They say that at Disney, no one can hear you scream. Since the House of Mouse purchased the rights to 20th Century Fox in 2019, we’ve seen the usually family-friendly studio push forward with some of Fox’s racier IPs. Following the success of 2022’s Prey, that served as an innovative Predator prequel, Fede Álvarez soared his way to the top of the box office with Alien: Romulus. Neither is staying dormant for long, with Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth bringing Xenomorphs to the small screen in 2025, a Romulus sequel already in the works, and Predator: Badlands trying something new with the Yautja.

The first trailer for Badlands offers the unique premise of a Predator protagonist, although we have occasionally seen the Skin Thieves working with humans instead of just hunting them for sport. Prey’s Dan Trachtenberg is back behind the camera for Badlands, which again is taking the...