Last Updated on January 2, 2026 by Amber T
Dan Trachtenberg's revival of the Predator franchise continued this year with the explosive Predator: Badlands, and the sci-fi action horror can soon be yours to watch at home.
The second of Trachtenberg's 2025 Predator movies, Predator: Badlands will be available from January 6, 2026 on Digital including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, with a 4K Ultra HD (including Limited Edition SteelBook release), Blu-ray and DVD release to follow on February 17.
Starring Elle Fanning (The Neon Demon, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach) and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatang (The Panthers, Red, White & Brass), Predator: Badlands follows:
…a young Predator (Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, [who] finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
A box office hit, Predator: Badlands stands proudly as the highest-grossing entry in the Predator franchise’s 38-year history, earning $183 million worldwide and surpassing the previous record holder, 2004’s Alien vs. Predator, as well as beating out Danny Boyle's zombie mega-hit 28 Years Later this year, too.
Critics were charmed too. In our glowing review, BJ Colangelo called Predator: Badlands “audacious, whip-smart blockbuster filmmaking”, praising Trachtenberg's ability to blend sci-fi horror action with coming-of-age drama to create a Predator like we've never seen before.
Before you hit play on your Digital copy of Predator: Badlands, you might want to get caught up with the other entries in the iconic sci-fi horror series (and even if you are caught up, why not pencil in a franchise rewatch?) Where to watch all of the Predator movies, you might ask? You're in luck, as Predator (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Alien vs. Predator (2004), Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007), Predators (2010), The Predator (2018), Prey (2022) and this year's animated anthology Predator: Killer of Killers are all streaming now on Disney+.
Read on for a full list of bonus features that come with the release of Predator: Badlands, and for more, here's all the monster movies we're looking forward to in 2026.
Bonus Features
- Deleted & Pre-Visualization Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary:
- Sand Trap – An early animatic version of Dek’s very different first encounter with Thia.
- Squirt Canyon – The full version of Dek and Thia traversing the water-filled trench while trying to survive Genna…and each other.
- Tessa vs. Abe – Tessa faces off against a superior synth in this deleted scene and storyline.
- Razor Grass – The original previsualization of Dek, Thia, and Bud’s first hunt together…sort of.
- The Outpost – Thia takes Dek to a small Weyland-Yutani field facility where they experience a few things that ended up being used elsewhere in the final film.
- Super Power Loader Extended – Special additional moments during Dek’s climactic final battle with the Super Power Loader and the Kalisk.
- Featurettes:
- Embodying the Predator – Meet the talented team of designers, performers, and effects artists responsible for bringing one of cinema’s most terrifying creatures to life on screen in ways we’ve never seen before!
- Authentic Synthetics – Get up close and personal with synths Thia and Tessa as star Elle Fanning walks us through the process of crafting two characters who may look the same but have evolved in surprisingly unique ways.
- Building the Badlands – With razor sharp grass, killer trees, and terrifying animals, never has a planet been more deadly than Genna. Uncover how a team of artisans built this threatening landscape, transforming real locations into the dangerous environments seen on screen.
- Dek of the Yautja – For the first time ever, director Dan Trachtenberg has given audiences an extended peek at Predator culture. Follow the evolution as filmmakers reveal the process behind developing the Yautja’s home world, spacecraft, and family dynamics.
- Audio Commentary: Watch the film with audio commentary by Director Dan Trachtenberg, Producer Ben Rosenblatt, Director of Photography Jeff Cutter and Stunt Coordinator Jacob Tomuri.
