After scaring up an impressive $150 million worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing horror movie of the year so far, director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland’s long-awaited sequel, 28 Years Later, has made its way home to Netflix this week.
You can stream 28 Years Later now on Netflix, ahead of the new trilogy’s second installment arriving this January.
In 28 Years Later, “It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.”
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Alfie Williams, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, and Ralph Fiennes star.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “The pair build on 28 Days Later with groundbreaking new techniques, rich worldbuilding, and dense themes – this trilogy starter has a lot on its mind – anchored by a tremendous cast to guide viewers on an epic, emotional coming-of-age journey.”
The second installment in this new trilogy will be released in theaters on January 16, 2026. It’s titled 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and it’s directed by Nia DaCosta (Candyman).
Here’s everything you need to know about 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.
Check out one of the year’s best now that it’s come home to streaming.