Overview

• It is the third installment in the 28 Days Later franchise and reunites Danny Boyle with screenwriter Alex Garland.
• The story follows young survivor Spike as he navigates life on a quarantined island 28 years after the Rage Virus outbreak.
• Jack O’Connell debuts as Jimmy, the leader of a cult whose appearance teases major conflict in the next installment.
• Sony Pictures has scheduled the sequel, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, for release on January 16, 2026, with Nia DaCosta directing from a script by Garland.
• A third film is planned if financing is secured, with Boyle set to return to directing and Cillian Murphy reprising his role more prominently.