28 Days Later Movies: Release Order
The 28 Days Later trilogy chronicles the evolution of a devastating rage virus outbreak across different time periods and survivors. Beginning with Jim's awakening into an empty London, the series follows the virus's progression from initial outbreak to attempted containment and long-term survival.
Each film focuses on different characters within the same apocalyptic timeline, showing how the outbreak transforms from chaotic collapse to organized quarantine zones and finally to a world that has adapted to decades of infection. This watch order presents the complete timeline of the rage virus apocalypse as it unfolds chronologically.
Linear Timeline: Release Order = Story Order
28 Days Later
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus escapes from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors must fight for their lives against the infected. The virus turns its victims into violent, rage-filled attackers in this intense post-apocalyptic thriller.
28 Weeks Later
Six months after a deadly rage virus devastated the British Isles, a group of Americans ventures into the supposedly safe zone, only to discover the infection still lurks in the shadows.
28 Years Later
Twenty-eight years after a rage virus outbreak, survivors live in quarantined areas while the infected roam the mainland. When a member of an island community ventures into the dangerous mainland, he uncovers disturbing secrets about how both the infected and other survivors have evolved.
Other Film Series
Alien
Humanity's terrifying encounters with a perfect killing organism across centuries of space exploration.
Friday the 13th
The murderous legacy of Crystal Lake and its iconic killer Jason Voorhees in this enduring slasher series.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Four films exploring alien pod people replacing humans, each updating the concept for different eras and anxieties.
Phantasm
A surreal horror franchise following young Mike Pearson and ice cream vendor Reggie in their ongoing battle against the interdimensional Tall Man and his deadly silver spheres.
The Purge
A dystopian horror franchise set in an America where all crime is legal for 12 hours once a year during an annual event called The Purge.
V/H/S
A found footage horror anthology franchise where each film presents multiple terrifying short stories discovered on mysterious VHS tapes.