Resident Evil is officially on television. Netflix has commissioned an episode of a drama series inspired by Capcom’s hugely popular Interior Kwea survival horror game franchise.
Written by Supernatural executive producer / co-showrunner Andrew Dabb and produced by Constantin Film, which is behind the Resident Evil films, the series will have a splinter story over two timelines.
In the first timeline, fourteen-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker are relocated to New Raccoon City. A manufactured business city, on its own, because adolescence is in full swing. But the more time they spend there, the more they realize that the city is more than it seems and their father may be hiding dark secrets. Secrets that can destroy the world.
Cut to the second timeline, well over a decade into the future: there are less than fifteen million people left on earth. And more than six billion monsters – humans and animals infected with the T virus. Jade, now thirty, struggles to survive in this New World, while the secrets from her past – about her sister, her father and herself – continue to haunt her.
De Resident Evil TV series was initially set up for development on Netflix when the streamer launched a search for a writer. As Deadline reported at the time, the series is expected to record all of them Resident Evil ‘s signature elements, including action sequences and “Easter eggs.”
“Rincident Kwea is my favorite game of all time, ”said Dabb, who will serve as showrunner. “I am incredibly excited to tell a new chapter in this great story and bring it the first ever Interior Kwea series to Netflix members around the world. ”
Dabb indicated that characters from the franchise will appear on the show, along with new monsters.
“For every type Interior Kwea of, including those who come to us for the first time, the series will be complete with many old friends, and some things (bloodthirsty, insane things) people have never seen before, ‘he said.
Dabb director produces the series with Robert Kulzer and Oliver Berben of Constantin Film and Mary Leah Sutton. Constantin Film CEO Martin Moszkowicz serves as producer.
Bronwen Hughes (The walking dead, the journey is the destination) will direct and execute the first two episodes.
German production and distribution company Constantin Film is the studio.
Since Capcom debuted in 1996 over the genre-defining horror title, Interior Kwea has become one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, with over 100 million games sold worldwide. Over the course of nearly 25 years, the series has expanded to include games to movie adaptations and theme park attractions.
De Resident Evil film franchise, launched with the 2002 Resident Evil, consists to date of six films, produced by Constantin, who had acquired the rights to the video game series, and distributed by Screen Gems. The franchise has so far earned a cumulative $ 1.2 billion worldwide to rank as the highest-grossing movies ever based on a video game.
Paul WS Anderson was behind the series of six films, starring Milla Jovovich and packed in 2016 with Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Since then, brass from Constantin Film had discussed plans to restart the franchise, including as a TV series. A potential feature Resident Evil restarting with a new cast is also in the offing.
