How to watch Predator: Badlands – is it streaming?

Last year was a pretty great one for Predator fans – with not one but two acclaimed new instalments in the long-running film franchise arriving.

Both new movies came from writer/directer Dan Trachtenberg, who had also been behind the excellent 2022 film Prey, marking him out as a master in relaunching and revitalising a film franchise.

First up came Predator: Killer of Killers, a straight-to-streaming animated triptych that saw a member of the famous alien species hunting Earth in three distinct time periods, but the headline-grabber was Predator: Badlands, which arrived in cinemas in November.

The film – which starred Elle Fanning – was the first in the series to really flip everything on its head, making the Predator the protagonist of the story for the first time.

It followed an outcast member of the species named Dek (played in motion-capture by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) after he is sent to a deadly planet and forms an unlikely bond with a synthetic human (Fanning) as they each try to navigate the dangerous territory.

As with Prey, the film opened to mostly positive reviews – while it also set up an intriguing crossover with the Alien franchise in the future, almost two decades after the last time the two properties merged on screen.

If you missed the film during it's theatrical run, or perhaps are simply keen to give it another watch, you might be wondering when it's available to watch at home. Read on for everything you need to know.

How to watch Predator: Badlands – is it streaming?

Yes! As of Thursday 12th January, Predator: Badlands is now streaming on Disney+ – meaning anyone with a subscription to that platform can now watch the film at no extra cost.

And if you're not a subscriber, there are still other options for watching at home, too. The film was released to rent and buy digitally on 6th January from a range of Premium Video on Demand platforms including Prime Video, Sky Store and Apple TV – with the price sitting at £15.99 for rental and £19.99 for purchase.

Those who decide to spend the money will also unlock a number of special bonus features, including the chance to see some deleted scenes that were cut from the finished film, a number of behind the scenes featurettes that go into detail on how it was made, and exclusive audio commentary from Trachtenber and other key creative personnel.

Predator: Badlands trailer

If you're still unsure whether to watch the film, why not check out the trailer below. It gives a pretty good impression of the action-adventure vibe of the film, which is a little more family friendly than previous fare in the franchise.

Predator: Badlands is available to watch on Disney+.

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