{"id":41914,"date":"2026-04-20T07:58:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T07:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=41914"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:10:03","slug":"the-original-horror-classic-returns-in-4k-28-days-later-debuts-on-ultra-hd-september-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/the-original-horror-classic-returns-in-4k-28-days-later-debuts-on-ultra-hd-september-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Original Horror Classic Returns in 4K \u2014 28 Days Later Debuts on Ultra HD September 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The film that redefined modern horror is back. Fans can <strong>go back to day one<\/strong> with the iconic original thriller as <em><strong>28 Days Later<\/strong><\/em> arrives on <strong>4K Ultra HD Disc on September 1<\/strong>, with the 4K version also available from participating digital retailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28DaysLater_SB_bs-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28DaysLater_SB_bs-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28DaysLater_SB_bs-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28DaysLater_SB_bs-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28DaysLater_SB_bs-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28DaysLater_SB_bs-1536x993.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28DaysLater_SB_bs-2048x1324.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28DaysLater_SB_bs-660x427.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After waking from a coma in an abandoned London hospital, bicycle courier <strong>Jim<\/strong> (Academy Award\u00ae\u2011winner <strong>Cillian Murphy<\/strong>, 2023 Best Actor, <em>Oppenheimer<\/em>) steps into a city emptied by catastrophe. Wandering the desolate streets, he soon encounters a small band of survivors who reveal the truth: a highly contagious, violently aggressive <strong>\u201crage\u201d virus<\/strong> has been unleashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Jim and his new companions search for safety, they face the terrifying possibility that the infection may have already spread far beyond the U.K. \u2014 and that humanity\u2019s last hope is slipping away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DISC DETAILS &amp; BONUS FEATURES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4K ULTRA HD DISC<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Feature presented in <strong>4K with Dolby Vision<\/strong>, approved by director <strong>Danny Boyle<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Original source video and select original camera negative elements used to faithfully preserve the film\u2019s unique visual style<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Newly color\u2011corrected for HDR to maximize the expanded color gamut<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>English Dolby Atmos<\/strong> + <strong>English 5.1<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Special Features<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Commentary by Director <strong>Danny Boyle<\/strong> &amp; Screenwriter <strong>Alex Garland<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deleted Scenes &amp; Alternate Endings (with optional commentary)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Pure Rage: The Making of 28 Days Later<\/em> Featurette<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jacknife Lee Music Video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animated Storyboards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Still Photo Galleries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theatrical Teaser &amp; Trailer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CAST AND CREW<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directed by:<\/strong> Danny Boyle <strong>Produced by:<\/strong> Andrew Macdonald <strong>Written by:<\/strong> Alex Garland <strong>Cast:<\/strong> Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, Brendan Gleeson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The film that redefined modern horror is back. Fans can go back to day one with the iconic original thriller as 28 Days Later arrives on 4K Ultra HD Disc on September 1, with the 4K version also available from participating digital retailers. After waking from a coma in an abandoned London hospital, bicycle courier\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/the-original-horror-classic-returns-in-4k-28-days-later-debuts-on-ultra-hd-september-1\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":41916,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blu-ray-news","category-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41917,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41914\/revisions\/41917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}