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Universes/28 Days / Weeks / Years Later

FICTIONAL CHRONOLOGY · RESEARCH EDITION

28 Days / Weeks / Years Later

The Rage outbreak across four released films, published screenplays, The Aftermath’s four chapters and animated adaptations, Selena’s 24-issue comic journey, five commissioned shorts and RageLeaks. A day / week / year outbreak clock keeps fictional time distinct from release dates.

19 works indexed28 sources

One screen history from the initial outbreak to The Bone Temple. Official comics and commissioned shorts stay visible alongside the films. BOOM’s reported fate for Jim conflicts with the later screen continuation, so that licensed run has a disputed-canon label and can be filtered out; it is not split into twenty-four universes.

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Reading the timelineConfirmed, assumed and disputed stories appear together. “est.” marks inference. “After” means relative order. Separate continuities retain their own history.

SELECTED CONTINUITY

Rage outbreak — inclusive franchise chronology

Pre-outbreak era → Day 0

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

ComicConfirmed canonReleased 2007

The Aftermath — Stage 1: Development

Pre-outbreak era, culminating around Day 0 Relative / stated chronology

Experiments intended to control aggression lead toward catastrophe.

Placement Distinct origin chapter, not all four chapters placed after the first film. Exact duration of the research programme remains unverified from legal interiors.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Actual Amazon title checked; ISBN 9780061236761. Contains all four chapters and Stage 3 script. Not the later BOOM omnibus.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Days Later: The Aftermath — graphic novel
Motion comicConfirmed canonReleased 2007

The Aftermath — Stage 1: Development, animated adaptation

Pre-outbreak era → Day 0 Relative / stated chronology

A motion-comic version presents the same origin story.

Placement Same-story adaptation grouped with the printed chapter. Corresponding Weeks Blu-ray is the nearest containing screen edition; not an invented standalone feature.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact film / format surfaced in current Amazon search. Older release may be used or out of print. Two animated chapters are reported for this home-video release; confirm selected seller / edition.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Weeks Later — Blu-ray
Day 0
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 2002

28 Days Later — laboratory outbreak

Day 0 Relative / stated chronology

A laboratory break-in releases the infection.

Placement Optional opening scene anchors this guide’s relative clock. Day 0 is a normalized chronology label, not a claimed Gregorian title card.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Corresponding 2026 Sony home edition surfaced in current release records. Not asserted to include the 2002 mini-comic or all older DVD supplements; confirm seller / extras.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Days Later — 4K UHD + Digital SteelBook
est. Day 0–28OVERLAPPING ERA
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 2025

28 Years Later — Jimmy’s childhood prologue

Initial outbreak; est. first days / weeks, Day 0–28 Era known; exact sequence open

A child escapes the collapse around his family home.

Placement Opening belongs to the original outbreak, not twenty-eight years after the island story. Precise day relative to the laboratory scene was not established.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact film / format surfaced in current Amazon search. Digital redemption, region and stock are not guaranteed.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Years Later — Blu-ray + Digital
Day 1+
ComicConfirmed canonReleased 2007

The Aftermath — Stage 2: Outbreak

Day 1 onward; initial outbreak days Relative / stated chronology

A family’s ordinary outing becomes a struggle for survival.

Placement Chapter starts the day after the laboratory release, supported by the indexed opening text and story reference. Later scenes span additional days; no exact end date claimed.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Actual Amazon title checked; ISBN 9780061236761. Contains all four chapters and Stage 3 script. Not the later BOOM omnibus.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Days Later: The Aftermath — graphic novel
est. Day 1–28OVERLAPPING ERA
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 2007

28 Weeks Later — cottage opening

est. Day 1–28; first-outbreak hiding period Era known; exact sequence open

Don and Alice shelter with other survivors before the occupation.

Placement Optional early sequence. It is not the movie’s main twenty-eight-week date; no exact cottage calendar prop inspected.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact film / format surfaced in current Amazon search. Older release may be used or out of print. Two animated chapters are reported for this home-video release; confirm selected seller / edition.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Weeks Later — Blu-ray
est. Day 1–28OVERLAPPING ERA
Short filmConfirmed canonReleased 2007

Rage / Jealous Rage — commissioned short

est. first outbreak days / weeks; Day 1–28 Era known; exact sequence open

An intimate encounter turns dangerous during the outbreak.

Placement One of the producer-approved five. Shared outbreak setting supports this working early placement; full dialogue / frame audit not completed, so exact day remains estimated. Promotion was its release purpose, not proof of being unrelated fan fiction.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact Rage player embedded by its director. No verified standalone Amazon edition; creator-hosted viewing offered.

Watch filmmaker’s short ↗Watch filmmaker’s short
Era unverifiedOVERLAPPING ERA
Short filmConfirmed canonReleased 2007

Light ’Em Up / The End Is Extremely F*cking Nigh

est. initial outbreak era; first days / weeks Era known; exact sequence open

A survivor faces the violence of a collapsing city.

Placement Alternate titles identify one commissioned narrative, not two shorts. Placed in the first-outbreak window; exact interleaving with Rage and the cottage scene remains open.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact Light ’Em Up player from the director’s portfolio; no unrelated product substituted.

Watch filmmaker’s short ↗Watch filmmaker’s short
est. Day 1–77OVERLAPPING ERA
Short filmConfirmed canonReleased 2007

77 Days Later — commissioned short

est. Day 1–77; diary across the first outbreak’s early months Era known; exact sequence open

An isolated survivor records the ordeal from a rooftop.

Placement Title’s seventy-seven-day clock and diary context support a span, not a Day 77-only adventure. Exact starting caption and final-day alignment await full film inspection. This overlaps the first feature and its aftermath.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Director-hosted exact 77 Days Later film, available through the official portfolio player.

Watch filmmaker’s short ↗Watch filmmaker’s short
Day 28+

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2002

28 Days Later — Jim’s main story

Day 28 onward; initial outbreak Relative / stated chronology

Jim awakens to an emptied London and joins other survivors.

Placement Four-week hospital wake-up supplies the clock. The road journey continues across subsequent days; the whole film is not compressed into one literal day.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Corresponding 2026 Sony home edition surfaced in current release records. Not asserted to include the 2002 mini-comic or all older DVD supplements; confirm seller / extras.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Days Later — 4K UHD + Digital SteelBook
ScreenplayConfirmed canonReleased 2002

28 Days Later — published screenplay

Day 28 onward, with Day 0 opening / later coda Relative / stated chronology

Alex Garland’s screenplay presents the first film’s story in print.

Placement Same source-story position as the film. Script variants / unused ideas do not become additional confirmed events merely because a screenplay was published.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact corresponding Amazon title read. This is the published screenplay, not a prose novelization.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Days Later — Faber screenplay
est. Day 28–38OVERLAPPING ERA

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

ComicConfirmed canonReleased 2007

The Aftermath — Stage 3: Decimation

Around one month after outbreak; est. Day 28–38 Era known; exact sequence open

A lone survivor faces an armed human threat in deserted London.

Placement A separate chapter near the first feature’s period. One-month summary is approximate; no full legal caption sequence acquired. Not automatically placed at the 2007 publication date.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Actual Amazon title checked; ISBN 9780061236761. Contains all four chapters and Stage 3 script. Not the later BOOM omnibus.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Days Later: The Aftermath — graphic novel
Motion comicConfirmed canonReleased 2007

The Aftermath — Stage 3: Decimation, animated adaptation

Around one month after outbreak; est. Day 28–38 Era known; exact sequence open

The printed survivor vignette is presented as a narrated motion comic.

Placement Same story position as the comic and its included script; not an extra sequel after Quarantine.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact film / format surfaced in current Amazon search. Older release may be used or out of print. Two animated chapters are reported for this home-video release; confirm selected seller / edition.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Weeks Later — Blu-ray
est. Day 38–60OVERLAPPING ERA
ComicConfirmed canonReleased 2007

The Aftermath — Stage 4: Quarantine

est. Day 38–60; early occupation / refugee-camp period Era known; exact sequence open

Survivors of the earlier chapters converge under military control.

Placement A reported printed Day 38–42 range and a two-month summary conflict. Retain the broad supported early-month window pending direct legal page inspection; neither the reader report nor database summary is presented as a verified exact caption.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Actual Amazon title checked; ISBN 9780061236761. Contains all four chapters and Stage 3 script. Not the later BOOM omnibus.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Days Later: The Aftermath — graphic novel
est. Day 56–62 · +28 days
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 2002

28 Days Later — rescue epilogue

28 days after escape; est. Day 56–62 Evidence-based estimate

The survivors try to signal a passing aircraft.

Placement Optional substantial time jump. The stated extra twenty-eight days is firmer than this computed day-number range because the road journey’s complete day count was not checked.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Corresponding 2026 Sony home edition surfaced in current release records. Not asserted to include the 2002 mini-comic or all older DVD supplements; confirm seller / extras.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Days Later — 4K UHD + Digital SteelBook
est. 2–8 monthsOVERLAPPING ERA
ComicDisputed canonReleased 2009–2011; 2014 omnibus

28 Days Later — BOOM comic series #1–24

est. months 2–8 after outbreak; later issues parallel 28 Weeks Later Era known; exact sequence open

Selena guides a reporting expedition back through quarantined Britain.

Placement Continuous journey grouped as a complete run: London Calling #1–4; Bend in the Road #5–8; Hot Zone #9–12; Gangwar #13–16; Ghost Town #17–20; Homecoming #21–24. Final three issues overlap Weeks and its coda. Jim’s reported fate conflicts with the later film, so integration is disputed; licensing / outside authorship alone would not make it non-canon.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Publisher and issue inventory checked. Creator preview image links broken; Newsarama preview redirects. No complete 24-issue interior / flashback date audit claimed.

Edition / access: Actual Amazon title checked against publisher ISBN 9781608863860. Contains the 24-issue Selena series, not The Aftermath. Seller condition / price / stock not promised.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Days Later Omnibus — BOOM #1–24
28 weeks · Day 196+
FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2007

28 Weeks Later — repopulation & second outbreak

28 weeks after the initial outbreak; subsequent days Relative / stated chronology

A family reunion undermines the occupied safe zone in London.

Placement Uses the film’s elapsed outbreak clock. The brief cottage opening belongs much earlier and can be shown separately. Six-month marketing wording is rounded / inconsistent and not used to create a separate chronology.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact film / format surfaced in current Amazon search. Older release may be used or out of print. Two animated chapters are reported for this home-video release; confirm selected seller / edition.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Weeks Later — Blu-ray
est. 28 weeksOVERLAPPING ERA
Short filmConfirmed canonReleased 2007

Welcome to London — commissioned short

est. 28 weeks; second-outbreak / Code Red period Era known; exact sequence open

A person on the ground encounters the occupation’s emergency.

Placement Creator confirms filming on the feature’s set. Code Red context supports placement alongside the second film, not at the first London evacuation. Complete dialogue / every clock display not inspected.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact creator-hosted Welcome to London film. No standalone Amazon product verified.

Watch filmmaker’s short ↗Watch filmmaker’s short
est. 28–32 weeksOVERLAPPING ERA
Short filmConfirmed canonReleased 2007

28 Seconds Later… — commissioned short

est. 28–32 weeks; military response to the renewed outbreak Era known; exact sequence open

A soldier becomes vulnerable to the infection during containment operations.

Placement The title describes rapid infection rather than placing the short twenty-eight seconds after the original lab scene. Military context gives a best-fit second-outbreak window; exact position against Weeks’ final escape remains provisional.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact director-hosted short from the verified commissioned set. Not the unrelated 2016 Chump story or other same-name fan films.

Watch filmmaker’s short ↗Watch filmmaker’s short
est. 32 weeks · +28 days
Film segment · Embedded segmentConfirmed canonReleased 2007

28 Weeks Later — Paris coda

28 days after the renewed outbreak; est. week 32 Evidence-based estimate

The infection reaches continental Europe.

Placement Optional later scene; twenty-eight-day title cue distinguishes it from the movie’s initial twenty-eight-week date. Europe’s later containment is compatible with Years rather than evidence for another universe.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact film / format surfaced in current Amazon search. Older release may be used or out of print. Two animated chapters are reported for this home-video release; confirm selected seller / edition.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Weeks Later — Blu-ray
28 yearsOVERLAPPING ERA
ARG / web fictionPromotional onlyReleased 2025–2026 campaign

RageLeaks — official documents, audio & web story

Year 28 framing; archived reports recall the outbreak onward Era known; exact sequence open

Fictional intelligence reports and transmissions expand quarantined Britain’s history.

Placement Creator confirms all in-fiction content and the campaign’s continuation toward Bone Temple. Kept near the two Year 28 films, with earlier documents identified as recollections. Full changing archive / every timestamp not recovered; not mapped to the real upload dates.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Original Sony campaign destination confirmed by its writer / studio campaign record. Access or archival availability may vary; no commercial fan book substituted.

Explore official story archive ↗Explore official story archive
28 years

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2025

28 Years Later — Spike’s island & mainland story

28 years after the original Rage outbreak Relative / stated chronology

Spike ventures from an island settlement into a changed mainland.

Placement The years are measured from the initial outbreak. No unsupported 2030 / 2053 exact year is generated from release dates. Jimmy’s childhood opening belongs to the original outbreak and can be shown separately.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact film / format surfaced in current Amazon search. Digital redemption, region and stock are not guaranteed.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Years Later — Blu-ray + Digital
ScreenplayConfirmed canonReleased 2025

28 Years Later — published screenplay

Year 28 main story; initial-outbreak prologue Relative / stated chronology

Alex Garland’s printed screenplay follows Spike’s journey.

Placement Same narrative position as its film. Screenplay publication is verified; no separate licensed prose novelization is invented.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Exact Amazon title read, matched to publisher-distributor ISBN 9780571398638. Not a Bone Temple novel.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Years Later: The Screenplay — Faber paperback
28 years · subsequent days
FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2026

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Year 28; immediately after Spike’s preceding journey Relative / stated chronology

Spike’s new company and Kelson’s discoveries reshape the crisis.

Placement Official studio says this is a direct, immediate continuation. Same outbreak year as 28 Years Later, not another twenty-eight years later and not automatically the real-world 2026 release year.

Research & access notes

Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Actual corresponding Amazon title read directly, without our tracking query. Fourth film, not a collection of all four.

View on Amazon US ↗28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — Blu-ray + Digital

Era / story position not yet established

These entries still lack enough evidence for a useful story-era insertion. Supported estimates and source-story retellings appear in the main timeline; remaining gaps need further research.

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