Dan Trachtenberg will continue his journey with the Predator franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. After thrilling the world with Prey‘s emotional story, the filmmaker will direct Badlands, the next installment in the series, for 20th Century Studios. Trachtenberg is also developing different projects set in the world of the franchise for the company owned by Disney, with the property becoming a bigger priority for the studio after Prey‘s success back when it was released on Hulu. Details regarding the plot of Badlands are being kept under wraps, but the movie will feature a female lead, and it will take place in the distant future.

Badlands won’t be a direct sequel to Prey, even if the films are part of the same franchise and have the same director leading the charge. The different time periods would make it impossible to directly connect the two projects, as the Predator series moves towards a different direction with the upcoming title. Patrick Aison, who wrote the screenplay for Prey, will return to work on Badlands, with a story created by him and Trachtenberg. The studio is currently planning for cameras to start rolling on the new movie this summer, meaning that Aison, Trachtenberg and the company have been working on Badlands for some time.

There is currently no release date for Trachtenberg‘s new Predator movie. Prey is streaming on Hulu in the U.S. now.

via Collider