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{{Infobox media franchise
| title = ''28 Days Later''
| image = 28 Days Later franchise logo.png
| caption = Logo featuring the [[Hazard symbol#Biohazard symbol|biohazard symbol]]
| creator = [[Alex Garland]]
| origin = ''[[28 Days Later]]'' (2002)
| owner = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]
* [[Searchlight Pictures]]
* [[20th Century Studios]]
}}
| years = 2002–present
| based_on = 
| books = 
| novels = 
| short_stories = 
| comics = ''[[28 Days Later (comics)|28 Days Later]]''
| graphic_novels = ''[[28 Days Later: The Aftermath]]''
| strips = 
| webcomics = 
| magazines = 
| films = [[#Films|List of films]]
| soundtracks = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album]]''
* ''[[28 Weeks Later: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
* ''[[28 Years Later (soundtrack)|28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
* ''[[28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (soundtrack)|28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
}}
}}

The '''''28 Days Later''''' film series consists of [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] [[Horror film|horror]] films, based on a concept by [[Alex Garland]]. It includes four released films, with a sequel in development. The franchise depicts the outbreak of the Rage Virus, a [[contagious disease]] that induces homicidal rage in those infected. Following the virus's accidental release from a laboratory in [[England]], the resulting [[epidemic]] causes widespread [[societal collapse]]. 

The first film, ''[[28 Days Later]]'' (2002) was well-received by critics and a box office success.<ref name="Days_RT">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_days_later|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|title=28 Days Later|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Days_TN" /> It has been called a horror classic and has a [[Cult film|cult following]].<ref name="Days.cult_CW" /><ref name="Days_CBR" /> It has also been credited with redefining,<ref name="Days_RE2" /><ref name="Praise_CBR" /> influencing,<ref name="Days_JB" /><ref name="Days_THR" /> and expanding the popularity of the [[Zombie film|zombie]] horror genre.<ref name="Days.Praise_Fangoria" /> The 2007 sequel, ''[[28 Weeks Later]]'', was also a financial success and received positive reviews.

[[Sony Pictures Releasing]], through its [[Columbia Pictures]] label for distribution, continued the series with three additional sequels.<ref name="Years_THR" /><ref name="Years_Variety" /><ref name="Sequels_TG" /> The first sequel, ''[[28 Years Later]]'', was released in 2025, with the follow-up, ''[[28 Years Later: The Bone Temple]],'' released on 16 January 2026.<ref name="Years_Deadline4" /> A fifth film is also in development.<ref name="Sequels_Empire"/> Other media in the franchise includes the graphic novel ''[[28 Days Later: The Aftermath]]'' (2007), and the comic book series ''[[28 Days Later (comics)|28 Days Later]]'' (2009–2011).

==Films==
===''28 Days Later'' (2002)===
{{main|28 Days Later|l1=''28 Days Later''}}
When animal activists infiltrate a top-secret laboratory of scientists to release the animals, the activists unknowingly release chimpanzees infected with a pathogen, resulting in a rapid outbreak. The scientists were studying a highly contagious and powerful disease named the Rage Virus. Twenty-eight days afterward, a bicycle courier named Jim awakens in a hospital after a near-death accident placed him into a coma and under medical care, and discovers that [[Great Britain]] is completely desolated, with savage infected and crazed survivors.<ref name="Days_IGN">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/06/26/review-of-28-days-later|work=IGN|title=Review of 28 Days Later|author=Head, Steve|date=June 26, 2003|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Days_TG">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/nov/01/artsfeatures7|work=The Guardian|title=28 Days Later|author=Bradshaw, Peter|date=October 31, 2002|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Days_TNYT">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/27/movies/film-review-spared-by-a-virus-but-not-by-mankind.html|work=The New York Times|title=Film Review; Spared by a Virus But Not by Mankind|author=Scott, A. O.|date=June 27, 2003|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>

===''28 Weeks Later'' (2007)===
{{main|28 Weeks Later|l1=''28 Weeks Later''}}
During the first outbreak, survivors, including Donald Harris and his wife Alice, sheltered in an isolated London cottage. An orphaned boy begs for help, is allowed in, and a horde of infected follows, overtaking the home. Don retreats while the group is overwhelmed. Twenty-eight weeks later, the infected die off, and [[NATO]] controls Britain, establishing safe zones for refugees, including Tammy and Andy Harris, Don and Alice's children. When the children return home, they find their mother alive but infected with the Rage Virus. Chaos erupts as a second outbreak begins, and Major Scarlet Levy of the US Army must protect the children, believing they hold a potential cure for mankind.<ref name="Weeks_RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/28-weeks-later-127773/|magazine=Rolling Stone|title=28 Weeks Later|author=Travers, Peter|date=May 11, 2007|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Weeks_Empire">{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/28-weeks-later-review/|work=Empire|title=28 Weeks Later - Review|author=Newman, Kim|date=April 27, 2007|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Weeks_TNYT">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/arts/11iht-flik12.1.5665305.html|work=The New York Times|title='28 Weeks Later': Zombie film with taste for satire|author=Scott, A. O.|date=May 11, 2007|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>

===''28 Years Later'' (2025)===
{{main|28 Years Later|l1=''28 Years Later''}}
Twenty-eight years after the Rage Virus devastated Great Britain, the island is heavily quarantined, and survivors of the outbreak are abandoned, forcing them to find ways to survive with the infected. When a father and son embark on a journey from the safety of a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway, they discover many secrets and horrors of the outside world.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=28 Years Later|url=https://www.sonypictures.co.uk/movies/28-years-later |website=[[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] |access-date=11 December 2024 |date=11 December 2024}}</ref>

===''28 Years Later: The Bone Temple'' (2026)===
{{main|28 Years Later: The Bone Temple|l1=''28 Years Later: The Bone Temple''}}
[[Nia DaCosta]] directed the fourth film; Boyle, Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, and Bernie Bellew are attached as producers.<ref name="Part4_Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/candyman-nia-dacosta-28-years-later-part-2-1235880839/|work=Deadline|title='Candyman' Director Nia DaCosta In Talks To Helm Part Two Of New '28 Years Later' Trilogy From Sony Pictures|author=Kroll, Justin|date=April 10, 2024|access-date=April 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Years_Deadline2" /> Principal photography was scheduled to commence directly [[Back-to-back film production|after production]] was completed on ''28 Years Later'',<ref name="Part4_Deadline" /><ref name="Years_Deadline" /> and completed in October 2024.<ref name="Part4_IW">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/ralph-fiennes-interview-conclave-28-years-later-the-return-1235059941/|work=IndieWire|title=It's Time for Ralph Fiennes' Third Oscar Nomination: The Actor on 'Conclave,' Playing Odysseus, and Danny Boyle's '28 Years Later'|author=Thompson, Anne|date=October 25, 2024|accessdate=December 12, 2024}}</ref> The film was released on 16 January 2026.

===Untitled fifth film (TBA)===
As of 2024, a trilogy of sequels to ''28 Days Later'' and ''28 Weeks Later'' was in development, with Alex Garland as screenwriter of all three.<ref name="Years_THR" /><ref name="Years_Variety" /><ref name="Sequels_TG" /> In January 2025, Boyle confirmed he would direct the third film in the new trilogy.<ref name="Sequels_Empire">{{cite news|last=Travis|first=Ben|title=28 Years Later Takes 'A Wholly Different Approach' To The Infected Saga, Says Danny Boyle|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/28-years-later-wholly-different-approach-infected-saga-danny-boyle-exclusive/|work=Empire|date=9 January 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Film
! U.S. release date
! Director
! Screenwriter(s)
! Producer(s)
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[28 Days Later]]
| style="text-align:left" | {{start date|2003|06|27}} <!--WARNING! This is actual release date of the film in U.S. only, not November 2002 in UK. Do not change it.-->
| [[Danny Boyle]]
| [[Alex Garland]]
| [[Andrew Macdonald (producer)|Andrew Macdonald]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[28 Weeks Later]]
| style="text-align:left" | {{start date|2007|05|11}}
| [[Juan Carlos Fresnadillo]]
| Jesús Olmo, [[Rowan Joffé]], [[Enrique López Lavigne|E.L. Lavigne]] & Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
| Danny Boyle, Allon Reich, Andrew Macdonald & Enrique López Lavigne
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[28 Years Later]]
| style="text-align:left" | {{start date|2025|06|20}}
| Danny Boyle
| rowspan="3" | Alex Garland
| rowspan="2" | [[Peter Rice (executive)|Peter Rice]], Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, Bernie Bellew & Andrew Macdonald
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[28 Years Later: The Bone Temple]]
| style="text-align:left" | {{start date|2026|01|16}}
| [[Nia DaCosta]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[#Untitled fifth film (TBA)|Untitled fifth film]]
| {{TBA}}
| Danny Boyle
| Peter Rice, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland & Andrew Macdonald
|}

== Production ==

In June 2007, [[Fox Atomic]] studio confirmed potential for a third film, dependent upon the financial performance of the film following its home video release.<ref name="Years_BD">{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/9228|work=Bloody Disgusting|title=Fox Atomic Gives Horror the Boot? Forget '28 Years Later'...|date=27 June 2007|access-date=April 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629161822/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9228|archive-date=29 June 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> In July of the same year, Boyle said that the story for a third instalment had been mapped out.<ref name="Years_MTV">{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1564535/20070711/story.jhtml|work=MTV|title=Danny Boyle's Space Odyssey, By Kurt Loder|date=16 July 2007|access-date=April 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715151614/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1564535/20070711/story.jhtml|archive-date=15 July 2007|url-status = dead}}</ref> By October 2010, Garland stated that due to differences involving the [[film rights]], the project had been delayed.<ref name="Years_WP">{{cite web|url=http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=19197&count=0|work=Worst Previews|title=Alex Garland on ''28 Months Later'', ''Logan's Run'' and ''Halo''|date=3 October 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005033949/http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=19197&count=0|archive-date=5 October 2010|url-status=usurped}}</ref> In January 2011 however, Boyle stated that he believed the project would be realized, stating confirming further developments for the story.<ref name="Years_Empire">{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1157|work=Empire|title=Danny Boyle Webchat|date=April 19, 2007|access-date=28 June 2012|archive-date=16 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116180800/http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1157|url-status=live}}</ref> By April 2013 however, the filmmaker expressed uncertainty as to whether the movie would be made.<ref name="Years_DH">{{cite web|url=https://www.darkhorizons.com/boyle-not-keen-on-28-months-later/|work=Dark Horizons|title=Boyle Not Keen On ''28 Months Later''|author=Franklin, Garth|date=13 April 2013|access-date=April 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709034852/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/26792/boyle-not-keen-on-28-months-later|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2015, Garland addressed the project's status, confirming that while it had fallen into [[development hell]] there were serious discussions going on behind the scenes to produce the project. Reiterating that development was progressing, stating that the script he was working on would tentatively be titled ''28 Months Later''.<ref name="Years_IGN">{{cite web|work=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/14/alex-garland-says-28-months-later-is-being-discussed|title=Alex Garland Says ''28 Months Later'' is Being Discussed|date=14 January 2015|access-date=April 6, 2024|archive-date=1 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201211519/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/14/alex-garland-says-28-months-later-is-being-discussed|url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2019, Boyle confirmed that he and Garland had been working on the third installment.<ref name="Years_NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/danny-boyle-confirms-third-28-days-later-movie-works-2513427|work=NME|title=Danny Boyle confirms third ''28 Days Later'' movie is in the works|date=24 June 2019|access-date=April 6, 2024|archive-date=24 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624085845/https://www.nme.com/news/film/danny-boyle-confirms-third-28-days-later-movie-works-2513427|url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2020, Imogen Poots expressed interest in reprising her role,<ref name="Years_JB">{{cite web|url=https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/imogen-poots-wants-to-return-for-28-months-later|work=JoBlo|title=Imogen Poots Wants to Return for ''28 Months Later''|date=27 March 2020|access-date=April 6, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327221055/https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/imogen-poots-wants-to-return-for-28-months-later|archive-date=27 March 2020 }}</ref> followed by Cillian Murphy in May 2021.<ref name="Years_CB.com">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/28-months-later-sequel-days-cillian-murphy-danny-boyle/|work=ComicBook.com|title=Cillian Murphy Would Be Up to Return for ''28 Months Later''|date=24 May 2021 |access-date=April 6, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524232055/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/28-months-later-sequel-days-cillian-murphy-danny-boyle/|archive-date=24 May 2021}}</ref>

In June 2023, Boyle and Garland expressed in collaboration their intentions to "seriously" and "diligently" see the project enter production; while announcing that the script was now titled ''28 Years Later'', acknowledging the years it had taken to be developed. Boyle stated that he would like to serve as director, unless Garland chooses to.<ref name="Years_Inverse">{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/28-days-later-oral-history-danny-boyle-alex-garland|work=Inverse|title=The Oral History of ''28 Days Later'', Danny Boyle's Genre-Redefining Masterpiece|date=2023-06-27|access-date=April 6, 2024|language=en}}</ref> By July of the same year, Murphy stated that he had recently discussed the possibility of a third film with Boyle; once again expressing interest in reprising his role if Boyle and Garland return to the franchise in their creative roles.<ref name="Years_Collider">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/28-days-later-sequel-cillian-murphy-comments/|work=Collider|title=Cillian Murphy Is Down for a ''28 Days Later'' Sequel With One Condition|author=McPherson, Chris|date=July 10, 2023|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref>

In January 2024, it was announced that a third film titled ''28 Years Later'', was officially in development; with plans for the project to be the first of a new trilogy of sequels. Danny Boyle will direct the first instalment, with a script written by Alex Garland; while the latter will also write the scripts for each of planned sequels. Boyle, Garland, Andrew Macdonald, and Peter Rice will serve as producers. [[Sony Pictures]] will distribute the movie.<ref name="Years_THR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/28-years-later-in-the-works-1235783306/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title=Danny Boyle, Alex Garland Teaming for Sequel to Their Zombie Hit '28 Days Later' (Exclusive)|author=Kit, Borys & Mia Galuppo|date=January 10, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Years_Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/28-years-later-confirmed-danny-boyle-alex-garland-1235868147/|work=Variety|title='28 Days Later' Sequel in the Works: Danny Boyle, Alex Garland Reteam to Launch New Trilogy With '28 Years Later'|author=Murphy, J. Kim|date=January 10, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> In February of the same year, Murphy discussed his potential involvement with the project.<ref name="Years_HSC">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57XzeTZq99g|work=Happy Sad Confused|title=Cillian Murphy talks ''Oppenheimer'', ''Peaky Blinders'', ''Batman'', ''28 Days Later'' - Happy Sad Confused|quote=Watch this space.|author=Horowitz, Josh|date=February 22, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> In March 2024, Garland confirmed that he is writing a trilogy of sequel films.<ref name="Sequels_TG">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/30/alex-garland-civil-war-interview|work=The Guardian|title=Civil War film-maker Alex Garland: 'In the US and UK there's a lot to be very concerned about'|author=Jones, Ellan E.|date=March 30, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> The following month, the writer stated that ''[[Kes (film)|Kes]]'' was a major influence on his work for ''28 Years Later''.<ref name="Years_SR">{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/civil-war-director-alex-garland-alamo-drafthouse-guest-selects/|work=ScreenRant|title=Civil War Director Alex Garland Reveals His Alamo Drafthouse Guest Selects Movies In New Video|author=Danoff, Owen|date=April 2, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> By April, [[Jodie Comer]], [[Aaron Taylor-Johnson]], and [[Ralph Fiennes]] joined the cast,<ref name="Years_Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/28-years-later-movie-aaron-taylor-johnson-jodie-comer-ralph-fiennes-1235894028/|work=Deadline|title=Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Ralph Fiennes To Star In '28 Years Later' For Danny Boyle And Sony Pictures|author=Kroll, Justin|date=April 24, 2024|access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref> while [[Charlie Hunnam]] entered early negotiations to appear in its cast.<ref name="Years_CS">{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1642518-jodie-comer-28-years-later|work=ComingSoon|title=Jodie Comer Will Reportedly Star in ''28 Years Later''|author=Bolt, Neil|date=April 4, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Years_CBM">{{cite web|url=https://comicbookmovie.com/horror/28-years-later-jodie-comer-and-charlie-hunnam-rumored-to-be-in-talks-to-star-in-horror-sequel-a210284#gs.7kue9d|work=Comic Book Movie|title=''28 Years Later'': Jodie Comer And Charlie Hunnam Rumored To Be In Talks To Star In Horror Sequel|author=Cassidy, Mark|date=April 5, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> Later that month, Garland announced that pre-production was underway on the film,<ref name="Years_CBR">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/28-years-later-update-alex-garland-cinemacon/|work=Comic Book Resource|title='We've Got a Plan': 28 Years Later Gets Exciting Update From Writer Alex Garland|author=Dick, Jeremy|date=April 11, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> while also confirming that the plot will explore how the passage of time influences survival in a post-apocalyptic society.<ref name="Years_CB">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/podcasts/alex-garland-civil-war-interview-or-a24-taking-risks-28-years-later-details-and-more|work=Cinemablend|title=Alex Garland 'Civil War' Interview {{!}} A24 Taking Risks, '28 Years Later' Details & More|author=Kovacs, Gabriel|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> In May of the same year, Cillian Murphy was confirmed to be reprising his role from ''28 Days Later'',<ref name="Years_Deadline3">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/tom-rothman-streaming-audiences-quentin-tarantino-1235920644/|work=Deadline|title=Tom Rothman Fetes Columbia Pictures Centennial, Talks Quentin Tarantino, Streaming & How To Bring Young Audiences Back To Movie Theaters|author=Fleming, Mike Jr.|date=May 17, 2024|access-date=May 25, 2024}}</ref> though it was later announced that he will not appear in the first movie of the trilogy.<ref name="Sequels_Empire" /> [[Jack O'Connell (actor)|Jack O'Connell]] joined the cast in a supporting role, which will expand into a leading role for the sequel.<ref name="Years_Deadline2">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/jack-oconnell-28-years-later-trilogy-danny-boyle-1235906177/|work=Deadline|title=Jack O'Connell Joins '28 Years Later' Trilogy From Sony And Danny Boyle|author=Kroll, Justin|date=May 7, 2023|access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref> The project will enter production [[Back-to-back film production|back-to-back]] with its sequel.<ref name="Years_Deadline" />

In May 2024, ''28 Years Later'' began principal photography<ref name="Years_SR2">{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/28-years-later-aaron-taylor-johnson-set-photos/|work=ScreenRant|title=28 Years Later Set Photos Reveal First Look At Aaron Taylor-Johnson In Sequel|author=Zinski, Dan|date=May 29, 2024|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref> and was released on June 20, 2025.<ref name="Years_Deadline4">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/28-years-later-release-date-1235912216/|work=Deadline|title=Sony Sets Summer 2025 Release Date For Danny Boyle's '28 Years Later'|author=D'Alessandro, Anthony|date=May 10, 2024|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>

== Main cast and characters ==
{{Cast indicator|appeared=noteworthy roles|media=film|C|Y}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="3" width="1.5%" | Character
|-
! align="center" width="2%" | ''[[28 Days Later]]''
! align="center" width="2%" | ''[[28 Weeks Later]]''
! align="center" width="2%" | ''[[28 Years Later]]''
! align="center" width="2%" | [[28 Years Later: The Bone Temple|''28 Years Later:<br />{{small|The Bone Temple}}'']]
! align="center" width="2%" | [[#Untitled fifth film (TBA)|{{small|Untitled third}}<br />''28 Years Later''<br />{{small|film}}]]
|-
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2002'''}}
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2007'''}}
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2025'''}}
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2026'''}}
! style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''TBA'''}}
|-
! Jim
| [[Cillian Murphy]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| Cillian Murphy{{ref|cameo|C}}
| Cillian Murphy
|-
! Selena
| [[Naomie Harris]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Hannah
| [[Megan Burns]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Frank
| [[Brendan Gleeson]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Maj. Henry West
| [[Christopher Eccleston]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Mark
| [[Noah Huntley]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Sgt. Farrell
| [[Stuart McQuarrie]]
| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Donald "Don" Harris
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Robert Carlyle]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Maj. Scarlet Levy
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Rose Byrne]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Sgt. Doyle
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Jeremy Renner]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Tammy Harris
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Imogen Poots]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Andy Harris
| {{cEmpty}}
| Mackintosh Muggleton
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! BG. Stone
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Idris Elba]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Alice Harris
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Catherine McCormack]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Flynn
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Harold Perrineau]]
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Spike
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="3 | [[Alfie Williams]]
|-
! Kelly<br>{{small|Jimmy Ink}}
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="3" | [[Erin Kellyman]]
|-
! Jamie
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Aaron Taylor-Johnson]]
| rowspan="2" {{N/A|''Mentioned''}}
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Isla
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Jodie Comer]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Dr. Ian Kelson
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="2" | [[Ralph Fiennes]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! [[Jimmy Crystal (28 Days Later)|Sir. Lord Jimmy Crystal]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Jack O'Connell (actor)|Jack O'Connell]]{{ref|cameo|C}}<hr>{{small|[[Rocco Haynes]]}}{{ref|young|Y}}
| Jack O'Connell
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Jimmima
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="2" | [[Emma Laird]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Jimmy Jones
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="2" | Maura Bird 
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! "[[Samson (28 Days Later)|Samson]]"
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| colspan="2" | [[Chi Lewis-Parry]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Anthony
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| Geoffrey Newland
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Dave
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| Joe Blakemore
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Erik Sundqvist
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Edvin Ryding]]
| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Jimmy Fox
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Sam Locke]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Jimmy Jimmy
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| Robert Rhodes
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Jimmy Snake
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| Ghazi Al Ruffai
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Jimmy Jones
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| Maura Bird
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Jimmy Shite
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| Connor Newall
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Tom
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Louis Ashbourne Serkis]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Cathy
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| [[Mirren Mack]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! George 
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| [[David Sterne]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|-
! Sam
| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
| Maiya Eastmond{{ref|cameo|C}}
| Maiya Eastmond
|-
|}

== Additional production and crew details ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Film
! colspan="6" | Crew/detail
|-
! Composer
! Cinematographer
! Editor
! Production companies
! Distribution companies
! Running time
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[28 Days Later]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[John Murphy (composer)|John Murphy]]
| [[Anthony Dod Mantle]]
| rowspan="2" | Chris Gill
| [[DNA Films]]<br>[[UK Film Council|Film Council]]
| [[Searchlight Pictures|Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
| 113 mins
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[28 Weeks Later]]''
| [[Enrique Chediak]]
| [[Fox Atomic]]<br>DNA Films<br>Figment Films<br>[[PRISA TV|Sogecine]]<br>Koan Films
| [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] {{small|(UK)}}<br>Fox Atomic {{small|(US)}}
| 99 mins
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[28 Years Later]]''
| [[Young Fathers]]
| Anthony Dod Mantle
| [[Jon Harris (film editor)|Jon Harris]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Columbia Pictures]]<br>Decibel Films<br>DNA Films
| rowspan="3" | [[Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group#Sony Pictures Releasing|Sony Pictures Releasing]]
| 115 mins
|-
| style="text-align:left" | ''[[28 Years Later: The Bone Temple]]''
| [[Hildur Guðnadóttir]]
| [[Sean Bobbitt]]
| [[Jake Roberts (film editor)|Jake Roberts]]
| 109 mins
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[#Untitled fifth film (TBA)|Untitled fifth film]]
| {{TBA}}
| {{TBA}}
| {{TBA}}
| {{TBA}}
|}

== Reception ==
{{further-text|For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section in each film's article.}}
The first film was well received by critics,<ref name="Days_RT" /> and was a box office success.<ref name="Days_TN" /> In the years that followed, contemporary analysis have called the release a horror classic with a [[Cult film|cult following]] among its fans;<ref name="Days.cult_CW">{{cite web |date=May 15, 2014 |last=Wilson |first=Sean |url=https://www.cineworld.co.uk/static/en/uk/blog/why-danny-boyle-movie-28-days-later-remains-a-cult-classic |work=Cineworld |title=5 reasons why Danny Boyle movie 28 Days Later remains a cult classic |access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Days.cult_FW">{{cite web |last=Rajput |first=Laxmi |date=April 27, 2023 |url=https://fandomwire.com/horror-cult-classic-28-days-later-threequel-28-months-later-script-complete-may-bring-back-cillian-murphy-ia/ |work=FandomWire|title=Horror Cult Classic 28 Days Later Threequel '28 Months Later' Script Complete, May Bring Back Cillian Murphy |access-date=June 9, 2024 }}{{Better source needed|reason=[[WP:FANDOM]]|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Days_CBR">{{cite web |last=Dela Paz |first=Maggie |date=May 11, 2024 |url=https://www.cbr.com/28-years-later-release-date-revealed/ |work=Comic Book Resource |title=28 Years Later Release Date Revealed for Danny Boyle's Horror Sequel |access-date=June 9, 2024 }}</ref> while the movie has also been credited with redefining,<ref name="Days_RE2">{{cite web |last=Zoller Seitz |first=Matt |date=July 12, 2013 |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/in-a-heartbeat-28-days-later-revisited |work=RogerEbert.com |title=In a heartbeat: "28 Days Later" revisited |access-date=June 9, 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Praise_CBR">{{cite web |date=January 24, 2024 |last=da Silva |first=Dana |url=https://www.cbr.com/28-days-later-zombie-changed-genre/|work=Comic Book Resource|title=How 28 Days Later Redefined the Zombie Genre |access-date=June 9, 2024 }}</ref> as well as influencing,<ref name="Days_JB">{{cite web|url=https://www.joblo.com/28-days-later-revisited/|work=JoBlo|title=28 Days Later (2002) Revisited – Horror Movie Review|author=Hamman, Cody|date=May 17, 2013|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Days_THR">{{cite web |last=Newby |first=Richard |date=June 29, 2018 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/have-get-a-quiet-place-killed-zombie-genre-1121491/ |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |title=How '28 Days Later' Changed the Horror Genre |access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref> and expanding the popularity of the [[Zombie film|zombie]] horror genre.<ref name="Days.Praise_Fangoria">{{cite web|url=https://www.fangoria.com/28-days-later-sequel/|work=Fangoria|title=28 DAYS LATER Sequel In The Works From Danny Boyle And Alex Garland|author=T, Amber|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>

The 2007 sequel was similarly a success critically,<ref name="Weeks_IGN">{{cite web |author=Stax |date=May 10, 2007 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/10/28-weeks-later |work=[[IGN]] |title=28 Weeks Later - Review: A horror sequel that delivers the chills. |access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Weeks_Fangoria">{{cite web |last=Gringold |first=Michael |date=May 8, 2007 |url=https://www.fangoria.com/28-weeks-later-review/ |work=[[Fangoria]] |title=Review: 28 WEEKS LATER |access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref> while it turned a smaller profit financially.<ref name="Weeks_BOM">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1296139777/|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|title=28 Weeks Later|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref> Several reviews called it a rare worthy and successful sequel,<ref name="Weeks_Collider">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/28-weeks-later-is-good-reasons-why/|work=Collider|title=Before 'Damsel,' the Director Made a Gripping Sequel to a Horror Classic|author=Gaughan, Liam|date=March 15, 2024|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Weeks_JB">{{cite web |date=June 21, 2023 |author=Hamman, Cody |url=https://www.joblo.com/28-weeks-later-2007-revisited-horror-movie-review/|work=JoBlo|title=28 Weeks Later (2007) Revisited – Horror Movie Review |access-date=June 9, 2024 }}</ref> and [[Philip French]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' called it superior to its predecessor.<ref name="Weeks_TG">{{cite news |date=May 13, 2007 |last=French |first=Phillip |author-link=Philip French |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/may/13/features.review17 |work=[[The Guardian]] |title=28 Weeks Later |access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>

''28 Years Later'' received generally positive reviews from critics<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/28-years-later-review-sequel-jodie-comer-ralph-fiennes/|title=28 Years Later, review: A terrifying vision of Britain turning in on itself|last=Collin|first=Robbie|date=19 June 2025|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/28-years-later-review-the-best-in-danny-boyles-zombie-franchise-zwb08696h|title=28 Years Later review — the best in Danny Boyle's zombie franchise|last=Potton|first=Ed|date=18 June 2025|work=The Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/28-years-later-review-danny-boyle-1235353364/|title='28 Years Later…' Revives a Franchise — and Gives Us a New Dawn of the Raging Dead|last=Fear|first=David|date=18 June 2025|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> and had the biggest opening for the series to date.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=22 June 2025 |title=Box Office: '28 Years Later' Scares Up $30 Million Start, 'Elio' Lands Worst Debut in Pixar History With $21 Million |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/elio-pixar-worst-box-office-opening-28-years-later-debut-1236437579/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref>

=== Box office and financial performance ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:20%;"| Film
! colspan="3" | Box office gross
! colspan="2" | Box office ranking
! rowspan="2" | Domestic home {{nowrap|video sales}}
! rowspan="2" | Budget
! rowspan="2" | {{Ref heading}}
|-
! North America
! Other territories
! Worldwide
! All-time {{nowrap|North America}}
! All-time worldwide
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| ''[[28 Days Later]]''
| $45,064,915
| $37,719,602
| $82,784,517
| #2,110
| #2,206
| {{N/A|''{{small|Information not publicly available}}''}}
| $8,000,000
|<ref name="Days_TN">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/28-Days-Later#tab=summary|work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|publisher=Nash Information Services LLC|title=28 Days Later...(2003)|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Days_BOM">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1262585345/|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb]]|title=28 Days Later|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| ''[[28 Weeks Later]]''
| $28,638,916
| $43,665,561
| $72,304,524
| #3,075
| #3,398
| $25,255,977
| $15,000,000
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=28 Weeks Later |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0463854/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref name="Weeks_TN">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/28-Weeks-Later#tab=summary|work=The Numbers|publisher=Nash Information Services LLC|title=28 Weeks Latr (2007)|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| ''[[28 Years Later]]''
| $70,446,897
| $80,839,626
| $151,286,523
| #1,293
| #1,341
| {{TableTBA|TBD}}
| $60,000,000
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=28 Years Later |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10548174/ |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=28 Years Later (2025) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/28-Years-Later-(2025) |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=The Numbers}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| ''[[28 Years Later: The Bone Temple]]''
| $24,786,229
| $31,800,000
| $56,586,229
| #
| #
| {{TableTBA|TBD}}
| $63,000,000
| <ref name="NUM">{{Cite web |title=28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Box Office and Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/28-Years-Later-The-Bone-Temple-(2026)#tab=summary |access-date=January 17, 2026 |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | '''Total'''
! ${{val|fmt=commas|{{#expr:45064915+28638916+70446897+24786229}}}}
! ${{val|fmt=commas|{{#expr:37719602+43665561+80839626+31800000}}}}
! ${{val|fmt=commas|{{#expr:82784517+72304524+151286523+56586229}}}}
! style="background:lightgrey;" |
! style="background:lightgrey;" |
! $25,255,977
! ${{val|fmt=commas|{{#expr:8000000+15000000+60000000+63000000}}}}
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|}

=== Critical response ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Film
! [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! [[Metacritic]]
|-
! scope="row" | ''28 Days Later''
| 87% (240 reviews)<ref name="Days_RT" />
| 73 (39 reviews)<ref name="Days_MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/28-days-later/|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website)#Fandom, Inc.|Fandom, Inc.]]|title=28 Days Later...|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''28 Weeks Later''
| 73% (200 reviews)<ref name="Weeks_RT">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_weeks_later|work=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|title=28 Weeks Later|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>
| 78 (34 reviews)<ref name="Weeks_MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/28-weeks-later/|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website)#Fandom, Inc.|Fandom, Inc.]]|title=28 Weeks Later|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''28 Years Later''
| 88% (399 reviews)<ref name="Years_RT">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_years_later|work=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|title=28 Years Later|access-date=February 21, 2026}}</ref>
| 77 (56 reviews)<ref name="Years_MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/28-years-later/|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website)#Fandom, Inc.|Fandom, Inc.]]|title=28 Years Later|access-date=June 19, 2025}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''28 Years Later: The Bone Temple''
| 92% (320 reviews)<ref name="Bone_Temple_RT">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_years_later_the_bone_temple|work=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|title=28 Years Later: The Bone Temple|access-date=February 21, 2026}}</ref>
| 81 (58 reviews)<ref name="Bone_Temple_MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/28-years-later-the-bone-temple/|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website)#Fandom, Inc.|Fandom, Inc.]]|title=28 Years Later: The Bone Temple|access-date=February 6, 2026}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{28 Days Later}}
{{Sony franchises}}

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