How to watch

28 Days Later imagined a Britain devastated by a highly contagious 'Rage Virus,' and its sequels have continued to expand the outbreak's aftermath across continents and generations. Shot on gritty digital video, the original film's fast-moving, rage-infected creatures broke from the slow zombie tradition and reshaped the genre for the 21st century, influencing countless films and games that followed.

🕐 Release Order

Release order follows the franchise's real-world timeline, including the massive gap between the original trilogy's second entry and its long-awaited continuation.

1. 28 Days Later (2002)
2. 28 Weeks Later (2007)
3. 28 Years Later (2025)
4. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

The story's internal chronology matches release order almost exactly, since each film picks up the outbreak's timeline further down the road.

📖 Story Chronology

Chronologically, the outbreak begins in 28 Days Later and the infection's consequences ripple outward across each subsequent film and generation.

1. 28 Days Later (2002) — the initial outbreak
2. 28 Weeks Later (2007) — six months later, in a quarantined London
3. 28 Years Later (2025) — decades after the initial outbreak
4. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) — continuing directly after

Which Order Should You Choose?

Watch in release order. The films build on each other's world in sequence, and the long gap before 28 Years Later makes it worth refreshing yourself on the earlier two before diving into the new trilogy.

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