28 Days Later

The order here is simply release order; the questions worth answering are whether the 2007 sequel still counts and how the two new films fit together.

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Where to start with 28 Days Later

Release order, and there is nothing to untangle. The only real decision is whether to bother with 28 Weeks Later, and the answer is that it still counts but nothing later leans on it, so it is the one film you can move or drop without breaking anything.

  1. 1
    28 Days Later (2002) 28 Days Later

    Where it starts, and the only film the rest genuinely depends on. Everything after it is written as though you have seen this one and nothing else.

  2. 2
    28 Weeks Later (2007) 28 Weeks Later

    A different director and a mostly new cast, set months after the first film. Still part of the story, but the 2025 film summarises what you need from it in its opening minutes.

  3. 3
    28 Years Later (2025) 28 Years Later

    Boyle and Garland back on the same material, nearly three decades on, with Britain sealed off. It restates the setup from scratch, so a gap in your memory of the first two costs you nothing.

  4. 4
    28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

    Filmed alongside the previous one and carrying straight on from its last scene. Watching it without the film before it would be like starting a film halfway through.

Then what? A third film was greenlit in December 2025 with Alex Garland's script already written, Danny Boyle expected to direct and Cillian Murphy set to feature. Nothing about it is dated. The two comic runs are optional and cover the space between the first two films; they change nothing on screen.

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The first two films

  • 28 Days Later 2002
  • 28 Weeks Later 2007

The new trilogy

  • 28 Years Later 2025
  • 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 2026
  • Untitled third film 2028, not out yet

On the page

  • 28 Days Later: The Aftermath 2007
  • 28 Days Later (comic series) 2009

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