The first trailer for Netflix's Resident Evil show has arrived. The series stars Lance Reddick as franchise villain Albert Wesker, along with Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, Paola Nuñez, Ahad Raza Mir, Connor Gossatti, and Turlough Convery. Supernatural's Andrew Dabb acts as showrunner for the new adaptation, which takes place 14 years after a deadly virus creates a global apocalypse and a world overrun with infected, blood-thirsty creatures.
Resident Evil will focus on the characters of Jade and Billie Wesker, the daughters of Albert Wesker, jumping between timelines from 2022 to 2036. In the latter timeline, Jade will be surviving in London, haunted by her past and what happened to her sister in New Raccoon City, especially with her father's ties to the Umbrella Corporation. Resident Evil season 1 will be comprised of eight, hour-long episodes in total and is set to debut on July 14th, 2022.
Netflix has now unveiled the first Resident Evil series trailer, which gives audiences a peek at how the streamer will adapt the popular video game series. The trailer reveals the first glimpse at New Raccoon City, as well as various creatures, zombies, and characters, set within both timelines. The Umbrella Corporation logo makes many appearances as well, and hardcore fans are sure to pick up on some of the Resident Evil Easter eggs scattered throughout that relate back to the video games. Check out the full Resident Evil show trailer below:
Netflix's Resident Evil will be an entirely new take on the story, rather than a direct adaptation of the original video game. In 2002, Milla Jovovich kicked off her tenure in the first Resident Evil, which spawned five more sequels, before closing out with 2016's Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Last year saw the release of a reboot, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, which served a more of a faithful adaptation of the games, but failed to make a big impact. Now, Netflix will try its hand at the franchise, once again creating a new storyline for the series, much like the Jovovich-led films did.
While some fans may be disappointed to see that Netfilx's Resident Evil is going in a non-traditional direction for the story, the same thing happened with the movies, and it became a lucrative franchise. Ultimately, there's more freedom to expand the property and surprise viewers by creating something new within the confines of that universe, which should help keep it fresh for both hardcore fans and newcomers. There's a tremendous amount of mythology to explore in the Resident Evil franchise, so there's no telling what (or who) may pop up as the series continues. Those hoping for a more direct translation may well get some fan service along the way.
Source: Netflix