Animal rights activists accidentally release a lab-grown, Ebola-based "Rage Virus" while attempting to free chimpanzees.
Unlike traditional zombies, the Infected are living humans consumed by uncontrollable fury, succumbing to the virus in as little as 10 to 20 seconds through blood or saliva transmission. 28 Days Later...
The film begins with a hauntingly quiet sequence: bicycle courier (Cillian Murphy) wakes from a 28-day coma in an abandoned London hospital. He emerges to find a city drained of life, an iconic sequence that remains one of the most celebrated in cinema history. 28 Days Later...