# 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/28-years-later-the-bone-temple/
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 82% |
| Editorial Rating | 91/100 |
| Audience Snapshot | 78% (excluded from composite) |
| Metascore | 82/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.9/5 |
| IMDb | 7.6/10 |
| Director | Nia DaCosta |
| Genres | Horror |
| Runtime | 109 min |

## Quick answer

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) earns a 82% Celluloid Score — Recommended. A 91% Tomatometer winter horror that Empire and genre critics call the franchise's most ambitious swing — Ralph Fiennes  Metascore 82/100. Directed by Nia DaCosta.

## Celluloid verdict

A 91% Tomatometer winter horror that Empire and genre critics call the franchise's most ambitious swing — Ralph Fiennes anchors Nia DaCosta's colder, more mythic register even as audiences find it less immediately accessible than the original sprint.

## Synopsis

Decades after the rage virus reshaped Britain, a new chapter unfolds in a landscape where faith, violence, and survival have fused into something stranger than the infected themselves. Alex Garland and Nia DaCosta expand the franchise with a winter-set horror fable that trades sprinting zombies for ritual dread, following a fractured family drawn toward a mysterious bone temple on the Scottish coast.

## Cast

Cillian Murphy, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry

## Where to watch

Global: Netflix
the United States: Netflix
Indonesia: Netflix, Catchplay
India: Netflix
South Korea: Netflix
the Philippines: Netflix
Pakistan: Netflix
South Africa: Netflix
Malaysia: Netflix
Thailand: Netflix
the United Arab Emirates: not currently streaming
Nigeria: Netflix

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple worth watching?**
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple holds a 82% Celluloid Score. A 91% Tomatometer winter horror that Empire and genre critics call the franchise's most ambitious swing — Ralph Fiennes anchors Nia DaCosta's colder, more mythic register even as audiences find it less immediately accessible than the original sprint.

**What is 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple about?**
Decades after the rage virus reshaped Britain, a new chapter unfolds in a landscape where faith, violence, and survival have fused into something stranger than the infected themselves. Alex Garland and Nia DaCosta expand the franchise with a winter-set horror fable that trades sprinting zombies for ritual dread, following a fractured family drawn toward a mysterious bone temple on the Scottish coast.

**Who directed 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple?**
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) was directed by Nia DaCosta.

**What is the Celluloid Score of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple?**
82% — calculated from available Celluloid editorial (91/100), Metascore (82/100), Letterboxd (3.9/5), and IMDb (7.6/10) inputs. Audience sentiment is excluded.

**Where can I watch 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple?**
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is streaming on Netflix; on Netflix in the United States; on Netflix, Catchplay in Indonesia; on Netflix in India; on Netflix in South Korea; on Netflix in the Philippines; on Netflix in Pakistan; on Netflix in South Africa; on Netflix in Malaysia; on Netflix in Thailand; on Netflix in Nigeria. Availability varies by region.

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