
“28 Years Later,” released on June 20, 2025, is the highly anticipated third installment in the “28 Days Later” series, bringing back director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland. This post-apocalyptic horror film fast-forwards nearly three decades after the initial Rage Virus outbreak, painting a grim yet compelling picture of a quarantined Great Britain. While continental Europe has seemingly eradicated the virus, the UK remains a dangerous, infected wasteland, cut off from the rest of the world.
The film introduces a new community of survivors living on Lindisfarne, a remote island village connected to the mainland by a heavily fortified tidal causeway. Among them is 12-year-old Spike (Alfie Williams), his scavenger father Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), and his ailing mother Isla (Jodie Comer), who suffers from a mysterious, non-Rage related illness. As part of a coming-of-age ritual, Jamie takes Spike to the mainland to hunt infected, where they encounter evolved, more intelligent “Alpha” variants of the Rage Virus, and Spike learns about a reclusive and feared survivor: Dr. Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes).
Driven by a desperate hope to find a cure for his mother, Spike secretly returns to the mainland with Isla, embarking on a perilous journey through the infected landscape. Their quest is fraught with danger, leading them to encounter not only new, terrifying forms of the infected, but also a stranded Swedish NATO soldier, Erik, who provides a glimpse into the world outside the quarantine. The film delves into themes of resilience, the meaning of family in a shattered world, and the constant struggle between humanity and the evolving threat, culminating in a poignant and ambiguous ending that explores the true cost of survival and opens the door for future installments in the newly planned trilogy.