Resident Evil has had a fairly sturdy 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 carry the previous to life in electrifying methods. Now, Netflix is able to additional develop the attain of Capcom’s in style gaming franchise with a brand new live-action collection.
The official reveal comes greater than a yr and a half after an initial report surfaced that the venture was within the works. Then, earlier this yr, an outline of what the collection may give attention to 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 function eight one-hour episodes, with Supernatural author Andrew Dabb operating 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 children transfer to New Raccoon City, the secrets and techniques they uncover would possibly simply be the tip of every little thing. Resident Evil, a brand new dwell motion collection based mostly on Capcom’s legendary survival horror franchise, is coming to Netflix. pic.twitter.com/XWh5XYxklD
— NX (@NXOnNetflix) August 27, 2020
There is presently no data on when the collection would possibly start streaming on Netflix’s service.
[Source: NX on Twitter]