Dan Trachtenberg's surprise hit Prey revitalized the iconic Predator series, and with the release date for Predator: Badlands swiftly approaching, the excitement level around the sci-fi franchise has never been higher. The latest entry will actually be the second Predator movie released in 2025, as it comes on the heels of the acclaimed animated anthology Predator: Killer of Killers .

After a series of middling sequels over the last 20 years, the Predator franchise burst back to life with the success of Prey , which offered something completely new to audiences. Sending the franchise to the past as opposed to the future was ambitious to say the least, given how stark a departure from the futuristic franchise's bread and butter it was.

Trachtenberg's gamble paid off, and

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