Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later debuts at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics hailing it as “one of the greatest legacy sequels ever made”

MUMBAI: Danny Boyle’s long-awaited sequel to the zombie-horror franchise, 28 Years Later, arrives in cinemas this week, and the first reviews are in. Following the success of 2002’s 28 Days Later and 2007’s 28 Weeks Later, this latest instalment returns 12 years on and reunites the original writer Alex Garland, director Danny Boyle, and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle for a gripping new story centred on isolated survivors of the apocalyptic rage virus. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jodie Comer, the film has received glowing reviews and currently holds an impressive 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

#28YearsLater was well worth the wait. As a standalone, it’s incredible—but when you add the history of the rage virus and everything that makes this franchise so unique, it becomes something truly special. Danny Boyle shows just how much he’s evolved as a filmmaker, while… pic.twitter.com/DO0Vd47fq8

— Jones Vibes (@jonesvibesonly) June 18, 2025

I love the way #28YearsLater feels like a coming of age narrative. Alfie Williams terrifically showcases a young man seeing the world for the first time and how that impacts and shapes his worldview, his relationships, and himself. pic.twitter.com/1XLLRyXPLJ

— adam patla (@apat10) June 18, 2025

Impressed - and surprisingly moved - by #28YearsLater, a melancholy meditation on a lonely island adrift in its own memories, facing an inescapable and terminal decline.

Appropriately enough, it makes an unexpectedly fitting companion to Boyle’s “T2 Trainspotting.” pic.twitter.com/4m33vJvQWZ

— Darren Mooney (@Darren_Mooney) June 18, 2025

#28YearsLater is exactly the kind of bleak and raw chaos I wanted. Danny Boyle gives us a kinetic, emotional rollercoaster that uses a bunch of different camera techniques to great effect. This is a ride you don’t want to miss out on. pic.twitter.com/0jdL8O77QZ

— Frankie (@malortandmoet) June 18, 2025

#28YearsLater is nightmare fuel for the ages.

A stunning, bleak story that puts characters at the forefront. More emotional than you may expect, while also delivering solid tension, scares, and action. Not every creative choice works, but Jodie Comer is mesmerizing. pic.twitter.com/m02cwzDiyv

— Jonathan Sim (@TheJonathanSim) June 18, 2025

Sony Pictures Entertainment India releases 28 Years Later in theatres on June 20