After nearly two decades, the 28 Days Later franchise is making a comeback with a planned trilogy. Original writer Alex Garland and director Danny Boyle are returning, along with Cillian Murphy reprising his role. The first two films will be released back-to-back in summer 2027 and 2028, exploring potential cures for the rage virus and promising new storylines.
— January 16, 2026. This comes hot on the heels of the trailer forAfter lying dormant for nearly two decades, thefranchise is poised for a big comeback featuring original writer Alex Garland and original director Danny Boyle . The two were only producers on the 2007 sequelbut they’re making up for that now with a planned trilogy starting next summer. They had
that they shot the first two installments of the trilogy back-to-back, so it’s no surprise that The Bone Temple already has a release date.28 Years Later comes out, in order to avoid spoilers. Both movies will feature Cillian Murphy reprising his role from the original, but to what extent,inspired some fan theories that Murphy’s character Jimmy might be infected with the “rage virus,” but we don’t know for sure.
Even if that is the case, Murphy could continue appearing in the series as a zombie. This franchise is very particular bout how its rage virus works, and it has shown zombies kept alive in captivity to be studied before. The filmmakers may want to explore lasting hope for a cure — a concept that most zombie films give up on pretty quickly., but the main cast includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman and Edvin Ryding.
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