{"id":18478,"date":"2022-07-14T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T07:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1680483"},"modified":"2022-07-14T09:25:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T07:25:10","slug":"what-does-netflixs-resident-evil-change-from-the-games","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-does-netflixs-resident-evil-change-from-the-games\/","title":{"rendered":"What does Netflix\u2019s Resident Evil change from the games?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 14 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Netflix has reimagined the world of Resident Evil for a new streaming series, which once again examines the devastating consequences of immoral experiments by the Umbrella Corporation.<\/p>\n

However, beyond that broad premise, this latest screen adaptation of the popular video game bears little resemblance to the source material, which has some fans understandably concerned.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have tons of people who know everything about Resident Evil and the Resident Evil lore, but we really want to open it up to new audiences,\u201d assured executive producer Mary Leah Sutton. \u201cIt\u2019s a new take on a franchise but it\u2019s also its own thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

While major changes have been made to the established canon, Netflix\u2019s Resident Evil<\/a> does honour the legacy of the games with certain inclusions \u2013 read on for an overview of the key differences and similarities.<\/p>\n

Resident Evil: Netflix vs video game comparison<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe story of Netflix<\/a>\u2018s Resident Evil is actually directly connected to the games, taking place in a world where the events of the 1996 original and 1998 sequel unfolded exactly as remembered.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why there are references to an ambiguous disaster in Raccoon City, which had once been located in the American midwest but was completely destroyed (along with its infected inhabitants) in a government cover-up \u2013 as depicted in the Playstation game Resident Evil 2.<\/p>\n
The Netflix series picks up 24 years later with Umbrella founding New Raccoon City in South Africa, where it has relocated many of its most important employees, including Albert Wesker (Lance Reddick).<\/p>\n
This version of Wesker has raised many an eyebrow among fans, as the infamous villain is shown to be a loving father to two teenage daughters, which doesn\u2019t line up with his appearance in the first game (from which this show supposedly takes its cues).<\/p>\n
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