"Welcome to New Raccoon City" | |
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Series Resident Evil Season 1, Episode 1 | |
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Air date | July 14th, 2022 |
Writers | Andrew Dabb |
Director | Bronwen Hughes |
Producers | Andrew Dabb; Robert Kulzer; Bronwen Hughes; Mary Leah Sutton; Martin Moszkowicz; Oliver Berben; Colin Scully; Pablito Tancinco; Dylan Tarason; Alexander Hamilton Westmore; Kerry Williamson |
Starring | Ella Balinska; Tamara Smart; Siena Agudong; Adeline Rudolph; Paola Núñez; Lance Reddick |
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"Welcome to New Raccoon City" is the first episode of the Resident Evil live-action streaming series. It was directed by Bronwen Hughes with a script written by Andrew Dabb. All episodes from this series premiered on Netflix on Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Note: Listings marked with a (†) symbol indicate cast members who are credited in this episode, but their character does not make an appearance.
Actor | Role |
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Ella Balinska | Jade Wesker |
Tamara Smart | Young Jade Wesker |
Siena Agudong | Young Billie Wesker |
Adeline Rudolph | Billie Wesker † |
Paola Núñez | Evelyn Marcus † |
Lance Reddick | Albert Wesker |
Guest Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Turlough Convery | Richard Baxter |
Connor Gosatti | Simon Marcus |
Ahad Raza Mir | Arjun Batra |
Ella Zieglmeier | Bea Wesker |
Anthony Oseyemi | Roth |
Mpho Osei-Tutu | Yen |
Haseena Allie | Tammy Isaacs |
Nicholas Pauling | Tate |
Richard Wright-Firth | Maskey |
Co-Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Adrienne Pearce | Mrs. Morgan |
Michelle Allen | Rhonda |
Lauren Steyn | Carol |
Ashish Gangapersad | Dave Isaacs |
Evan Hengst | Carl |
Kayla Jordaan | Kid |
Bianca Mannie | Spokeswoman |
Suraya Rose Santos | Spokesmodel |
Gavin Werner | Bob |
Siobhan Hodgson | Tanya |
Notes[]
Episode Notes[]
- 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.
- This series is rated TV-MA in the United States. It contains strong language and scenes of graphic violence. It has an 18 certification in the United States.
- "Welcome to New Raccoon City" redirects to this page.
- There are a total of twenty-five credited cast members in this episode, though only twenty-three credited cast members actually make an appearance.
- Actor Mpho Osei Tutu is credited as Mpho Osei-Tutu in this episode.
- Actress Bianca Simone Mannie is credited as Bianca Mannie in this episode.
- This is one of two episodes directed by Bronwen Hughes. She also directs the second episode, "The Devil You Know".
- This is the first of two episodes of the series written by showrunner Andrew Dabb. He also writes the series finale, "Revelations".
Story Notes[]
- The modern-day A story takes place in the year 2022. The near-future B story takes place in March of the year 2036.
- Jade Wesker has notes relating to Pack 421, which is apparently one of the zero hordes that she had spent six months studying in 2036.
- Pack 2426 is the name of the current zero horde that Jade studies in March, 2036.
- Jade Wesker has a tattoo on her lower right arm that reads NRC9002. This number indicates that she is a survivor.
- Arjun Batra is Jade Wesker's lover, not her husband. However, he is the adoptive father of Jade's daughter, Bea. The identity of Bea's biological father is unknown.
Allusions[]
- The title of this episode is an indirect reference to the original Raccoon City, which was destroyed in 1998 at the end of the original Resident Evil video game. This is confirmed in episode 1x04, "The Turn".
Quotes[]
- Tate: What were you doing out there?
- Jade Wesker: My job. I study zeros. Watch how they change, evolve.
- Tate: Zeros don't change.
- Jade Wesker: They will... because the virus will. If we're lucky, it'll get weaker, and the weaker it gets, the smarter, the more human the zeros will become. We need to understand it. Them.
- Tate: I get how to kill 'em. I'm good.
- Jade Wesker: No, you're not. There's, what, 300 million humans left on this planet? But six billion of them. I don't think you can kill them all. So we have to learn how to live with them. Like we do... AIDS or Ebola or anything else that's trying to wipe out the human race. And we made them, so...
- Tate: I didn't make no fucking zero... and I didn't end the fucking world. And, uh, I guess you know about that.
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- Jade Wesker: Those zeros, how many are out there?
- Tate: It changes. A few hundred at least. We got over a thousand last summer. Not sure why.
- Jade Wesker: They can smell you. Their eyes go first. After about two or three years, the cornea is fried. Their hearing goes next, but their sense of smell it keeps getting better. And in the summer, people stink.
- Tate: Smart fucking dead folks, huh?
- Jade Wesker: They're not dead. The T-virus doesn't kill people, it rewires their brains. Your groupies outside? They're zero strain. Carriers. All they want to do is eat and spread the virus. And when the T goes cross-species, it triggers rampant cell growth. It makes animals big and mean and...
- Tate: Really fucking big and really fucking mean.
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- Albert Wesker: What do you do for Umbrella, Dave?
- Dave Isaacs: I'm a server admin.
- Albert Wesker: And, um... how many people can do your job, Dave? A thousand? Ten thousand?
- Dave Isaacs: I guess?
- Albert Wesker: Well, I work for Umbrella, too. And do you know how many people could do my job? One. Me.
- Dave Isaacs: Okay. Cool?
- Albert Wesker: It's not. It means I work too much. It means... I'm not much of a father. I try, but... I'm not.
- Dave Isaacs: Okay, but what... what does this-...
- Albert Wesker: And it means that Umbrella needs me. So... what happens if I call the people that own this town? The people that pay you and me and her. What happens if I call them and I say that I'm going to quit unless... they fired you. No, I'm sorry. I... I don't want you fired. I want you blacklisted. I want it so that no tech company ever hires you. Not Apple. Not Google. I want PornHub to shred your resume. Now, if I say that... what do you think they're going to do, Dave?
See also[]
Resident Evil
The World of Resident Evil
External Links[]
- "Welcome to New Raccoon City" at IMDB
- "Welcome to New Raccoon City" at the TV IV
- "Welcome to New Raccoon City" at the TV Database
- "Welcome to New Raccoon City" at Themoviedb.org
- "Welcome to New Raccoon City" at the Resident Evil Wiki
Keywords[]
2022 | 2036 | Africa | Brighton | Dogs | England | Flame weapons | Giant monsters | Helicopter | High school | Immolation | London | March | New Raccoon City | Pablo | Pack 2426 | Rabbits | Raccoon High School | South Africa | Viruses | Zombies
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Main characters
Jade Wesker • Billie Wesker • Evelyn Marcus • Al Wesker Supporting characters
Simon Marcus • Richard Baxter • Bea Wesker • Arjun Batra • Amrita Singh • Albert Wesker • Bert Wesker • Pablo |