How to watch 'Predator: Badlands' at home digitally ahead of its February 4K Blu-ray release
Predator: Badlands has landed on digital platforms ahead of the February 4K Blu-ray release, but still no word on the Hulu streaming release date.
Predator: Badlands | On Digital January 6 and Blu-ray February 17 - YouTube 
Disney 20th Century Studios is ringing in the new year with the digital debut of one of last year's major science fiction crowdpleasers, "Predator: Badlands."
Beginning Jan. 6, this autumnal blockbuster, directed by Dan Trachtenberg ("Prey") — the filmmaker who also brought us "Predator: Killer of Killers" animated anthology — is available to rent or buy via on-demand platforms including Prime Video and Apple TV.
Case art for the Steelbook edition of "Predator: Badlands" on 4K Blu-ray (Image credit: Disney)
There is no official word yet on the release date for its streaming release on Hulu and Disney+, but we'd expect it to follow shortly after the Blu-ray release.
"Predator: Badlands" was a hit among fans, becoming the "highest-grossing entry in the franchise’s 38-year history," according to Disney (which now owns Hulu). Despite this, with a $184 million worldwide take off a $105 million production budget, it might not actually have broken even yet, when you account for marketing and other costs.
That's a concern for Disney executives, though. What we got is a fresh plotline about a young Yautja warrior outcast named Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) teaming up with Thia, a Weyland-Yutani android (Elle Fanning), on a lethal Death Planet to hunt down the ultimate apex predator.
It's a very different Predator movie, centering the action on the alien hunter for the first time, but it's still a great sci-fi romp that's worth checking out.
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The prestige 4K UHD Steelbook edition for "Badlands" serves up an appetizing bonanza of exclusive bonus features, behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, promo trailers, audio commentaries, and lots more that will bolster fans’ knowledge of the entire ambitious project.