Prey helped to revitalize the franchise, and Prey 2 is perhaps the most in-demand Predator sequel in decades. The first Predator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, became a hit in 1987, but various attempts to continue the franchise failed to live up to the original. However, Prey and star Amber Midthunder managed to take the series back to its roots with a simple yet thrilling action story with a determined hero taking on the deadly alien Predator — refreshed by mashing the sci-fi horror with period drama visuals.

Prey acts as a prequel, taking place earliest in the Predator series with its setting in 1719. It follows Naru (Midthunder), a young Comanche woman who aspires to become a hunter. Naru and her people soon come to realize that there is another powerful presence in the forest that poses a far greater danger than they've ever encountered. With a franchise that has lasted as long as Predator, the new life Prey has given it begs the question of where Prey 2 could take the story — but the desire for the next chapter among viewers is impossible to deny.

Prey 2 Latest News

Amber Midthunder Offers An Update On Prey 2

The project is certainly going to happen, but creator Dan Trachtenberg is currently working on Predator: Badlands.

Many months after the film was officially confirmed, the latest news comes in the form of working on Predator: Badlands.

Midthunder likely has nothing new to offer because there isn't much to be given away yet. The project has taken a backseat to the Badlands, and won't start to materialize until that movie is out of the way. However, Midthunder's enthusiasm to return to the role is a good sign, and Prey 2 could be the direct sequel that many have called for.

Read Midthunder's full comments here:

“I don't know. I don't know what's happening. [Laughs] I genuinely don't. I also want to do another one. I would be happy to do another one. I love Dan Trachtenberg with my whole heart. I love that world, I love that character, and I think that there's some fun ideas out there that I've heard that are very cool. I'm really excited. He obviously has Badlands coming out this year, so I'm really excited to see that. Whatever Dan does, I will always be his fan.”

Prey 2 Is Confirmed

A Sequel Is Happening Eventually

Prey 2 might have taken a little longer to be green-lit than many fans anticipated, but the sequel was officially confirmed in February 2024. Along with the announcement of the Prey sequel, it was also revealed that a standalone film, Badlands, will be released first. Because Badlands is first on the schedule, it will likely take a while for Prey 2 to begin development in earnest, and creator Dan Trachtenberg has been handling one project at a time.

Prey debuted on Hulu on July 21, 2022.

Prey 2 Cast Details

Amber Midthunder Is In Talks To Return

So far, the only name that is even potentially attached to the cast of Prey 2 is original star Amber Midthunder as Naru. The young indigenous hero survived her harrowing ordeal with the Predator in the first film, and the announcement of the sequel also revealed that Midthunder was in talks to return. If Naru does return, it will constitute a major change in the Predator franchise, since none of the surviving heroes have ever returned for a sequel.

Beyond Amber Midthunder, the Predator didn't leave many survivors to make for returning cast . However, one key member of the Prey cast who could return is Dane DiLiegro who played the Predator. Though his Predator was killed in Prey, Prey 2 could follow the tradition of the original movie in which the Predator actor Kevin Peter Hall returned to play a new Predator in Predator 2.

Prey 2 Story Details

Another Historical Showdown

Prey ended rather conclusively, with Naru defeating the Predator to become the lone hunter, but the pesky aliens have a way of coming back again and again. Since Amber Midthunder is in talks to return, it's likely that the sequel is aiming to follow up with Naru and will probably see her take on another, potentially stronger Predator. Since the newly-announced standalone film, Badlands, will take place in the distant future of the Predator timeline, Prey 2 is free to continue events in the 18th century.

However, the movie will need to introduce some new wrinkle to keep things from getting stale. The science fiction aspects of the Predator series open the door for any number of possible twists, and Naru's ongoing fight with the predators could see her taken into outer space where she can fight the intergalactic hunters in their own territory. Whatever happens in Prey 2, there is a universe of possibilities.