Prey (2022) Review: How Dan Trachtenberg Revived the Predator Franchise

Film Poster for Prey 2022 (Courtesy of Hulu/Disney)

Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg

Written by: Patrick Aison

Starring: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers

Release Date: August 5, 2022 (Hulu)

Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey (2022) brings the Predator franchise roaring back to life with a lean, visceral action story set in 1718. Amber Midthunder shines as Naru, a Comanche warrior facing the ultimate hunter.

A Return to Form for the Predator Franchise

When it’s good, the Predator franchise is arguably the best action series going — and Prey is proof of that. Released exclusively on Hulu, Prey is not just a prequel but a revitalization. It’s a gorgeous, brutal, and brilliantly constructed action film that reminds us why the Predator mythos still hits so hard more than 35 years after the original.

Everything that works about the Predator series — the primal cat-and-mouse tension, the blend of horror and action, the intelligence of the hunt — is alive…

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