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Predator: Killer of Killers Debuts to Franchise’s Highest Critical Acclaim

The animation’s painterly CG style expands the franchise’s time-spanning lore ahead of the new live-action installment arriving November 7.

Two Predators and a viking on the poster for Predator: Killer of Killers.
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Overview

  • Predator: Killer of Killers premiered June 6 on Hulu and secured the highest Rotten Tomatoes score in the franchise’s history.
  • The anthology presents three standalone Predator encounters set in 841 Scandinavia, feudal Japan in 1609 and the 1942 Battle of the Atlantic.
  • Dan Trachtenberg makes his animation debut alongside co-director Josh Wassung’s The Third Floor studio, which handled its first feature production.
  • The film leverages creative freedoms of animation to deepen Predator mythology and build connections to previous entries without live-action constraints.
  • Its critical success sets the stage for the November 7 release of live-action sequel Predator: Badlands.