Unlike the film’s cinematic predecessors, Prey took place centuries ago, on “The Great Plains” during the colonial period in the United States.
Co-written by Patrick Aison and Dan Trachtenberg ( he also directed the movie), Prey starred an ensemble of Native American Indian actors and actresses such as Amber Midthunder (Naru) and Dakota Beavers (Tabee), who play a pair of sibling hunters from the Camanche tribe. Nuru, a hunter who was often overlooked and dismissed by her fellow tribesmen, spots the predator first after noticing suspicious killings in the woods. Much like the Dutch in the original, the premise of this story climaxed with an epic battle between an outmatched protagonist in Naru and an overpowering alien–the result played out in a similar manner. Prey set viewership records on Hulu and has been nominated for multiple Prime Time Emmy Awards. The film certainly left the door open for the possibility of a sequel, something that Amber Midthunder openly admitted that she has discussed with the film’s creators. The 26-year-old even said she would be on board for a sequel if 20th Century Studios gives the director, Dan Trachtenberg, the green light.
In a recent interview with Variety, Dan Trachtenberg addressed speculation about a possible follow-up to Prey by indicating that fans might also be treated to the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character, Dutch–a fan favorite (along with Danny Glover’s character from Predator 2). If Trachtenberg were to cast Schwarzenegger in Prey 2, that would potentially set up a “team-up” between Dutch and Naru, who existed in two completely different timelines in the “Predator Universe.”