Now sporting a release date in July, the Resident Evil Netflix show aims to redefine the series' lackluster legacy of live action adaptations.
executive producer/writer Andrew Dabb, the hour-long live-action series centers on Jade Wesker—daughter of superpowered madman Albert Wesker—navigating a post-apocalyptic world in the year 2036. She wants to escape her past in New Raccoon City, specifically “her father’s chilling connections to the Umbrella Corporation” and the trauma of whatever happened to her sister Billie.
According to Netflix’s press release, “infected and insane creatures” roam the lands, which is a polite way of saying the series will follow its videogame counterpart and lean into various supernatural creatures along with the trademark zombies. Enemies within the games have ranged from giant water salamanders, giant spiders, and theLance Reddick will portray Albert Wesker. The rest of the main cast’s names were announced but not their roles, so we just have to guess for now.
The teaser posters released alongside the announcement hint at a more technology/medicine focus, with blood vials and pills prominently on display. You can see all three of those posters at the bottom of this post. The series will consist of eight episodes, and it premieres on July 14. This is not the first time Resident Evil is making the jump to live action: there are six blockbuster movies that become more and more disconnected from the videogame lore with each installment, the most recent and final being 2017’sNor is it the first collaboration between developer Capcom and Netflix, that honor belongs to this past November’s.