  • He told SFX Magazine that he has three Predator film concepts — Killer of Killers, Badlands and a third untitled project he plans to develop next.
  • The director says the upcoming untitled project will feature fresh sci-fi ideas and Predator lore that fans have never seen before.