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Resident Evil | |
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Information | |
Title: | Resident Evil |
Format: | Live-action |
Running time: | 60 min. |
country: | USA |
Network: | Netflix |
Seasons: | 1 |
Episodes: | 8 |
Production | |
Production company: | Constantin Television Moonlighting Films |
Executive producers: | Andrew Dabb; Bronwen Hughes; Robert Kulzer; Oliver Berben; Mary Leah Sutton |
Producers: | Martin Moszkowicz; Colin Scully; Kerry Williamson; Alexander Hamilton Westmore |
Principal cast: | Ella Balinska; Tamara Smart; Siena Agudong; Paola Núñez; Lance Reddick |
Air dates | |
First aired: | July 14th, 2022 |
Last aired: | July 14th, 2022 |
Resident Evil is an American live-action streaming series which is based on the popular Resident Evil line of survival horror video games developed by Capcom. The series was developed for television by [[[Andrew Dabb]] and produced by Constantin Television & Moonlighting Films. It ran for a single season, spanning eight hour-long episodes. All episodes premiered on the Netflix streaming service on July 14th, 2022. The series stars Ella Balinska as Jade Wesker, with Tamara Smart playing a 14-year-old version of the character. It also stars Siena Agudong as her sister Billie Wesker, Paola Núñez as corporate CEO Evelyn Marcus and Lance Reddick as scientist Albert Wesker. Co-starring in the series is Turlough Convery as corporate enforcer Richard Baxter and Connor Gosatti as Evelyn's teenage son, Simon. The story is unveiled through two separate timelines. The present-day timeline showcases the troubles of teenage Jade & Billie Wesker as Billie becomes infected with the Umbrella Corporation's latest viral nightmare. The B-story takes place a few years in the future after the world has been overrun by infected zombie-like murderers known as "Zeros".
Episodes[]
Episode | Title | Airdate |
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1x01 | "Welcome to New Raccoon City" | July 14th, 2022 |
1x02 | "The Devil You Know" | July 14th, 2022 |
1x03 | "The Light" | July 14th, 2022 |
1x04 | "The Turn" | July 14th, 2022 |
1x05 | "Home Movies" | July 14th, 2022 |
1x06 | "Someone's Little Girl" | July 14th, 2022 |
1x07 | "Parasite" | July 14th, 2022 |
1x08 | "Revelations" | July 14th, 2022 |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Resident Evil was originally created as a video game called BioHazard by Takahiro Arimitsu and Isao Ōishi. It was re-branded as Resident Evil by Capcom and made available for the Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, and Sony PlayStation platforms, and later, Sega Saturn. The game proved immensely popular, spawning numerous sequels as well as a live-action sci-fi/horror film series starring Milla Jovovich, which began with the first Resident Evil in 2002 and yielded five sequels plus a remake film.
- On August 26th, 2022, Netflix canceled the series after one season.
- The modern-day A story takes place in the year 2022. The near-future B story takes place in the year 2036.
- In addition to Albert Wesker, who is a character from the original video game, Resident Evil also features some familiar undead creatures from the product line including B.O.W.s, Lickers, and at least one Giant spider.