XENOMORPH TIMELINE
Chronology · 11 media
The Predator films were not released in story order. Prey is set in 1719, long before the 1987 original, and Predator: Badlands takes place in the far future. Predator: Killer of Killers tells three stories set in the Viking age, in feudal Japan and during the Second World War. This page lists every Predator movie and short film by the year its story takes place, with its release date, including the two Alien vs. Predator films set in 2004. Open a media to see what comes right before and after it, or switch to the vertical timeline for a condensed view.
See also: Alien and Predator movies in one timeline · Full Predator timeline with books, comics and games
| Story year | Title | Type | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1719 | Prey | movie | 2022 |
| 1987 | Predator | movie | 1987 |
| 1997 | Predator 2 | movie | 1990 |
| around 1997 | Predator: Killer of Killers | movie | 2025 |
| 2004 | Alien vs. Predator | movie | 2004 |
| 2004 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | movie | 2007 |
| 2010 | Predators | movie | 2010 |
| 2018 | The Predator | movie | 2018 |
| around 2400 | Predator: Badlands | movie | 2025 |
There are seven Predator films: Predator (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010), The Predator (2018), Prey (2022), Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) and Predator: Badlands (2025). The two Alien vs. Predator films (2004 and 2007) bring the total to nine.
Prey is set in 1719 on the Great Plains, among the Comanche. It is the earliest Predator movie in the timeline.
Both films are set in 2004. Alien vs. Predator takes place on Bouvet Island, near Antarctica, and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem starts right after it in Gunnison, Colorado.
