The Predator franchise the encounters between humanity and a technologically advanced, alien species known as the Yautja, who hunt other species for sport and survival. The story begins with a covert mission in a Central American jungle, where a team of elite soldiers, led by Major Dutch Schaefer, is sent to rescue a cabinet minister but instead becomes prey to a Predator, an extraterrestrial hunter with advanced camouflage and weaponry. This initial encounter sets the stage for a series of escalating conflicts, including a 2004 event where a Predator mothership arrives in Earth’s orbit, activating an ancient pyramid in Antarctica and unleashing a deadly game between Predators and Xenomorphs, ultimately leading to the birth of a predator/alien hybrid. In a more recent timeline, a Predator ship crash-lands on Earth, prompting a new generation of hunters to return, now genetically enhanced and seeking to hybridize with humans, culminating in a desperate battle involving a group of ex-soldiers and a scientist to prevent the extinction of humanity.

• Predator (1987): A U.S. Army Ranger team, led by Major Dutch Schaefer, is sent on a rescue mission in a Central American jungle. They are ambushed by a Predator, an alien hunter using advanced technology to stalk and kill them for sport, leading to a brutal survival battle.
• Predators (2010): A group of elite mercenaries and criminals are kidnapped and transported to an alien jungle planet, where they are hunted by a new breed of Predators, forcing them to survive and fight back in a deadly intergalactic game preserve.
• The Predator (2018): A Predator ship crash-lands on Earth, and U.S. Army Ranger Quinn McKenna survives an encounter, mailing parts of the Predator’s armor to prove its existence. The government captures McKenna and the Predator, but the creature escapes, leading to a new wave of genetically enhanced Predators hunting humans, particularly targeting McKenna’s son.
• Prey (2022): Set 300 years ago, this film follows a young Comanche warrior named Naru who confronts a Predator in the Great Plains, marking the first time the franchise explores the Predator’s origin in a pre-colonial North American setting.
• Predator: The Hunted (2024): A group of explorers led by billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland discover a buried pyramid in Antarctica, unknowingly awakening an Alien Queen and triggering a battle between Predators and Xenomorphs, resulting in the creation of a predator/alien hybrid.