28 Weeks Later
Movie, 2007, The outbreak, Set in The resettlement
28 Weeks Later is #2 of 4 in release order and #2 of 4 in chronological order in the 28 Days Later.
The story
Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught, as the virus has killed everyone there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the Isles, convinced the danger has passed. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.
28 Weeks Later recap
28 Weeks Later (2007) follows two children who return to a NATO safe zone in London and bring the Rage Virus back by finding their mother alive. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo directs. During the first outbreak, Don (Robert Carlyle) abandons his wife Alice (Catherine McCormack) to the Infected at a country cottage and escapes by boat. Twenty-eight weeks later, the Infected have starved, and US-led troops bring settlers into a guarded zone on the Isle of Dogs, among them Don's children Tammy (Imogen Poots) and Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton). The children sneak out to their old home and find Alice there, alive but ill. Army medical officer Scarlet (Rose Byrne) finds she carries the virus without symptoms; Don visits her, kisses her, is infected and kills her. When the outbreak spreads, troops are ordered to shoot everyone, and the sniper Doyle (Jeremy Renner) helps Scarlet get the children out. It follows 28 Days Later.
28 Weeks Later ending explained
28 Weeks Later ends in the Underground, where the infected Don kills Scarlet and bites Andy before Tammy kills her father. Andy, like his mother, carries the virus without symptoms. The helicopter pilot Flynn (Harold Perrineau) flies the children to France. Twenty-eight days later, a French voice calls for help on the radio and the Infected pour out of the Paris Métro, the outbreak that 28 Years Later says Europe later stamped out.
Post-credits scenes
No. 28 Weeks Later has no mid- or post-credits scene.
Where to watch 28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later is streaming on Paramount+, Peacock, and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 73%
Where it fits
- Release order: after 28 Days Later, before 28 Years Later.
- Chronological order: after 28 Days Later, before 28 Years Later.
What to watch before 28 Weeks Later
28 Days Later (2002), which 28 Weeks Later (2007) continues.
Cast
- Robert Carlyle as Donald Harris
- Rose Byrne as Scarlet
- Jeremy Renner as Sergeant Doyle
- Harold Perrineau as Flynn
- Catherine McCormack as Alice
- Mackintosh Muggleton as Andy Harris
- Imogen Poots as Tammy Harris
- Idris Elba as General Stone
- Amanda Walker as Sally
- Shahid Ahmed as Jacob
- Garfield Morgan as Geoff
- Emily Beecham as Karen
Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.