Resident Evil has had a fairly robust run as of late, with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village pushing the franchise ahead, whereas remakes like Resident Evil 2 and three deliver the previous to life in electrifying methods. Now, Netflix is able to additional develop the attain of Capcom’s common gaming franchise with a brand new live-action sequence.
The official announcement comes greater than a yr and a half after an initial report surfaced that the mission was within the works. Then, earlier this yr, an outline of what the sequence might concentrate on leaked. This morning, Netflix tweeted out a really transient synopsis, in addition to a photograph of the script of the primary episode, titled “Welcome to New Raccoon City.”
The first season will characteristic eight one-hour episodes, with Supernatural author Andrew Dabb working the present. Bronwen Hughes, whose directorial credit embrace single episodes of Breaking Bad, Burn Notice, and Better Call Saul, will direct the primary two episodes.
When the Wesker youngsters transfer to New Raccoon City, the secrets and techniques they uncover would possibly simply be the tip of every thing. Resident Evil, a brand new reside motion sequence primarily based on Capcom’s legendary survival horror franchise, is coming to Netflix. pic.twitter.com/XWh5XYxklD
— NX (@NXOnNetflix) August 27, 2020
There is at the moment no info on when the sequence would possibly start streaming on Netflix’s service.
[Source: NX on Twitter]
