There is less than a month left until the premiere of one of the most anticipated science fiction films of the year: it recovers one of the longest-running cult sagas of the genre

In the world of cinema and Science fictionthere are many sagas that, despite having decades behind them, continue to expand their universe with new releases capable of capturing massive interest from viewers. Worlds like that of Godzilla, Star Wars, Star Trek o Alien They already have dozens of titles in multiple formats (movies, series, video games and much more), demonstrating their status as global and intergenerational phenomena.

Now, the saga cannot be missing from that list either. Predatorwhich after more than 38 years of history since its first film (Predatorstarring Arnold Schwarzenegger) has become a cult reference for fans of the genre… with some ups and downs, of course. However, the premiere of its new installment, Predator: Badlandspromises to be a premiere that will capture everyone’s interest, especially due to the success of its predecessor, Predator: at the press.

The success of this last film was a surprise for 20th Century Studios, a production company that decided that the premiere of the film, in which he debuted Then Trachtenberg as director within the saga, it will be released directly in streaming. To understand this decision, just remember the bad reviews of what had been an attempt to relaunch the universe, after several failures in the 2010s. Predator from 2018, directed by Shane Black, was nothing more than an action film with an effective script and scenes without great cohesion, which was saying a lot, considering the failure, from critics and the public, that it entailed. Predators in 2010.

In contrast, Predator: at the pressoffered a renewed focus by setting the story within the Comanche Nation of the United States, 300 years ago. The original violence of the saga was maintained, but with its own identity that, together with its convincing performances, made many compare it even with the original classic. More recently, Trachtenberg has expanded the universe of Predator con Predator: Killer of killers (2025), an animated production that aims to be an “anthology film” with stories ranging from a Viking in search of revenge, to a ninja in feudal Japan and a pilot in World War II. An idea that has already reaped its fruits with the satisfaction of a large part of the fan community.

The arrival of Predator: Badlands It has thus become one of the most anticipated science fiction releases of the year. Even more so after the latest news, which indicates how the film will be different from all others that have been made to date: its PG-13 rating in the United States. All the main films in the franchise, for almost four decades, had received R classification, reserved for those over 18 years of age and only those spin-offs Alien vs. Predator They had so far deviated from this norm.

The producer of the film, Ben Rosenblatthe explained in an interview with Bloody Disgusting that the central reason for this decision lies in the absence of human characters in the plot: “There are no humans in the film, so there is no human blood either,” he noted. Predator: Badlands addresses the story of a young Predator marginalized from his clan, who finds an unlikely ally on a journey in which he seeks to confront a powerful adversary.

Despite the fact that many fans have already expressed their misgivings about this decision, since it could put a stop to the scenes of violence that characterized the saga. Rosenblatt stressed that, despite these formal limits, the team set out to take advantage maximum margin of PG-13: “We’re going to try our hardest within those limitations, and we think we’ll be able to do some pretty awesome and spooky things, but in colors other than red.”