Predator: Killer of Killers

I recently watched Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) on Hulu. The storyline follows Predator warriors on Earth across different countries and historical eras, battling human warriors to the death.

The film is co-directed by Dan Trachtenberg (Prey) and Joshua Wassung, and features the voices of Michael Biehn (Aliens), Doug Cockle (Band of Brothers), and Rick Gonzalez (Old School).

I really loved this. Every segment felt solid, and the ending was tremendous. Funny enough, I spent most of the movie underselling the writing-there were even a few moments that made me roll my eyes-but the conclusion pulled everything together in a way that was much smarter than I expected.

The animation is excellent, with striking visuals: the flying scenes, blood effects, fire, and fight choreography all looked fantastic. The initial Viking sequence was easily my favorite. I also appreciated how each segment included its own human conflict or war that naturally led into the showdown with a Predator.

The different Predator designs-variations in size, shape, and weaponry-were cool and added depth to the world.

In short, Predator: Killer of Killers is a unique and worthwhile addition to the Predator universe. I'd score it a strong 7.5 to 8 out of 10 and highly recommend it.

I was skeptical about an animated Predator movie. But the animation was very good and the style lends its self very well to the subject matter.

It seems to be an anthology but its all tied together at the end and leaves things open for much more in the future.

Speaking of tying things together there are interesting references to the other films and hint at a much wider universe that we hopefully get to see.

Don't be put off that its a cartoon its much cheaper to tell a story this way than with live action so more chance of followups.

In Dan Trachtenberg it seems they have someone who can take the Predator franchise in a much better direction than it had been going prior to Prey.

Idk, it's fun to watch but ultimately it makes predators look weak!! Suggests the predators don't know wtf they're doing. It should be RARE for a predator to lose. Same reason John wick 3 bothered me, this super strong character gets kinda beat up then kicks the others ass but let's them live so they can keep fighting only to lose? Predator doesn't respect weakness so they should've ALL lost...

Disappointing, wanted deadliest warrior but with predator just to see who did best against them, but we got some bigger story that was kinda lame.

*takes deep breathe* guess I can fly this spaceship now >:(

This movie had an interesting concept but as a full length film it disappoints. It feels like a longer episode of Love+Death+Robots and should probably have been reserved for that series instead. The plot is very rushed and considering this is supposed to be a first encounter with an alien everyone just seem to accept that they are now being hunted by monsters as if that's just the norm. There is no build up, it's just straight to the action. The characters seem interesting but just when you feel like you're getting to like them their story is over. There are also some weird sequences where you really have to suspend your disbelief, especially in a certain flight scene. Also one of the characters apparently knows how to use the Yautja tech even though he has never seen it before, almost as if he is actually a Predator fan who has seen all the movies beforehand. Considering these fighters have no prep time to deal with the very sudden Predator attacks they make Dutch from the first movie look like an amateur. The fights seem way too even between human and Predator and that makes the predators seem kinda weak despite some really cool and gory kills on their part. I don't know how much Trachtenberg was involved with this film but it has me slightly worried for the next installment Predator: Badlands.

From the animation, cinematography, choreography, score, messaging, and overall themes this movie does it all by sticking to a familiar formula and character tropes in a flawless way that makes for what unironically might be the best predator movie. The pacing is also very good for Its 80 minute run time. The film is so good at conveying what it's trying to be that for a quarter of the runtime there is little to no dialogue and yet you understand everything. Whether you're a fan of the predator franchise, wanting to get into it, or just want to turn on a gory, fun animated flick this film has it all!