- PG-13
- 107 min
- Directed by
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- Dan Trachtenberg
- Story
- Patrick Aison
- Premiered
- November 5, 2025
- Language
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- English
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $100,000,000.00
- Country
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- United States of America
Predator: Badlands
- Production
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- 20th Century Studios
- Lawrence Gordon Productions
- Davis Entertainment
- Toberoff Productions
- TSG Entertainment
Synopsis
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.
Dek is a runt Predator from the planet Yautja Prime. He seeks to prove himself as a hunter for the Yautja Clan in order to earn the approval of his father, Njhorr. With his brother Kwei’s help, Dek plans to hunt the Kalisk, an unkillable apex predator, on the lethal planet Genna. Before he can leave, Dek learns that Njhorr has ordered Kwei to kill him, deeming him too weak to survive. Kwei defies the order and is executed, but activates a transport to send Dek to Genna before his death.
Upon crash-landing on Genna, Dek faces numerous environmental dangers. He reluctantly allies with Thia, a damaged Weyland-Yutani Corporation synthetic, who offers to help him track the Kalisk. Thia explains that she was previously injured by the Kalisk and can guide Dek. They are joined by a native creature named "Bud," which marks Dek with its spit. Meanwhile, Thia’s synthetic sister, Tessa, is reactivated and begins tracking Dek’s group.
After discovering the remains of her team, Thia contacts Weyland-Yutani and attempts to repair herself. The Kalisk confronts Dek, and though he manages to sever its head, the creature regenerates and defeats him. However, it spares his life after detecting Bud’s scent. The Weyland-Yutani team arrives, captures Dek and the Kalisk, and holds them for study. Tessa begins experimenting on Dek, but Thia intervenes. Tessa contacts the AI MU/TH/UR, which orders the Kalisk’s transport to Earth.
Thia, slated for deactivation by Tessa, helps Dek escape. Dek learns from Bud that the Kalisk is Bud’s mother and decides to fight back. Lacking his Yautja weapons, Dek uses the resources of Genna to create organic weapons. He and Bud attack the Weyland-Yutani base, destroying many synthetics. Thia is rescued by her reactivated legs, which can fight independently. Dek helps the Kalisk escape, and it destroys much of the facility. Tessa, now in a mechanical suit and armed with Dek’s Yautja laser weapon, kills the Kalisk, but is ultimately destroyed by Bud when she attempts to kill Thia.
Dek returns to Yautja Prime with Bud, Thia, as well as Tessa’s skull as a trophy. He demands a reward from his father, Njhorr, but when denied, avenges Kwei by disarming Njhorr and ordering Bud to execute him. Dek then prepares for a confrontation with his mother, who arrives in a large ship.
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