In a bleak, infection-ravaged landscape, the upcoming horror-thriller The Last Testament weaves a visceral narrative of survival, fanaticism, and humanity’s fraying edges. The film, now in production, introduces audiences to a world where threats come not only from the infected but from the twisted societies that form in the ruins.
The story picks up with Spike (Alfie Williams), a young survivor forcibly initiated into “The Fingers,” a Satanist cult whose members all adopt the moniker “Jimmy” and sport unsettling blonde wigs modeled after the disgraced media figure Jimmy Savile. Led by the unhinged Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell), the gang—including members like Jimmy Ink (Erin Kellyman), Jimmima (Emma Laird), and Jimmy Shite (Connor Newall)—subjects Spike to a brutal rite of passage: fight and kill one of their own. In a bloody, desperate skirmish, Spike defeats Shite, earning his place and a new identity as another “Jimmy.”
Elsewhere in the wilderness, two other arcs unfold. The reclusive Dr. Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) has built a macabre “Bone Temple” from the remains of the infected, while forming an unlikely, morphine-mediated bond with Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry), a feral Alpha infected who seems to seek out the doctor’s drugs for moments of eerie clarity. Their sequences together—stargazing to Duran Duran, dancing by firelight—offer haunting pockets of peace in an otherwise savage world.
Meanwhile, survivors Tom (Louis Ashbourne Serkis), his pregnant partner Cathy (Mirren Mack), and their friend Jonno (Gordon Alexander) are hunted through the woods, only to return to their farmhouse and find it seized by The Fingers. Sir Jimmy, obsessed with Teletubbies, forces a surreal dance before turning violent. What follows is a night of terror in the barn, where sacrifices are made to “Old Nick,” and Spike’s conscience begins to crack.
Kelson’s supply of morphine dwindling and The Fingers’ bloodlust escalating, the paths of these characters collide at the Bone Temple. Mistaking Kelson for Satan himself, Sir Jimmy demands a performance—a demand Kelson meets with hallucinogenic spectacle set to Iron Maiden’s “The Number of the Beast.” But the doctor recognizes Spike among the cultists, leading to a betrayal, a crucifixion, and a final, brutal reckoning.
In the film’s closing moments, two familiar faces from earlier in the franchise reappear: Jim (Cillian Murphy) and his daughter Sam, survivors of the London outbreak, now living in secluded safety. Hearing chaos outside their cottage, they arm themselves and spot Spike and Jimmy Ink—now revealed to be Kelly—fleeing from infected. As they move to intervene, the stage is set for a convergence of stories in this expanding, grim universe.
The Last Testament promises a harrowing exploration of cult psychology, moral decay, and the fragile alliances formed in collapse. With standout performances from its ensemble and striking, grotesque imagery, the film aims to be both a relentless horror experience and a chilling commentary on the icons and ideologies that haunt a broken world.[wide]
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