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Predator Franchise Revives Dutch and Harrigan in Hulu Epilogue and Previews Predator-Centric Badlands Footage

Dan Trachtenberg’s new releases set up a unified saga bridging streaming to theaters.

The Predator screaming in Badlands.
Attendees arrive in costume for the opening day of Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, U.S. July 24, 2025.   REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Overview

  • Hulu will stream an extended cut of Predator: Killer of Killers tonight that adds an epilogue featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Dutch and Danny Glover’s Lt. Harrigan.
  • Schwarzenegger personally approved the use of his likeness, marking his first canonical return to the franchise since 1987.
  • The updated ending confirms that heroes from Prey and the original films are woven into new Predator lore, deepening the series’ continuity.
  • At San Diego Comic-Con, the first 15 minutes of Predator: Badlands revealed a new narrative focus on Dek, a young Predator protagonist.
  • Predator: Badlands introduces a Weyland-Yutani android, omits human characters and signals crossover potential with the Alien universe ahead of its November 7 theatrical release.