Prey
November 5, 2025 in theaters
August 5, 2022 on Hulu
When danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal.
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"If it hunts to survive, I can kill it."
-- Naru
DID YOU KNOW?
The film was shot with a Comanche language dub available at launch -- the first major studio film to do so at release.
THE VERDICT
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Prey returned the franchise to the simplicity that made the original work — a single skilled hunter, an alien adversary operating by its own code, and a setting that strips away every modern advantage. Amber Midthunder's Naru is the best protagonist the franchise has produced since the original, and the 1719 Comanche setting gave the film a visual and cultural identity unlike anything in the series. The film's willingness to make the Predator genuinely dangerous and the outcome genuinely uncertain gave it real stakes. A franchise high point and the best argument that the Predator mythology has life beyond its first chapter.
PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
Where this fits in the larger story
Prey is the earliest entry in the Predator timeline, set centuries before the modern-day hunts that define the franchise. It follows a Comanche warrior facing a Yautja scout in a confrontation that strips the conflict down to skill, instinct, and survival without technological advantage. Its placement helps fans see the Predator not as a sci-fi villain but as a hunter operating across human history with consistent and lethal purpose.
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Prey 2 Confirmed in Early Development with Amber Midthunder
A direct sequel to "Prey," titled "Prey 2," is officially in early development following the success of its predecessor and "Badlands." Amber Midthunder is in negotiations to reprise her role as Naru, making her the first protagonist in the franchise to return. Dan Trachtenberg will continue as the director for this upcoming installment.