The Story Behind '28 Days Later's' Long Absence From Streaming

As of today, "28 Days Later" can be rented or purchased on digital platforms for the first time in years. This news should surely come as a relief, not only to fans of the beloved horror movie from 2002 but also to franchise newcomers excited to see the upcoming horror movie sequel, "28 Years Later" (set for June 20th on the upcoming 2025 movies schedule), and wish to learn how the story begins first.

So why was writer Alex Garland and director Danny Boyle’s modern zombie movie classic – zombie being a term used lightly here since it is actually live humans infected with a rage virus overrunning London – unavailable for convenient home viewing for so long? We will tell you what we know, but first, let’s explain how "28 Days Later" is finally able to invade our lives again.