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00:00In the middle of the sky, an unconscious man is falling at a very fast speed.
00:04His name is Royce and he wakes up just in time to open his parachute right before he
00:07falls through the trees of a thick jungle and hits the ground, which knocks him out.
00:11Seconds later, he wakes up again to discover he doesn't know where he is or how he got there,
00:15but at least he still has his mercenary weapons and clothes.
00:18At that moment another man falls next to him. Cuchillo, who is part of a Mexican cartel,
00:22aims his weapons at Royce, but before they can react a third man falls between them.
00:26His parachute didn't open, so he died on impact. Suddenly someone opens fire on them,
00:31and Royce moves quickly to dodge the bullets and appear behind the shooter.
00:35Nikolai is a Russian commando, and the last thing he remembers is being at war.
00:39Royce and Cuchillo had the same experience, they were going through their days when a
00:42light shined and knocked them out, then they appeared in the sky. When they turn around,
00:46they find Isabel, a sniper from the Israel Defense Forces, aiming her weapon at them.
00:50She explains she's been to many jungles but she can't recognize this one,
00:54and that she saw more people falling. They agree to leave together to look for the others,
00:58unaware that nearby, Yakuza member Hanzo is watching them. He tries to follow them,
01:02but when his shoes touch the mud, Hanzo decides to take them off. The group goes deeper into the
01:07jungle and finds two men in the middle of a fight, death row inmate Stans and Mombasa,
01:11a rebel from a South African organization. The men end their fight when they see the others and agree
01:15to stick together because there's strength in numbers, then Stans mentions some guy on a tree.
01:20This is Dr. Edwin, whose parachute got stuck in a branch. Royce rescues him by shooting the branch
01:25and making him fall into a lake, then Edwin shares the same story as everyone else with
01:29no idea of where they are or what's going on. As the group keeps moving, Isabel has to ignore
01:33Stan's creepy and dirty comments. Eventually they find Hanzo in the mud, but he isn't stuck,
01:38he's frozen because he's found a strange totem with lots of bones underneath. Mombasa comments
01:43that some hunter must be taking trophies and that in his culture, the warrior with the best trophies
01:47gets the most respect. Nikolai thinks this is some kind of test but Isabel disagrees because
01:51not all of them are military. Cuccio thinks it's a ransom, Stan says it's an experiment,
01:56and then suddenly they're wondering if they're dead and this is hell. Royce shuts them all up
02:00and says the reason doesn't matter, what they need is to find a way to escape. The group follows Royce
02:04and as they cross the jungle, Nikolai wants to touch a pretty flower. However Edwin stops him,
02:09explaining it's poisonous and would cause total paralysis. Nikolai is grateful and promises to
02:13protect Edwin in the future. After advancing some more, Isabel asks Royce to slow down and
02:18shows him something, she makes an improvised compass and puts it on the water, but it won't
02:22stop going in circles. In return, Royce points out that the sun hasn't moved since they arrived,
02:27so moving around will be hard. He also tells Isabel that since they're all dangerous fighters plus a
02:32doctor, his theory is that they were carefully chosen. Isabel guesses Royce used to be a soldier
02:37before he became a mercenary, but he refuses to say more. After more walking, the group comes across a
02:42cage and carefully removes the sheet that covers it, only to find it empty. It seems the cage was
02:46dropped just like them, and the blood stains indicate some kind of creature was in it. When
02:50they look up, they find a bunch of fallen cages stuck on the trees, meaning they'll be having
02:54lots of company. Then the group keeps going and suddenly Mombasa trips on a branch, accidentally
02:59triggering a trap. Soon a bunch of things are trying to kill them, a huge swinging tree trunk,
03:04a bunch of falling wood stakes, and even a huge bear trap, but they dodge them all. Isabel runs and falls
03:09into a hole, managing to survive by holding onto the edge. Royce runs to her and saves her right
03:14before she falls, then Isabel uses the scope on her weapon to find the person behind the traps,
03:19only to discover he's already dead. Judging the decomposition, Edwin mentions the guy has been
03:23dead for two weeks, and Nikolai checks the pockets to discover he used to be a USA Special Forces soldier.
03:29Royce realizes the traps weren't for them but for whatever killed the guy, which he believes to be
03:33much bigger than them because of the trap's position. As they start moving again, Mombasa thinks there's
03:38something among the trees but decides to ignore it. However he isn't wrong, someone is watching
03:42them with infrared technology and repeating anything they say. Moments later, they manage to
03:47reach the edge of the jungle and look up at the sky, only to receive a huge shock, a bunch of weird
03:51planets and stars indicate that they're not on Earth. Royce decides they must find who put them here
03:55to ask them to send them back. The group re-enters the jungle and suddenly, a drone quickly flies near
04:00the heads, freaking stands out. He complains about his lack of guns and threatens Mombasa for one,
04:05but before they can start another fight, they hear growling coming from the jungle.
04:09At that moment, a horrible beast appears running toward them, and the group immediately opens fire.
04:14The beast is quickly killed, but there's a bunch more of its kind coming. Since they have no guns,
04:18Edwin and Stans begin running away. A monster comes after Edwin as he trips,
04:23but Isabelle kills it with a perfect shot. While Nikolai and Hanzo shoot down another beast,
04:27Royce kills one by using just his knife. Stans is jumped on by a monster too and tries his best to
04:32defend himself with a knife, luckily Mombasa arrives and kills the creature with a few shots.
04:37Edwin climbs a tree while Isabelle is cornered by a beast and she considers self-deleting,
04:41but at that moment, a whistle can be heard deep in the jungle and all the beasts suddenly run away.
04:45Afterward, the group reunites and reaches a simple conclusion, they're being hunted. Those
04:50creatures were hunting dogs testing the enemy, and the whistle called them back. The planet is a huge
04:55hunting ground and all the beings that are brought in the cages serve as the prey. Suddenly Mombasa
04:59notices someone is missing and they hear Cuchillo's voice calling for help among the trees.
05:03The group follows the noise and finds Cuchillo on his knees because of severe injuries,
05:07so Isabelle tries to come closer to help him. However Royce stops her and says it's a trap,
05:11proving it by throwing a stone. Stans points out there's nothing they can do for him and the other
05:15guys agree, ignoring Isabelle's protests. As the men leave, Isabelle decides to end Cuchillo's
05:21suffering and shoots him, however she can hear him asking for help again. Isabelle runs away as it's
05:25revealed that Cuchillo had been dead all along and the voice had been a recording used by the hunter
05:29in the shadows, who is watching now too. The group keeps walking for a while and Royce
05:33analyzes the few clues he has to guess how the enemy behaves, this hunter wants them to run,
05:38so Royce thinks they should follow the dog tracks and get to the hunter first. Moments later,
05:42the group finds a camp and is disgusted by the creepy sight, the bodies of various different races
05:46are hanging on stakes and the ground is covered with the remains of various creatures, confirming that not
05:50only humans are brought to this planet as prey. At the back of the camp, they're shocked to find a huge
05:55ugly creature tied to a stake known as a predator. While Royce notices that Isabelle is having a weird
06:00reaction to it, Nikolai comes closer and pokes the alien with his weapon, only for the creature to
06:04roar at them because it's actually alive. Isabelle says they should leave immediately, but Edwin notices
06:09Royce is gone. Suddenly a bunch of spears pop out and kill Mombasa, causing Royce to rush out from the
06:14shadows and start firing wildly. The other guys help him and such a huge wave of bullets reveals that
06:19the hunter is also a predator using a cloaking device. The group begins running away as the predator
06:23shoots at them with lasers, causing explosions and flames all over the place. As they escape,
06:28the group ends up rolling down a hill and falling off a cliff into a river. They start swimming to
06:33safety, unaware that a drone detects their location and takes it back to the camp, where it's revealed
06:37that there are a total of three hunting predators. Once the group is safe in a cave, Isabelle hits Royce
06:42for using them as bait. However Royce doesn't regret it because now they finally know who is after them
06:47and some details about their strength and hunting methods. Then Royce confronts Isabelle about her reaction
06:51to the predator, saying she must have seen one before. Isabelle admits she's heard a story saying
06:56that aliens that looked like these ones were seen in 1987 in Guatemala, which is a reference to the
07:01first movie. Royce wants to set up a defensive perimeter and force the predators into a choke
07:05point, and the others accept to help. They take their positions in the jungle and Isabelle notices
07:09movement among the trees with her scope, but the enemy isn't attacking them so Royce thinks they may
07:13know about the traps. They change the plan and use Edwin as bait, so he runs through the jungle until
07:18the enemy begins chasing them. Isabelle uses her sniper skills to shoot the hunter down,
07:23then the group approaches the body to discover it isn't a predator but actually another victim
07:26from the cages. However this isn't the creature she killed because she missed and her shot is on a tree.
07:31Suddenly they start hearing a voice and someone appears behind Royce using a cloaking device.
07:36The hunter takes off his mask and reveals he isn't a predator, he's actually another human called
07:40Noland, who tells them to be less loud to avoid being heard by the hunters. Noland has heard the group
07:45since they arrived and after pointing out a storm is coming, he brings them all back to his hideout,
07:49which is in an old broken ship. Noland also used to be in the military and was dropped here in a box
07:53ten seasons ago, becoming the only survivor from that batch. Since then he's stayed hidden and
07:58survived by scavenging from the predators and their victims. Being here has obviously taken a toll on him
08:03because sometimes he talks to an imaginary friend. Noland also knows a few things about the predator
08:08since he's killed two or three, it's important to hide human's heat signature not to be detected,
08:12it also seems that big predators and small predators don't get along, which explains the
08:16one they saw tied up. Every season new victims are brought over and three predators would come
08:20with new technology and tactics to hunt because they're constantly evolving. Royce realizes that
08:24if predators keep coming back each season, then they must have a ship around, but Noland points
08:29out they wouldn't be able to pilot it. Afterward, Noland goes to bed, and the group chats for a while.
08:34Nikolai shows Edwin a picture of his kids and Stan shows them a creepy tattoo he has of his sister.
08:39Hanzo finds a samurai sword and compliments it, making Edwin realize he does speak English.
08:43He wonders why Hanzo hadn't said a word until now, and Hanzo reveals he's missing fingers because he
08:48was punished for saying too much. Isabelle shares with Royce her theory that they were chosen because
08:53on earth they were the predators and therefore monsters too, but Royce is obsessed with finding
08:56the ship, and he thinks he could convince the captured predator in the camp to fly it because
09:00the enemy of the enemy is a friend. Suddenly smoke begins filling the room and they discover Noland is
09:04gone. The door is also blocked, so Edwin thinks Noland must be trying to kill them to steal all
09:09their things. While Noland is shown outside fanning the fire, Royce blasts a bomb against the wall that
09:14sends Noland running but doesn't even crack the wall. However Royce wasn't trying to break it,
09:19he made noise on purpose to get the attention of a nearby predator. The plan works and soon Noland
09:23finds the hallway blocked by a predator, who immediately blows up Noland using lasers. Then the
09:28alien hits a panel on the wall to create a small access into the group's room, but it doesn't do anything
09:32else just to toy with them. Royce carefully comes closer and puts his gun into the hole to shoot a
09:37flare, confirming the predator is nowhere to be seen. The group finishes pushing the panel off and
09:42finally escapes, now they must find their way out through some very dark corridors. On their way out,
09:46Edwin accidentally ends up separated from the group and begins yelling for help as he lits up another flare,
09:51which gets the attention of the predator. Edwin hears a growl in the darkness and runs away until he
09:55finally finds the group again. He begs for help, but the group chooses to leave without him. At that moment,
10:01the predator appears in front of Edwin but before it can attack, Nikolai shows up to help. Edwin
10:06runs while Nikolai fights the alien, but he doesn't last long. The predator stabs Nikolai and picks him
10:10up with its blade, so Nikolai takes the chance to spit on the alien's face before activating a detonator.
10:16The resulting explosion kills them both and a shockwave sweeps through the ship, but the group
10:20manages to get out just in time. Outside the ship, Stans begins celebrating the fact they killed an alien,
10:25only to be suddenly knocked down by a predator that is now turning off its invisibility.
10:29The beast is about to kill Royce but Stans jumps on it and starts stabbing the predator while telling
10:33the others to run. Furious over losing its prey, the predator throws Stans on the ground and rips
10:38out his spine. Then it roars and gets the attention of the third predator, who starts following the
10:42tracks left by the running group. At that moment, Hanzo hears they're being followed and tells the
10:47others to leave while he stays behind to buy them time. After the remaining trio leaves, Hanzo takes off
10:52his jacket and unsheathes his katana just in time to be found by the predator, who takes out its blade as
10:56well. A fierce sword fight begins and although Hanzo is pushed away by the alien's strength a few times,
11:01he still manages to cut its stomach. After they exchange a few more blows, they attack each other
11:06at the same time and both fall to the ground, dying at the same time as well. Meanwhile Edwin
11:11accidentally steps on a trap and can't walk. Royce points out the trap wasn't meant to kill but to
11:15hold the enemy, and Edwin is now dead weight. As Royce says they should either leave Edwin behind or
11:20booby trap him, Edwin shows them Nikolai's family picture, pretending it's his own kids.
11:25Isabel refuses to abandon or hurt Edwin, so Royce leaves alone. Moments later, Royce makes it to the
11:30camp and talks to the captured predator, offering freedom in exchange for leaving this planet. When
11:35the alien confirms it can understand him, Royce cuts the chains to release him, and the predator responds
11:40by grabbing him by the neck. After a close look, the beast lets go of Royce and picks up its mask to put it
11:45back on, activating its equipment. On its arm brace, the predator pulls up a star map of the universe and
11:50stops on planet Earth, sealing the deal before calling it spaceship. In the meantime, Isabel is helping
11:55Edwin walk, but they end up stepping on a trap and getting caught in a net. The third predator is waiting
12:00for them and immediately begins dragging them back to camp, where it throws the humans in a pit before
12:04noticing that its alien prey is now free. Both predators immediately start fighting and Royce uses
12:09the chance to run toward the ship. As the spacecraft takes off, the predators keep on fighting and
12:14after exchanging a few hits and shots, the alien that has been chasing them overpowers the owner
12:18of the ship and cuts off its head. After celebrating its victory, the predator blows up the ship before
12:23it can go far. In the pit, Isabel says she doesn't regret staying to help Edwin, who surprises her from
12:28behind and attacks her with his poison-covered scalpel. It turns out Edwin is a psychopathic murderer and he
12:33feels at home with other monsters, so he wants to stay on this planet. He's about to kill Isabel when
12:38suddenly Royce shows up because he never got to the ship in the end. Royce helps the duo get out of the
12:42pit and Isabel wants to tell him about Edwin, but the paralysis caused by the poison doesn't let her
12:46speak. After moving away from the pit, Royce checks on Isabel and Edwin tries to surprise him from
12:51behind, but Royce reacts fast and grabs him by the neck to hurt him with his own poison. Next,
12:56Royce booby traps Edwin and leaves him for the predator to find. When the alien comes closer and
13:01touches Edwin, it activates a bunch of grenades that kill the doctor, start a fire, and send the predator
13:06flying. Once the creature recovers, it finds Royce waiting for him, but Royce feeds the flames and hides among
13:11them to mess with the alien's infrared sensor, which is the only way it can see. Then Royce grabs an axe
13:16and begins running around, hitting the predator and running into the flames to then repeat the process.
13:21After getting hit a bunch of times, the predator concentrates on finding Royce's heartbeat and
13:25shoots the tree Royce is hiding behind, hurting him. Then the alien begins throwing Royce around,
13:30but before it can kill him, Isabel drags her body to reach her weapon and shoots. The alien is hurt
13:35but still alive and shoots back a dagger at Isabel's shoulder, so Royce uses the distraction to retrieve
13:40his axe and repeatedly hit the predator. Then he finally finishes the fight by cutting the alien's
13:44head off. Afterward, Royce reunites with Isabel, and together they watch how more cages start falling
13:49from the sky. Royce announces they must find a way to leave soon.
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