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28 Years Later Teases Fans With Dark Web Site as Original Streams on BBC iPlayer

A password-protected dark web tie-in previews the first part of a planned trilogy; 28 Days Later streams on BBC iPlayer through July 15 ahead of the June 20 sequel.

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A high-school in South Korean becomes ground zero for a zombie attack in the Netflix TV series “All of Us Are Dead.”
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Robert Carlyle in 28 Weeks Later

Overview

  • 28 Years Later opens June 20 exclusively in cinemas as part of a planned trilogy directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland.
  • Sony’s viral RageLeaks.net tie-in site offers encrypted files that hint at an isolated UK quarantined for 28 years.
  • Password “mementomori” unlocks maps, intercepted transmissions and lab reports revealing mutated virus behaviour and classified survivor communities.
  • Original 28 Days Later streams free on BBC iPlayer until July 15 following its June 15 BBC One airing, ending years of unavailability.
  • The sequel’s narrative draws on current events such as Brexit-era isolation and social disconnection to frame its post-quarantine storyline.