Netflix is now streaming top-of-the-line horror films of the 12 months – and it’s already dominating. Just some days after changing into obtainable on the favored platform in the USA, the critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic, coming-of-age story has shortly sprinted up the streamer’s High 10.
Following on from 2002’s critically acclaimed 28 Days Later and its 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, 28 Years Later ultimately reveals what has occurred to the world because the onslaught of the Rage Virus and the “zombies” that took over. Directed by Danny Boyle, who co-wrote the screenplay with Alex Garland, 28 Years Later boasts a stellar forged that features Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, and Edvin Ryding. Now obtainable to stream on Netflix in the USA, you may take a look at the official synopsis for 28 Years Later under.
“Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award®-nominated author Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new story set on the planet created by 28 Days Later. It’s been nearly three a long time because the rage virus escaped a organic weapons laboratory, and now, nonetheless in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have discovered methods to exist amidst the contaminated. One such group of survivors lives on a small island related to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of many group leaves the island on a mission into the darkish coronary heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets and techniques, wonders, and horrors which have mutated not solely the contaminated however different survivors as nicely.”
28 Years Later now stands at #1 on Netflix’s High 10, with even the return of Danny Boyle’s beloved zombie franchise unable to unseat motion film icon Liam Neeson and his panned thriller sequel, Ice Highway: Vengeance, from the highest spot. Different films at present within the charts embrace Netflix’s large style mash-up hit KPop Demon Hunters, rom-com The Incorrect Paris, and Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story.
’28 Years Later’ Was Met With Acclaim Regardless of Some Daring Selections & a Sequel Is Coming in 2026
28 Years Later has seen enormous success since launch, racking up $151.2 million on the worldwide field workplace. The long-awaited horror sequel was additionally met with largely constructive opinions from critics, although, as basic films all the time do, it makes some daring and divisive decisions. Consequently, 28 Years Later stands at 89% “Licensed Contemporary” from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, alongside 64% from audiences on the Popcornmeter.
An extra sequel within the collection, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, has already been shot, with Candyman director Nia DaCosta on the helm. And, mercifully, it sounds just like the follow-up will reside as much as the legacy of the Danny Boyle-directed predecessors. Maybe even surpassing them.
An especially early response to The Bone Temple was reportedly interrupted by “a number of applause breaks throughout the movie,” with one attendee saying, “I believed half 1 was excellent, however this surpassed it.” Jack O’Connell’s returning Sir Jimmy Crystal has additionally been hailed the “villain efficiency of the 12 months.” 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is scheduled to be launched in the USA by Sony Footage Releasing on January 16, 2026.

- Launch Date
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June 20, 2025
- Runtime
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126 minutes
- Director
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Danny Boyle
- Franchise(s)
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28 Days Later