The success of Predator inspired a media franchise of films, novels, comic books, video games, and toys. It spawned six additional films: Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010), The Predator (2018), Prey (2022), Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) and Predator: Badlands (2025).
Predator: Directed by John McTiernan. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Kevin Peter Hall, Elpidia Carrillo. A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
Watch all the Predator movies in order, from the original Predator to the newly released Predator: Badlands, and including the Alien vs. Predator crossovers.
But when Schaefer attempts to lead his unit out, with a captured guerrilla in tow, something horrifying and inexplicable begins to happen: One by one the men are killed by a mysterious adversary - a Predator from another world.
Ahead of Predator: Badlands, here is a breakdown of the best possible way to watch the Predator movies based on the in-universe timeline. The Predator franchise is filled with unexpected moments and tense confrontations between humans and the titular Yautja warriors.
The Predator franchise is a science fiction action franchise, consisting primarily of a series of films focusing on the Yautja, commonly referred to simply as "the Predator", an extraterrestrial creature that hunts and kills other dangerous lifeforms, including humans, for sport and honor...
With the upcoming release of ‘Badlands,’ it is the right time to reflect on Predator’s past hunts. Fortunately, the series has not had to deal with the complicated timelines of other major franchises.
“Predator” moves at a breakneck pace, it has strong and simple characterizations, it has good location photography and terrific special effects, and it supplies what it claims to supply: an effective action movie.