Bonus Ep: How Director Dan Trachtenberg Put Together 'Predator: Killer of Killers'

Decoding TV

David Chen

Tv & Film, Unknown, Netflix, Tv, Television, Streaming, Recap, Hulu, Fx, Hbo, Max

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In this bonus episode, David chats with director Dan Trachtenberg about how Predator: Killer of Killers (now streaming on Hulu) came together. Dan discusses why they chose the time periods they did, the challenges of putting together an anthology film based around the Predator in different time periods, and what his favorite action moments are from the film.

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0:32.1	Hey folks, David Chen here. Got a real treat for you today here on Decoding TV. Thanks so much for watching or listening to us wherever you are.
0:39.7	Today we have a conversation with Dan Tractenberg, the director of Predator, Killer of Killers.
0:44.6	I talk with Dan about how he came up with some of the coolest ideas from the movie.
0:49.7	You got to watch the conversation or listen to it. And of course, I would recommend you check out Predator,
0:54.9	Killer of Killers, which is streaming right now on Hulu. I do clearly state when there are
0:59.0	spoilers in this conversation, but for the best experience, you should really watch the movie
1:03.3	and then watch or listen to this conversation. So anyway, here's my chat with Dan Tractonberg.
1:07.8	Be sure to check out Predator of Killers on Hulu, as well as his new movie Predator Badlands, which is going to be hitting theaters this fall.
1:14.1	Dan Tractenberg is the director of films such as 10 Cloverfield Lane and Prey. His newest film,
1:18.8	Predator Killer of Killers, is available to stream right now on Hulu. Killer of Killers
1:23.6	imagines a world in which the predator visited humanity through the ages and fought some of the most skilled warriors alive.
1:30.6	Dan is also the director of Predator Badlands, which will be out in theaters on November 7th, 2025.
1:35.8	Dan, thanks for chatting with me today.
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