The beloved Resident Evil video game series is getting a live-action makeover later this year, and the cast was announced today at Netflix Geeked’s first-ever Geeked Week, a virtual fan-facing event revealing first looks and celebrating all things genre entertainment at Netflix.

RESIDENT EVIL is a live action, scripted series that will tell a brand new story building on Capcom’s legendary video game franchise. The series takes placed nearly three decades after the discovery of the T-virus, when an outbreak reveals the Umbrella Corporation’s dark secrets.

CAST:
  • Lance Reddick (he/him) as ALBERT WESKER
  • Ella Balinska (she/her)
  • Tamara Smart (she/her)
  • Siena Agudong (she/her)
  • Adeline Rudolph (she/her)
  • Paola Nuñez (she/her)
ABOUT THE SERIES
  • SHOWRUNNER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/WRITER: Andrew Dabb (Supernatural)
  • EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / WRITER: Mary Leah Sutton
  • EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Robert Kulzer and Oliver Berben of Constantin Film
  • PRODUCER: Constantin Film CEO Martin Moszkowicz
  • STUDIO: Constantin Film
  • FORMAT: 8 x 1 Hour episodes
The release date for the Resident Evil series is unknown, but likely to debut in 2021.



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