Predator: Killer of Killers co-directors Dan Trachtenberg and Josh Wassung address the Alien vs. Predator speculation and the animated anthology's unexpected connection to 2022's Prey. Spoilers

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Prey’ director Dan Trachtenberg travels through history with the ruthless aliens, bringing a stylized aesthetic to the impressive action set-pieces.

In the post-credits sequence of Predator: Killer of Killers, we can see that the Predators did not kill Ursa, but placed her back into a pod. The area shows a large room with many stasis pods holding various people, indicating that the Predators had been gathering powerful warriors across different periods.

The Predator franchise is continuing in a big way this year with the arrival of two different new films in the series from director Dan Trachtenberg. After revitalizing Predator with 2022’s Prey, Trachtenberg not only has this fall’s Predator: Badlands hitting theaters, but the animated film Predator: Killer of Killers, which is currently on Hulu.

The latest Predator entry is winning over critics — but how does it compare to the franchise’s best-rated films: the iconic 1987 original and 2022’s Prey?

Killer of Killers." "Predator: Killer of Killers" might've just found a top spot among the best films in the "Predator" franchise. Telling a story that spans space and time, co-directors Dan Trachtenberg and Joshua Wassung have the Yautja taking on some of the deadliest warriors humanity has to offer.