The Last of Us TV Show Is ‘Better Than 28 Days [Later]’ Says Writer Alex Garland

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Alex Garland is a fan of The Last of Us. The filmmaker recently revealed that he believes the HBO drama series to be better than his 2002 post-apocalyptic zombie movie 28 Days Later.

Garland shared his opinion during a discussion with The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann for Sony’s Creator to Creator series. “Let me say this: The Last of Us is better than 28 Days [Later],” Garland said (via GamesRadar+). “The Last of Us is better than 28 Days, or at least the writing is. I’m not going to talk about directing, that would be a silly thing. So not that. I know what 28 Days is, I know what I did. I know what that process was. The thing about The Last of Us, I was like, ‘Oh, this is so much more sophisticated and moving. It was moving. I’m not dissing 28 Days, I’m very proud of it. It’s a nice part of my life. But seriously, The Last of Us is on another level – so yeah, of course I was influenced by it.” The entire conversation between Garland and Druckmann can be viewed below.

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Released in 2002, 28 Days Later was directed by Danny Boyle from a screenplay written by Garland. Oscar winner Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) stars in the post-apocalyptic horror movie as 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. 28 Days Later, which also stars Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, and Brendan Gleeson, was a massive box office hit, grossing $84.6 million against an $8 million budget.

28 Days Later was followed by 28 Weeks Later, which was released in 2007 to similar critical and commercial success. Another sequel, 28 Years Later, will be released this summer. Boyle and Garland returned for the threequel as director and writer, respectively. Garland’s aforementioned comment about being “influenced by [The Last of Us]” is in regard to the writing of 28 Years Later and presumably its forthcoming sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which was directed by Nia DaCoste and is set to be released in 2026. Aaron Taylor-Johnson appears in both 28 Years Later movies as Jamie, a scavenger and the husband of Isla, played by Jodie Comer.

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Based on the video game of the same name, The Last of Us premiered on HBO in January 2023. Taking place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed, the series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, as he smuggles Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. The Last of Us was an instant success for HBO, marking the network’s second-largest debut after House of the Dragon. The upcoming second season, set five years later, will begin to adapt the events of the video game’s 2020 sequel, The Last of Us Part II.

The Last of Us Season 2 premieres on HBO on April 13, while 28 Years Later is scheduled to hit theaters on June 20.

Source: Creator to Creator, via GamesRadar+