Plot details for Netflix's Resident Evil series revealed
Netflix has officially confirmed development of their Resident Evil adaptation with some interesting plot details.
Today, the streaming service unveiled the plot of the series, which will take place in two different timelines. The synopsis can be read below:
In the first timeline, 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker are moved to New Raccoon City. A manufactured, corporate town, forced on them right as adolescence is in full swing. But the more time they spend there, the more they come to realize that the town is more than it seems and their father may be concealing dark secrets. Secrets that could 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 — people 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.
The series will be written by Andrew Dabb, who is best known for their work on Supernatural. Dabb will also be the showrunner and executive producer. In a statement, Dabb said:
“Resident Evil is my favorite game of all time. I'm incredibly excited to tell a new chapter in this amazing story and bring the first ever Resident Evil series to Netflix members around the world. For every type of Resident Evil fan, including those joining us for the first time, the series will be complete with a lot of old friends, and some things (bloodthirsty, insane things) people have never seen before."
The Netflix series, which will run for eight episodes, comes from Constantin Film, who worked on the Resident Evil films. The film series earned a combined $1.2 billion, which makes it the highest-grossing video game film series of all time.