Overview

• Critics highlight strong performances from Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes and newcomer Alfie Williams in the film’s exploration of survival and family bonds.
• Danny Boyle and Alex Garland reunite to sidestep '28 Weeks Later' by returning to direct continuity 28 years after the initial rage virus outbreak.
• The production’s use of iPhones, GoPros and drones delivers a visceral, immersive horror texture praised for its immediacy.
• The plot follows a fortified-island father and his 12-year-old son as they venture onto a mainland overrun by mutated infected variants, from slow crawlers to hulking Alphas.
• Sony Pictures has scheduled '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' for January 2026, launching the next installment in the planned trilogy.