Trailer Round-Up: Predator: Badlands, Mercy, Die My Love, Playdate, Wonder Man, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and More!
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Alright, who’s in the mood for some trailer watching? This past week brought plenty of new movie and TV previews, but the weekend also delivered a few surprise drops straight out of New York Comic Con. If you missed anything, don’t worry, we’ve rounded up all the biggest and buzziest trailers right here. So scroll down, feast your eyes, and enjoy!
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🎥 NEW MOVIE TRAILERS:
The hunter becomes the hunted.
🎥 Predator: Badlands — Final Trailer
(in theaters Nov 7th)
The hunt continues! Only this time, the Predator isn’t the most dangerous thing on the planet. Filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg follows up his breakout Prey and the animated anthology Predator: Killer of Killers with Predator: Badlands, a brutal, mythic expansion of the iconic franchise that flips the script on who’s hunting who.
Set on a savage alien world, the story follows Dek, a young Predator warrior (performed by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) exiled to prove his worth, who forms an uneasy alliance with Thia (Elle Fanning), a stranded synth survivor from the Weyland-Yutani Corporation (of the Alien franchise). Together, they face monstrous beasts, corporate mercenaries, and the ultimate question of what it truly means to be a hunter.
With Prey screenwriter Patrick Aison and No One Will Save You’s Brian Duffield co-writing, Trachtenberg seemingly creates a visually ferocious survival epic that reclaims the primal tension and survival subtext of the original 1987 classic.
Predator: Badlands strikes theaters November 7th.
The future of justice is flawless... until it isn’t.
🎥 Mercy — Trailer
(in theaters Jan 23rd)
In the future, justice runs on digital code—and one man’s life depends on beating it. Chris Pratt stars in Mercy, a near-future thriller where artificial intelligence has taken over the judicial system.
Accused of murdering his wife, a once-respected detective must prove his innocence before an A.I. judge (Rebecca Ferguson) that serves as judge, jury, and executioner. With only 90 nerve-shredding minutes to plead his case, Pratt’s wrongly convicted detective races to gather every piece of digital evidence that could clear his name and expose the real killer—all while strapped to a chair.
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted), this tech-fueled pressure cooker transforms the courtroom into a ticking time bomb, questioning what happens when the algorithm decides who lives and who dies—and whether justice can prevail when humanity is no longer part of the legal process.
Mercy hits theaters January 23rd.
Marriage made her happy... until it made her mad.
🎥 Die My Love — Trailer
(in theaters Nov 7th)
Love, madness, and marriage collide in Die My Love, Lynne Ramsay’s haunting adaptation of Ariana Harwicz’s novel, where passion curdles into something far darker.
Jennifer Lawrence appears to deliver one of her rawest performances yet as Grace, a woman who relocates to rural Montana with her husband (Robert Pattinson), only to watch domestic bliss devolve into psychological warfare. The silence and isolation of their new life become a pressure cooker, pushing Grace to the brink of sanity as Ramsay meticulously peels back the fragile layers of love, motherhood, and rage.
Produced by Martin Scorsese and Lawrence’s production banner Excellent Cadaver, and co-starring Sissy Spacek, LaKeith Stanfield, and Nick Nolte, this ferocious drama is set to further cement Ramsay’s reputation for transforming human anguish into cinematic poetry.
Die My Love opens in theaters November 7th via MUBI.
Fatherhood just went full action hero.
🎥 Playdate — Trailer
(on Prime Video Nov 12th)
Parenting’s hard enough without bullets flying everywhere. In the upcoming action-comedy Playdate, comedian Kevin James and Reacher star Alan Ritchson team up for a suburban dad skirmish that starts with football throws and ends with fiery explosions. James plays Brian, a mild-mannered stepdad trying to bond with his stepson—until he meets Jeff (Ritchson), a suspiciously shredded “superdad” whose idea of playtime looks more like Navy SEAL training. When Brian discovers Jeff’s actually a secret agent hiding from mercenaries, their innocent afternoon erupts into an all-out suburban showdown.
Directed by Luke Greenfield (Let’s Be Cops) and co-starring Sarah Chalke, Alan Tudyk, and Isla Fisher, this dad-meets-dad misadventure proves that sometimes the most dangerous thing in the neighborhood isn’t the spies... it’s the stay-at-home dads.
Playdate debuts November 12th on Prime Video.
Behind every masterpiece lies a heartbreak.
🎥 Hamnet — Trailer
(in select theaters Nov 27th; Expands in Dec)
After taking her lumps with Eternals, Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao bounces back in a big way with Hamnet, a lush, emotionally charged drama that reimagines the life—and heartbreak—of William Shakespeare.
Gladiator II’s Paul Mescal stars as the young Bard, with The Lost Daughter’s Jessie Buckley earning rave reviews (and early Oscar buzz) as his wife, Agnes, in this sweeping 16th-century portrait of love, loss, and artistic awakening. Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel, the story embraces the theory that Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, Hamlet, was inspired by the death of his 11-year-old son, Hamnet—suggesting that some of literature’s most profound creations are born from grief too deep for words.
With its haunting beauty, Zhao’s direction finds poetry in pain and purpose in art, signaling a triumphant return to form and early awards-season momentum.
Hamnet opens in U.S. theaters November 27th, expanding nationwide in December.
Some dreams aren’t meant to last the journey.
🎥 Train Dreams — Trailer
(in select theaters Nov 7th; on Netflix Nov 21st)
The American frontier fades fast in Train Dreams. In what critics are calling an award-worthy performance, Joel Edgerton stars in this sweeping, melancholic portrait of America’s transformation during the early 20th century. As the nation charges toward industrial expansion, a humble logger and railroad worker in the 1920s watches his world—and his sense of purpose—slowly disappear beneath the weight of progress. When tragedy strikes, he’s left to confront loss, isolation, and an America that no longer feels like home.
Adapted from Denis Johnson’s acclaimed novella and directed by Clint Bentley, who co-wrote the script with his frequent collaborator Greg Kwedar, the same duo behind the Oscar-nominated Sing Sing and the award-winning indie Jockey, this lyrical drama blends rugged beauty with quiet devastation. It’s a meditation on love, labor, and the human cost of a changing nation.
With Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, and William H. Macy rounding out the cast, Train Dreams opens in select theaters November 7th before streaming on Netflix November 21st. Prepare for a haunting elegy to the lost American frontier—where a life’s worth of pride, sweat, and sacrifice once defined the measure of a man.
🎥 additional movie trailers:
🎥 “No Other Choice” Trailer: Lee Byung-hun Turns Desperation into Deadly Ambition in Park Chan-wook’s Razor-Sharp Psychological Thriller — In Theaters December 25th
Lee Byung-hun stars in Park Chan-wook’s chilling new thriller about a man consumed by desperation. After losing his longtime job, his quest to regain stability descends into obsession and murder, unraveling into a haunting portrait of survival in a world stripped of compassion. A spellbinding study of how far morality can bend before it breaks.
🎥 “Ballad of a Small Player” Trailer: Colin Farrell Gambles with Fate in Edward Berger’s Stylish Noir Thriller — In Select Theaters October 15th, Streaming October 29th on Netflix
Colin Farrell stars as a washed-up gambler chasing one last shot at redemption in Edward Berger’s sleek, neon-soaked thriller. With debts mounting and time running out, a chance encounter in Macau might save his soul... or seal his fate.
🎥 “Nuremberg” Trailer: Rami Malek and Russell Crowe Clash in James Vanderbilt’s WWII Courtroom Drama with Michael Shannon — In Theaters November 7th
Michael Shannon, Rami Malek, and Russell Crowe lead James Vanderbilt’s gripping historical drama, unfolding in the tense aftermath of World War II. Centered on a psychological and moral reckoning during the world’s most consequential trial, the film examines the razor-thin line between justice and vengeance—and asks whether truth itself can survive the weight of history and unimaginable atrocities.
🎥 “Father Mother Sister Brother” Trailer: Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch Brings Together Tom Waits, Adam Driver, and Mayim Bialik in a Wry Family Reunion Drama with Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps and Charlotte Rampling — Hitting Theaters December 24th via MUBI
Jim Jarmusch assembles an eclectic all-star cast for a wry and wistful portrait of families fumbling toward forgiveness. Blending deadpan humor with aching humanity, the indie icon turns family dysfunction into a tender symphony of awkward love and lingering regrets.
🎥 “King Ivory” Trailer: James Badge Dale Leads a Dirty War on Drugs in John Swab’s Gritty Crime Thriller with Ben Foster, Graham Greene, and Melissa Leo — In Theaters November 14th
James Badge Dale stars in this gritty new crime thriller from John Swab that dives deep into America’s fentanyl underworld. As a narcotics cop fighting both the cartels and his own family’s demons, he’s caught in a deadly game where every side is dirty and no one walks away clean.
🎥 “Bugonia” New Trailer: Emma Stone Plays a Suspected Alien in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Darkly Comic Sci-Fi Satire with Jesse Plemons — In Select Theaters October 24th; Expands October 31st
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons headline Yorgos Lanthimos’s darkly absurd sci-fi satire, where conspiracy meets paranoia. When two zealots kidnap a powerful CEO they believe is an alien, the line between delusion and revelation blurs in a wickedly funny descent into madness.
🎥 “Mortal Kombat II” Featurette: Karl Urban Joins the Fight as Johnny Cage in the Brutal Return of the Iconic Franchise — In Theaters May 15, 2026
The next round begins as Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) enters the fight and Earthrealm’s champions face off against the tyranny of Shao Kahn. With returning stars Lewis Tan, Joe Taslim, Tadanobu Asano, and Hiroyuki Sanada, this explosive follow-up cranks up the carnage for the ultimate fight between realms.
🎥 “The Twits” Trailer: Natalie Portman, Margo Martindale, and Emilia Clarke Lead the Voice Cast of This Hilariously Twisted Roald Dahl Animated Adaptation — Debuting October 17th on Netflix
From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Phil Johnston (Ralph Breaks the Internet) and Jellyfish Pictures (The Bad Guys), this animated dark comedy brings Roald Dahl’s classic chaos to life. When the world’s meanest couple, Mr. and Mrs. Twit, rise to power with their grotesque amusement park Twitlandia, two clever orphans and a family of magical animals fight back with tricks of their own.
🎥 For more trailers, check out our latest ☰ “Trailer Blitz” post, covering a range of new indie and foreign movies coming out soon, click the link below:
📺 NEW TELEVISION TRAILERS:
The MCU just went full Hollywood!
📺 Wonder Man — Trailer
(on Disney+ Tues, Jan 27th)
Lights, camera... superpowers? The MCU heads to Hollywood in Wonder Man, a sharp, self-aware miniseries where the glitz of fame collides with the illusion of heroism.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen, Aquaman) stars as Simon Williams, a struggling L.A. actor who lands the role of a lifetime—playing the titular superhero in a big-budget Wonder Man movie. But in a Marvel universe where real heroes walk among us, Simon quickly discovers that pretending to be one comes with its own kind of chaos.
As his career begins to blur the line between performance and reality, Simon finds guidance from an unlikely mentor: Trevor Slattery (Sir Ben Kingsley, returning in scene-stealing form), the once-infamous “Mandarin” turned delusional actor. Together, they wade through the absurdities of stardom, the perils of ego, and the insanity of making movies in a town built on make-believe.
Created by Andrew Guest, with the first two episodes directed by Shang-Chi filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, Wonder Man shines a satirical light on Hollywood itself when it premieres Tuesday, January 27th on Disney+.
Not every hero wants the crown... some just want to do what’s right.
📺 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — Teaser
(on HBO/MAX on Sun, Jan 18th)
Sharpen your swords and polish your armor—Westeros is calling once again! A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms brings a fresh, adventurous spark to the Game of Thrones world, trading political backstabbing for knightly quests and genuine heart. That’s not to say political intrigue won’t still lurk in the background.
Set a century before the original saga, this new GoT prequel follows Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) as they roam a still-dragon-filled realm, chasing honor in a world already losing faith in it. The tone is said to be more whimsical and adventurous than ruthless and conniving—a welcome change of pace.
With franchise creator George R. R. Martin and House of the Dragon writer Ira Parker steering the story, this six-episode prequel swaps crowns for courage, reminding us that even in Westeros, heroes can still dream. Premieres Sunday, January 18th on HBO/MAX.
The future of Starfleet starts here!
📺 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — Trailer
(on Paramount+ Jan 15th)
Class is officially back in session! In Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the next generation of cadets steps into the 32nd century—nearly a thousand years beyond Kirk and Picard—to rediscover what it means to serve the Federation.
Oscar-winner Holly Hunter takes command as Captain Nahla Ake, who also serves as chancellor of Starfleet Academy, reopening the long-closed San Francisco campus to a group of eager new recruits (Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins, Bella Shepard, and Zoë Steiner) chasing legacy, redemption, and a future among the stars.
The cadets soon find themselves tested by new cosmic threats and old-school ideals, with a few familiar faces showing up to keep them in line—Tig Notaro returns as sharp-tongued engineer Jett Reno, and Robert Picardo reprises his Voyager role as the holographic Doctor. Even talk show host Stephen Colbert beams aboard as the sarcastic voice of the Academy’s digital dean. And of course, every good Starfleet story needs a villain: Paul Giamatti enters as Nus Braka, a Klingon/Tellarite hybrid with a mysterious grudge against Hunter’s Captain Ake.
Created as both a coming-of-age drama and a sweeping interstellar adventure, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy charts a new course for the franchise—reminding us why Starfleet still matters, and why the stars still call to us. Premieres Thursday, January 15th on Paramount+.
New face. Same old monsters.
📺 The Witcher: Season 4 — Trailer
(on Netflix Thurs, Oct 30th)
Everyone’s favorite monster hunter is back... and this time, he’s got a new face. Liam Hemsworth takes up the silver sword as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher: Season 4, Netflix’s fantasy juggernaut returning this Halloween with a darker, war-torn chapter and a major torch-passing moment.
As chaos spreads and allies scatter, Geralt (Hemsworth), Jaskier (Joey Batey), Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan) face their greatest trials yet in a season marking the beginning of the end. Adapting the final three Witcher novels, the story brings new dangers, deadlier monsters, and fresh faces: Laurence Fishburne as Regis, a mysterious barber-surgeon with a dark past; Sharlto Copley as sadistic bounty hunter Leo Bonhart; James Purefoy as imperial spy Skellen; and Danny Woodburn as Zoltan, Geralt’s loyal dwarven friend.
It’s a new era for the White Wolf, and the show isn’t holding back. The Witcher: Season 4 premieres Thursday, October 30th, only on Netflix.
Every parent fears it. She’s living it!
📺 All Her Fault — Trailer
(on Peacock Nov 6th)
What would you do if the unthinkable happened, and your child went missing? In All Her Fault, Emmy-winner Sarah Snook (Succession) stars as a mother whose idyllic suburban life implodes when her son vanishes during what should have been an ordinary playdate. But when the woman at the address insists she’s never seen the boy, a desperate search unravels a web of lies, betrayal, and dark secrets among friends and neighbors.
Based on Andrea Mara’s bestselling novel and created by Megan Gallagher (Suspicion, Wolf), this eight-episode Peacock thriller dives deep into paranoia and polished deceit, co-starring Dakota Fanning, Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis, and Michael Peña. Directed by Minkie Spiro (Better Call Saul) and Kate Dennis (The Handmaid’s Tale), it’s a chilling reminder that sometimes the people closest to you are the ones you should fear most.
All Her Fault premieres Thursday, November 6th on Peacock.
📺 additional TV trailers:
📺 “Death by Lightning” Trailer: U.S. President James Garfield (Michael Shannon) and Unhinged Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen) Are on Collision Course in New Gilded Age Political Miniseries — Premiering Thurs, November 6th on Netflix
Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen lead this historical drama about the rise and fall of America’s forgotten 20th president. Set in the turbulent Gilded Age, the four-part Netflix series turns James Garfield’s brief presidency and shocking assassination into a sharply satirical portrait of ambition, delusion, and political madness.
📺 “All’s Fair” Trailer: Kim Kardashian Leads Naomi Watts Teyana Taylor, Sarah Paulson & Glenn Close in Ryan Murphy’s New Glamorous Legal Melodrama Series — Premieres Tues, November 4th on Hulu/Disney+
Kim Kardashian leads a powerhouse cast in Ryan Murphy’s deliciously over-the-top legal melodrama about love, betrayal, and the art of the perfect settlement. With Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Sarah Paulson, and Glenn Close rounding out the all-female firm, this Hulu/Disney+ series turns divorce law into a glamorous battlefield of ambition and revenge.
📺 “I Love LA” Trailer: Rachel Sennott Navigates Fame, Friendship & Self-Delusion in Her New HBO Comedy Series — Premieres November 2nd on HBO MAX
Rachel Sennott brings her razor-sharp wit to HBO’s new comedy about chasing fame, friendship, and validation in the City of Angels. Surrounded by chaos, clout, and questionable life choices, one struggling writer learns that in LA, success is just another performance.
📺 “Pluribus” Teaser: Rhea Seehorn is Somehow ‘Different’ in Vince Gilligan’s New Dark Mystery Series — Premiering Fri, November 7th on Apple TV+
Rhea Seehorn stars in Vince Gilligan’s darkly surreal new series about a world obsessed with forced happiness and the one woman who refuses to smile. Set in a mysteriously “perfect” Albuquerque, this show turns existential dread and dark humor into a twisted exploration of what happens when conformity becomes contagious.
📺 “Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat” First Look Trailer: Sam Reid Rocks Out as the Infamous Bloodsucker in AMC’s Glam Gothic Rebirth — Premiering 2026 on AMC and AMC+
Sam Reid sinks his teeth into rock stardom in this reimagined third season of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire. Trading velvet capes for leather jackets, Lestat hits the stage to reclaim his legacy—turning immortality into the ultimate rock opera of revenge.
📺 “Mayor of Kingstown: Season 4” Trailer: Jeremy Renner and Edie Falco Face Off in New Season of Taylor Sheridan’s Gritty Crime Drama — Premieres Sun, October 26th on Paramount+
Jeremy Renner returns to the crumbling underbelly of Kingstown in a new season that pits his power broker against Edie Falco’s hard-nosed prison warden. As control slips through his fingers and chaos looms, Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 turns survival into a high-stakes game of grit, corruption, and retribution.
📺 “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 4” First Look Peek: Captain Pike and Crew Chart Bold New Adventures in Paramount’s Acclaimed Star Trek Prequel Spinoff Series — Coming Soon
Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, and Ethan Peck return to the U.S.S. Enterprise for another new season of wonder, danger, and discovery among the stars. Season 4 promises high-stakes missions, familiar faces, and the timeless optimism that defines the Star Trek legacy.
📺 “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal: Season 3” First Look Teaser: The Emmy-Winning Epic Returns with More Brutal Beauty and Prehistoric Fury — Premiering January 2026 on Adult Swim
From the mind of animation visionary Genndy Tartakovsky, the acclaimed animated series roars back with new tales of survival, savagery, and soul. Season 3 promises another stunning blend of primal emotion and cinematic action, pushing the boundaries of storytelling without a single word spoken as it continues the brutal adventures of a Neanderthal man named Spear.
