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This article is about the upcoming live-action series. For the animated series, see Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness.
Resident Evil
Genre
Based onResident Evil
by Capcom
Developed byAndrew Dabb
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerMartin Moszkowicz
Production locationSouth Africa
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix

Resident Evil[a] is an upcoming American action horror streaming television series developed by Andrew Dabb for Netflix. Based on the video game series of the same name by Capcom, it is the second television adaptation of the franchise after the animated miniseries Infinite Darkness, and the eighth live-action adaptation after the film series of the same name. The series take place in its own original universe but feature the games series storyline as its backstory and basis.

The series features an ensemble cast led by Lance Reddick as Albert Wesker, Ella Balinska and Adeline Rudolph as Wesker's adopted children while Tamara Smart and Siena Agudong portrays their younger self, and Paola Núñez as Evelyn Marcus, James Marcus's daughters. It alternate between two timelines, following Jade and Billie Wesker during their days in New Raccoon City where they discovers their father and Umbrella Corporation dark secrets, and a decade in the future, where Jade try her efforts to survive the end of world.

In 2019, Netflix began development with Constantin Film, the rightsholders who have previously produced the film series, as the production company involved, as well as Moonlighting Films, a production company which worked on Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016). The series was formally announced in 2020, having been greenlit as an eight episode series with each episode one hour in length. Dabb was hired as showrunner alongside a number of other Netflix projects. Due to delays brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic, production was delayed eight months and took place from February to July 2021.[1][2]

Resident Evil is set to debut on July 14, 2022, on Netflix.[3]

Plot

The series' main plot is spread out over two points in time – 2022 and 2036, with a gap of some 14 years.[4][5] The "past" plotline deals with the struggles of 14 year old half-twins Billie and Jade, the children of Dr. Albert Wesker and conceived through suspicious circumstances. Their lives take a dramatic turn when Albert is awarded an executive position at the struggling Umbrella Corporation that once employed him, and they move to Umbrella's planned community, New Raccoon City. While there the two girls stumble onto the dark secrets behind their origins and Umbrella's dark legacy, while their father coordinates a response to the outbreak of a retroviral bioweapon called T-virus.

In the "present" of 2038, the T-virus has reduced human civilisation to 15 million refugees living in walled city states, surrounded by the six billion "Zeroes" who contracted the disease and became roaming gangs of cannibal mutants. The most powerful organisation left on Earth is the Umbrella Corporation, backed by its military arsenal, who are conducting a global manhunt for Jade.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Welcome to New Raccoon City"[8]Bronwen Hughes[1]Andrew Dabb[1]July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
2TBABronwen Hughes[1]UnknownJuly 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
3TBARob SeidenglanzUnknownJuly 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
4TBARob SeidenglanzKerry WilliamsonJuly 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
5"Home Movies[9]"Rachel GoldbergUnknownJuly 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
6TBABatán SilvaUnknownJuly 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
7TBABatán SilvaUnknownJuly 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
8"Revelations[9]"Rachel GoldbergUnknownJuly 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)

Production

Development

In January 2019, it was announced that Netflix was in development of a series based upon the Resident Evil franchise.[10] No major updates were given, until August 2020 when it was revealed that the series had been picked up for 8 one hour episodes.[11] It was also revealed that Andrew Dabb would write the series, in addition to him serving as an executive producer and showrunner. Bronwen Hughes was also executive producer and directed the first two episodes.[11]

Production was originally set to take place from June to October 2020, to be handled by Moonlighting Films, which previously worked on Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, however, these plans were shelved for the rest of the year.[12] Over 2020 the series went through retooling, with the promotion of Jeffrey Howard as co-Executive Producer in place of Dabb who was busy overseeing Grendel. Production resumed on February 19, 2021, with principal photography split into four production blocks and concluding on July 9.[13][14]

Casting

Casting took place in November 2020, with casting directors working in the United Kingdom, United States for the principal cast, and South Africa for the supporting cast and extras. American comedic actor Lance Reddick was cast in the role of Albert Wesker. The role of Billie Wesker was given to American actresses Siena Agudong and Adeline Rudolph, with British actresses Tamara Smart and Ella Balinska cast as her sister Jade. Paola Núñez was cast in the role of Wesker's assistant, Carol.[2] Pakistani actor Ahad Raza Mir joined the cast for the role of Arjun Batra.

Filming

Principal photography took place from February to July 2021. Internal scenes were filmed on a soundstage at Cape Town Film Studios, while dilapidated local buildings such as the Werdmuller Center and the Maitland Abattoir were used for location filming. Production was divided into four production blocks, with directors Bronwen Hughes, Rob Seidenglanz, Batán Silva and Rachel Goldberg each responsible for two episodes each. As part of block 3, scenes were filmed aboard the Sarah Baartman and S.A. Agulhas, with the help of Frog Squad, a company specialising in underwater filming.[15]

Marketing

While Netflix maintained a press embargo on the series before and during principal photography, a synopsis for an early series pitch was accidentally published and then deleted.[16] Similarly, an early copy of the first episode's script was published on archive.org before being taken down in a copyright complaint.[17] The series was officially announced in August 2020, with Andrew Dabb posting the front page of the completed "Welcome to New Raccoon City" script, with the principal cast being announced near the end of filming in June 2021.[1][2]

Marketing for the series proper began on 30 November with the opening of an official Instagram page for the series, which posted an image of a mutant dog which was set to appear.[18] Two trailers were released online on 11 May, with the first two episodes aired at a private press screening. In attendance, Dabb described the original universe of the show as featuring the video games as their backstory and basis.[19]

Release

The series is set to be released on July 14, 2022, on Netflix.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ In some countries this series has alternate titles, such as "Resident Evil: Remedium" in Poland, "Resident Evil: Lék" in Czechia, and "Resident Evil: A Série" in Brazil.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Patches, Matt (August 27, 2020). "Resident Evil live-action series confirmed by Netflix with first details". Polygon. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Del Rosario, Alexandra (June 11, 2021). "'Resident Evil': Lance Reddick To Star As Albert Wesker, Five Actresses Join Netflix Live-Action Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Del Rosario, Alexandra Del (March 17, 2022). "Netflix's 'Resident Evil' Live-Action Series Gets Premiere Date & Art". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. ^ August 2020, Bradley Russell 27. "Resident Evil Netflix series announced and here are the first story details". Total Film. Retrieved August 27, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Phillips, Tom (August 27, 2020). "Netflix's Resident Evil series will star the Wesker kids". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Meet 'Jane Goodall for zombies': Resident Evil sets up puzzle box mystery in 8 new photos". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ahad Raza Mir cast in Netflix's Resident Evil series". Images by DAWN. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "実写のNetflixオリジナルシリーズ『バイオハザード (原題)』全世界独占配信決定!". Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Rachel Goldberg". chapman.edu. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  10. ^ Nellie Andreeva (January 24, 2019). "'Resident Evil' TV Series In Works At Netflix". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "'Resident Evil' TV Series Officially a Go at Netflix | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "'Resident Evil': 'Supernatural' Showrunner Explains the Difference Between His Netflix Series and the Reboot Movie". cheatsheet.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  13. ^ @withoutaleaf (February 19, 2021). "And go!". Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Instagram.
  14. ^ @rainerafter (July 9, 2021). "What an amazing team! Thank you Ladies!". Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Instagram.
  15. ^ "Q&A with Frog Squad: "We helped build the hero boats for the Jack Ryan series"". kftv.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  16. ^ "Netflix's Resident Evil plans leak out". Polygon. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "Netflix's Upcoming Resident Evil Show May Have Just Had Episode One Leak". PSU. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  18. ^ Instagram - residentevilnetflix - "A better today. A brighter tomorrow.".
  19. ^ The Gamer - "I Saw Two Episodes Of Netflix's Resident Evil And It Doesnt Suck Even A Little Bit".
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