Predator:
Badlands is one of two films that were released in 2025 from the Predator franchise. Both films were directed by Prey’s Dan Trachtenberg, who has been largely responsible for setting the tone for the franchise in the last few years. The latest film, starring Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, takes place on Predators' home-world. After its release in theatres worldwide on November 7, 2025, the sci-fi film went on to gross over $184 million. Now, the film sequel is ready for its digital premiere as Predator: Badlands releases on JioHotstar from February 12. Find out more below about the film and possible sequels.
Predator Badlands OTT premiere
On social media, JioHotstar revealed with a trailer of the latest sequel that viewers could watch Predator: Badlands in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on JioHotstar. The seventh film in the franchise follows Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), a young Yautja outcast, who crash-lands on a hostile planet.
Dek must prove himself worthy of the hunt by killing an apex predator, and he forms an alliance with Thia, a Weyland-Yutani Corporation robot, played by Elle Fanning. The standalone film takes place on the Predators' home-world and focuses on the culture of their species. Interestingly, the Duffer Brothers, who created
Stranger Things, gave the voice of the onboard computer for Kwei's (Dek's older brother) ship. Trachtenberg was originally set to direct the third episode of Season 5 of the Netflix series.
Predator franchise
The franchise kicked off in 1987 with
Predator, directed by John McTiernan. After its success, several sequels such as
Predator 2 (1990),
Predators (2010),
The Predator (2018),
Prey (2022),
Predator: Killer of Killers (2025), and
Predator: Badlands (2025) followed. The expanded universe of
Predator also features comic books, novels, and video games, with titles such as
Predator: Concrete Jungle (2005) and
Predator: Hunting Grounds (2020). There has also been a crossover with the
Alien franchise with the films
Alien vs. Predator (2004) and
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007).
Future Predator sequels
Director Trachtenberg had revealed last year his plans for a
Predator trilogy. The
Prey director has already completed the animated film
Predator: Killer of Killers and
Predator: Badlands in 2025
. He intends to direct a third film if
Predator: Badlands is successful. Original star Arnold Schwarzenegger was reportedly in talks to return for a future film, and
Prey star Amber Midthunder had also expressed her interest, along with other members of the cast, to return for a sequel to the 2022 film.
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