Jodie Comer and Aaron Taylor-Johnson chased by zombies in 28 ...

By Naomi Clarke, PA Senior Entertainment Reporter

Jodie Comer and Aaron Taylor-Johnson fight for their lives in the explosive new trailer for Danny Boyle’s highly-anticipated zombie sequel.

28 Years Later is set in the same world as the 2002 apocalyptic horror 28 Days Later, which saw Cillian Murphy play a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to discover the accidental release of a highly contagious, aggression-inducing virus has caused the breakdown of society.

The new instalment follows on almost three decades since the virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, where some have found a way to exist amid the infected despite an enforced quarantine.

When one of the group leaves the gated island they are residing on for a mission to the mainland, they discover secrets and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

The high-paced trailer jumps straight in to the action, opening with a group of children being told to keep quiet while they watch the Teletubbies on TV before blood is splattered on the screen and a woman screams.

The words “it began 10,228 days ago. Days became weeks. Weeks became years” are shown as scenes of church windows being smashed and people running away in fear are shown.

It then cuts to life on a small island where men are using horses on the land, with pinned pictures on a board showing “roles in the community” which include farming roles, seamster and councillor.

Taylor-Johnson and a young boy can later be seen leaving the gated community with bows and arrows in tow to explore life outside the island, but on their way they encounter zombie-like creatures.

It also shows Comer cradling a baby while walking towards a pyre of skulls alongside a dirtied-up Ralph Fiennes, while a voice chants apocalyptic messages over the radio waves.

Taylor-Johnson can be seen firing off arrows while Comer braces herself against what appears to be a raging fire.

Tom Rothman, chairman of the film’s studio Sony Motion Pictures Group, previously said Murphy, who is an executive producer for the film, would be back in a “surprising way” in an interview with Deadline.

While Murphy’s role is not clear from the new trailer, some fans are speculating that he does feature but has returned as an emaciated zombie.

The film also sees Boyle reunite with Oscar-nominated writer Alex Garland, who worked with him on the 2002 original.

The project also features Back To Black star Jack O’Connell and young actor Alfie Williams.

28 Years Later will be screened in cinemas from June 20 2025.