Resident Evil stars Lance Reddick as Albert Wesker, one of the main characters of the original video game series, it has been confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

He\u2019s joined by Tamara Smart and Ella Balinska, who play the younger and older versions of Wesker\u2019s daughter Jade.<\/p>\n

Adeline Rudolph, Siena Agudong, Paola Nu\u00f1ez, Ahad Raza Mir, Connor Gossatti and Turlough Convery\u00a0round out the cast in as-yet-undisclosed roles.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Supernatural<\/a> writer Andrew Dabb is serving as showrunner, while The Walking Dead<\/a> director Bronwen Hughes will executive produce and helm the first two episodes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

There will be eight episodes in Resident Evil\u2019s first season, each one clocking in at roughly an hour long.<\/p>\n

Dabb said: \u201cResident Evil is my favorite game of all time. I\u2019m incredibly excited to tell a new chapter in this amazing story and bring the first ever Resident Evil\u00a0series to Netflix members around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor every type of Resident Evil fan, including those joining us for the first time, the series will be complete with a lot of old friends, and some things (bloodthirsty, insane things) people have never seen before.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is the Resident Evil live-action series about?<\/strong><\/h2>\nIn another departure from the original video games, Netflix\u2019s Resident Evil seems to be blending the horror franchise with another sci-fi favourite: Stranger Things<\/a>.<\/p>\n
An official description from Netflix reads: \u201cWhen the Wesker kids move to New Raccoon City, the secrets they uncover might just be the end of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
The plot of the series will be spread across two distinct timelines, the first introducing 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker as they move into their new home.<\/p>\n
They soon discover that their seemingly innocent town is more than it seems and their father is concealing dark secrets that put life on Earth in grave danger.<\/p>\n
The second timeline jumps forward to follow Jade as a 30-year-old, struggling to survive in a world where only 15 million people are left alive.<\/p>\n
The other six billion have been transformed into zombies horrifying monsters by the T-virus, making survival a hellish ordeal made worse by Jade\u2019s own personal demons.<\/p>\n
Of course, fans of the Resident Evil games will recognise the surname of Albert Wesker, a recurring villain from throughout the franchise, affiliated with the sinister Umbrella Corporation.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s quite possible that the small town of New Raccoon City is located above an Umbrella research facility, making it ground zero for a zombie outbreak.<\/p>\n
When the Wesker kids move to New Raccoon City, the secrets they uncover might just be the end of everything. Resident Evil, a new live action series based on Capcom\u2019s legendary survival horror franchise, is coming to Netflix. pic.twitter.com\/XWh5XYxklD<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) August 27, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>

Resident Evil Netflix release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n\nAll eight episodes of Resident Evil are set to premiere on 14th July 2022<\/strong> on Netflix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWe can\u2019t wait!<\/p>\n