Is there a post-credit scene in 28 Years Later? Explored in depth

28 Years Later is a jagged, blood-soaked scream of a sequel. Danny Boyle drags us by the collar back into the infected’s nightmare with eyes wide open and no promise of safety. It’s cinema that doesn’t flinch. Every frame feels like a breath you’re scared to take, every silence is a scream waiting to tear loose. When the credits finally crawl in, you’re not just watching, you’re recovering. But what if it’s not over?

Post-credit scenes aren’t just fan service anymore. They’re foreshadows, warnings, loaded guns, and promises of sequels. So is 28 Years Later worth sticking around the credits for? Here's what we know.

Post-credit scenes in 28 Years Later

Still from 28 Years Later (Image via YouTube @/Sony Pictures Entertainment)

No, 28 Years Later doesn’t have a post-credits scene, but don’t take that as the film clocking out early. Danny Boyle and Alex Garland don’t really need a flashy tag to leave a mark. They end things on their terms. No mid-credits gimmick, no aftershock waiting in the dark.

When the credits roll, they mean it. Because here’s the twist: the final minutes of 28 Years Later hit exactly like a post-credits scene would. The film's plot and narrative are enough to build up the seed for its sequel. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple has already been announced, crawling its way to theaters in January 2026. So that “ending” is doing double duty, wrapping up this blood-soaked chapter while whispering about the next one.

This approach also sticks with the tradition of earlier films. Neither 28 Days Later nor 28 Weeks Later included any post-credits scenes either. Both trusted the strength of their endings to linger in your brain, and 28 Years Later follows that same path. But unlike the earlier entries, this time, the future of the franchise has already been publicly laid out. So while there’s no extra footage waiting for patient viewers, there’s still a very clear signal of continuation built into the main runtime.

So, should you sit through the credits? Nah, you won’t miss any secret footage. But maybe sit anyway. Breathe. Let the silence ring in your ears. Feel the way the dread settles into your bones, how the story clings to you even as the lights come on. And if your heart’s still thudding, good. It means you’re ready for The Bone Temple.

What is 28 Years Later about?

28 Years Later plunges us into a world where the Rage Virus never really died, it just learned how to wait. And by the final frame, The Bone Temple was already whispering from the shadows. The film opens with the kind of horror that has been festering for decades. Britain is still sealed off, overgrown and bleeding out from the inside, the Rage Virus long buried in its soil like a bad memory. But memory doesn’t stay dead. What our characters find isn’t just the infected, it’s evolution. Faster, meaner, mutated. Survivors warped by isolation. Towns swallowed whole by nature and silence.

Shot with raw, handheld urgency, much of it on iPhones, the film doesn’t flinch. This isn’t just horror. It’s heartbreak, soaked in blood. And it’s only the beginning. The Bone Temple is coming.