Alex Garland

Born 1970 · British writer, scriptwriter and film director

Alexander Medawar Garland is an English author and filmmaker. He rose to prominence with his novel The Beach (1996). He received praise for writing the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later (2002) and its sequel, 28 Years Later (2025), and Sunshine (2007), as well as Never Let Me Go (2010) and Dredd (2012). In video games, he co-wrote Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010) and was a story supervisor on DmC: Devil May Cry (2013).

Alex Garland, in order

1. 2002 28 Days Later: wrote · directed by Danny Boyle · critics 87%, audiences 85%
2. 2007 28 Weeks Later: produced · directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo · critics 73%, audiences 66% · streaming on Paramount+
3. 2007 Sunshine: wrote · directed by Danny Boyle · critics 77%, audiences 73% · streaming on Prime Video
4. 2010 Never Let Me Go: wrote, produced · directed by Mark Romanek · critics 71%, audiences 70% · streaming on Prime Video
5. 2012 Dredd: wrote, produced · directed by Pete Travis · critics 80%, audiences 73% · streaming on Roku Channel
6. 2014 Ex Machina: directed, wrote · critics 92%, audiences 86% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
7. 2018 Annihilation: directed, wrote · critics 88%, audiences 67% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
8. 2020 Devs (TV series): directed, created · critics 82%, audiences 78% · streaming on Hulu
9. 2022 Men: directed, wrote · critics 69%, audiences 40% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
10. 2024 Civil War: directed, wrote · critics 81%, audiences 69%
11. 2025 28 Years Later: wrote, produced · directed by Danny Boyle · critics 88%, audiences 63% · streaming on Netflix
12. 2025 Warfare: directed, wrote · critics 92%, audiences 92% · streaming on HBO Max
13. 2026 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple: wrote, produced · directed by Nia DaCosta · critics 91%, audiences 88% · streaming on Netflix
14. 2028 Elden Ring: directed, wrote