Overview

• Reviewers have given the film generally positive feedback, praising its blend of brutal horror and thematic depth while some note inconsistent shifts between drama, humor and gore.
• The plot unfolds on Holy Island, Lindisfarne, where a quarantined community grapples with isolation and rising nationalism as they face evolved infected including fast “Alphas” and slow “Slow-Lows.”
• Aaron Taylor-Johnson and newcomer Alfie Williams deliver a compelling father-son dynamic alongside Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes, whose performances ground the film’s emotional stakes.
• Danny Boyle employs inventive camera work—using iPhones, GoPros and drone rigs—to capture visceral action and heighten the film’s immersive tension.
• Sony Pictures confirms the film as the first entry in a new trilogy, with the sequel “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” set for release in January 2026.