The Netflix reside motion Resident Evil sequence starring Lance Reddick will debut on July 14. Introduced in 2020, the sequence will comply with two timelines: One earlier than the zombie apocalypse, when 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker come to appreciate that each one just isn’t because it appears within the company city of New Raccoon Metropolis, and the opposite greater than a decade sooner or later, when all the pieces has gone improper.
Netflix’s synopsis of the present, courtesy of Polygon:
Yr 2036—14 years after a lethal virus prompted a worldwide apocalypse, Jade Wesker fights for survival in a world overrun by the blood-thirsty contaminated and insane creatures. On this absolute carnage, Jade is haunted by her previous in New Raccoon Metropolis, by her father’s chilling connections to the Umbrella Company however principally by what occurred to her sister, Billie.
Netflix additionally dropped a trio of digital promo pictures to set the temper:
Evil has Developed. The brand new reside motion Resident Evil sequence premieres July 14. pic.twitter.com/f7mEH2LsjNMarch 17, 2022
The sequence will star Ella Balinska, Tamara Sensible, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, and Paola Nuñez, however—all apologies to their followers—the massive attraction is Reddick, who will play the a part of the villainous Albert Wesker. Reddick is understood for his roles in The Wire, Fringe, and the John Wick films, and he is additionally appeared in a number of videogames, most notably Future, through which he performs chief grim man and Titan Vanguard Zavala. Reddick does not appear fairly so dour in actual life, although: He is earned the lasting affection of followers for his willingness to say issues like “wielding the Darkness to clap ass“—in an unofficial capability, in fact.
Notice that this sequence is completely different from the Netflix anime sequence Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness that debuted final yr (and which we did not care for), and the current Resident Evil live-action film reboot Welcome to Raccoon City, which is unrelated to Netflix however apparently not superb anyway.
