Resident Evil: Release Date, Cast And Trailer For Netflix Live-Action Series

By vinayak On Oct 21, 2022 0

Netflix’s new Resident Evil series breathes new life into Capcom’s long-running game series. There have been seven of his Resident Evil movies in the last 20 years, including Welcome to Raccoon City, called the 2021 reboot.

But the new Netflix series is going in a different direction, following Jade and Billy Wesker in his two timelines during his teenage years and adulthood. The show begins in the futuristic timeline of 2036, with an adult Jade struggling to survive in a world overrun by virus-infected monsters that happened to the Umbrella Corporation and her sister.

John Wick and The Wire actor Lance Reddick plays Albert Wesker, one of the main antagonists of the original video game series, alongside Artemis Fowl’s Tamara Smart and Charlie’s Angels star Ella. Balinska plays a younger and older version of Wesker’s daughter Jade. Read everything you need to know about Resident Evil on Netflix, including the latest plot, cast and trailer info. Or, if you’ve already watched the episode, read more about the show’s future here, or read the Season 1 ending statement.

Resident Evil Netflix Release Date

All eight episodes of Resident Evil landed on 14th July 2022 on Netflix.

Who’s in the Resident Evil cast on Netflix?

Resident Evil has confirmed that Lance Reddick will be appearing as Albert Wesker, one of the main characters in the original video game series. He is joined by Tamara Smart and Ella Balinska, who play younger and older versions of Wesker’s daughter Jade.

Adeline Rudolph, Sienna Agdon, Paola Nunez, Ahad Raza Mir, Conor Gosatti and Taro Conbery complete the cast in roles that have yet to be revealed. Meanwhile, Supernatural writer Andrew Dove will serve as showrunner, while The Walking Dead director Bronwen Hughes will produce and direct his first two episodes.

Resident Evil’s first season will consist of his eight episodes, each about an hour long. Dabb says: We are very excited to tell this new chapter in this great story and bring the first Resident Evil series to his Netflix members around the world.

“For all types of Resident Evil fans, including Resident Evil newcomers, the series will be complete with many old friends and things people have never seen before (gory and crazy).”

What is Netflix’s Resident Evil live-action series about?

In another departure from the original video game, Netflix Resident Evil seems to mix the horror franchise with another sci-fi favorite, Stranger Things.

Netflix’s official description reads, “When Wesker’s children move into the new Raccoon City, the mystery they uncover could all come to an end. The plot of the series spans two different timelines, in the first, 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billy Wesker move into a new house.

They soon discover that the seemingly harmless town is more than meets the eye and that their father is hiding a dark secret that puts life on Earth in grave danger. Skip to the second timeline to follow Jade at 30 as she struggles to survive in a world of only 15 million people left. Her remaining six billion have been transformed into terrifying monstrosities by her T-Virus, and are being put to a daunting test of survival by Jade’s own personal demons.

Of course, fans of the Resident Evil game will recognize the surname of Albert Wesker, a recurring villain from throughout the franchise associated with the sinister Umbrella Corporation. It’s entirely possible that the small town of New Raccoon City sits above the Umbrella Research Facility and is the epicenter of the zombie outbreak.

Resident Evil Netflix trailer

A brand-new trailer has given fans a taste of the gore and action in store.

It’s safe to say there’ll be plenty of zombies and giant, mutated monsters – including plenty of massive spiders. Eek. Watch below:

A previous trailer for the live-action series made clear that the show will follow Jade through two timelines.

The first will be set in 2022 in the futuristic New Racoon City, while the second timeline will be set 14 years later, in 2036, following Jade as she tries to overcome armies of bloodthirsty zombies.