Predator: Badlands
Movie, 2025, The Far Future, Set in The far future
Predator: Badlands is #9 of 9 in release order and #7 of 9 in chronological order in the Predator.
The story
Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
Predator: Badlands recap
Dek is a young Yautja, a runt despised by his father Njohrr, the clan leader. Dek plans to prove himself by hunting the Kalisk, an unkillable creature on the deadly planet Genna. Njohrr orders Dek's brother Kwei to kill him; Kwei refuses, helps Dek escape to Genna and is killed by their father. Dek crashes on Genna and loses most of his gear. He teams up with Thia, a Weyland-Yutani android whose legs were torn off by the Kalisk, and carries her on his back. They are joined by Bud, a small creature who helps them. Thia's sister model Tessa leads a company team to capture the Kalisk for its regenerating cells. Dek nearly kills the Kalisk, which spares him after smelling Bud on him, and both are captured by Tessa.
Predator: Badlands ending explained
Bud turns out to be the Kalisk's child. Dek escapes, rebuilds his weapons from Genna's wildlife, frees Thia and defeats Tessa with help from the Kalisk and Bud. He returns to Yautja Prime with Tessa's skull, kills his father's guards and defeats Njohrr, and Bud bites off Njohrr's head. A huge Yautja ship arrives, and Dek tells Thia it belongs to his mother.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Predator: Badlands
Predator: Badlands is streaming on Hulu in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Predator: Killer of Killers, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Predators, before Alien vs. Predator.
What to watch before Predator: Badlands
In release order, the essentials before Predator: Badlands (2025) are Predator (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010), The Predator (2018), and Prey (2022).
Cast
- Elle Fanning as Thia / Tessa
- Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek / Father
- Ravi Narayan as Bud
- Michael Homick as Kwei (Suit)
- Stefan Grube as Kwei (voice)
- Reuben De Jong as Father (Suit)
- Cameron Brown as Drone Synth
- Alison Wright as MU/TH/UR (voice)
- Matt Duffer as Kwei's Ship Computer (voice)
- Ross Duffer as Kwei's Ship Computer (voice)
- Agung Bagus as Gero (uncredited)
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg.