28 Years Later OTT release: Danny Boyle's horror thriller may premiere on Netflix in October
28 Years to premiere on OTT after four months?
28 Years Later, one of the biggest releases of the year, is backed by Sony Pictures. The studio has a deal with the streaming giant Netflix. As such, as part of this arrangement, the horror thriller will premiere on the OTT player after its theatrical run. While this is confirmed, the exact release date isn't. However, previous Sony movies such as The Garfield Movie and Bad Boys: Ride or Die, released on the platform four months after their theatrical release.
Given the fact that the timeline has been consistent, one can expect it to land on OTT in October That said, there is a possibility of it landing there even later if it fares well at the box office. This is just what happened when Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse exceeded expectations at the box office and showed up on OTT five months later.
About 28 Years later
28 Years Later centres on a new outbreak of the Rage virus nearly three decades after the original one, which takes humanity back into the darkness. A new generation must now withstand this ghost from, the past in its bid to survive. The film is directed by Danny Boyle and stars child actor Alfie Williams in the lead.
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