The zombie drama was a reimagining of the popular franchise, which followed scientist Albert Wesker and his two daughters as they move to a new town developed by the sinister Umbrella Corporation.<\/p>\n
Unconventionally, the series shared the same canon as the video games<\/a> that inspired it, but this aspect of the show didn\u2019t come to the forefront until towards the end of the first season.<\/p>\n In the meantime, fans criticised the show for straying too far from the premise of the source material, which tends to focus on isolated breakouts of the T-Virus, as opposed to the complete global apocalypse seen in Netflix\u2019s version.<\/p>\n The Resident Evil ending<\/a> teased the introduction of a popular character from the games, Ada Wong, but alas, it now seems that will never come to pass.<\/p> Showrunner Andrew Dabb, who previously worked on fantasy series Supernatural<\/a>, had previously discussed plans to incorporate further elements of the games in future seasons.<\/p>\n \u201cThe games are our backstory. Everything that happened in the games exists in this world,\u201d he told ComicBook.com<\/a>. \u201cSo like, the village is there. We might not get there \u2019til season 5, but it is in our world. We can play with those\u2026 as we\u2019re now moving ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s another lesson in not saving your best material for a future entry that may or may not happen, which is a pitfall that much genre fare has fallen foul to in recent years.<\/p>\n Read more: Resident Evil review:\u00a0Netflix adaptation likely a one-season wonder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Resident Evil joins the likes of Archive 81<\/a> and First Kill<\/a> on the list of Netflix sci-fi offerings not to survive past their first season, much to the disappointment of fans.<\/p>\n The show performed reasonably well in its first week, with 72.7 million hours viewed in its first week, but quickly dropped down Netflix\u2019s ranking amid competition from Stranger Things<\/a> and The Sandman<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Resident Evil cast<\/a> is led by Lance Reddick (John Wick<\/a>) and Ella Balinska (Charlie\u2019s Angels), who play Albert Wesker and his tough-as-nails daughter, Jade.<\/p>\n Resident Evil is available to stream on Netflix. Check out more of our Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Saturday, 27 August 2022 at 12:00 am Resident Evil has been cancelled after one season, joining a growing list of Netflix shows to have suffered the same fate. 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