'Resident Evil' live-action series to premiere on Netflix
The iconic 'Resident Evil' franchise is set to get its TV series debut on Netflix.
The iconic Resident Evil franchise is set to get its TV series debut on Netflix.
Resident Evil's series will have eight episodes that run an hour long. The news of the series came to light early last year. However, no further details about the production were revealed.
Andrew Dabb will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Dabb had previously been involved with the hit series "Supernatural," reported by Yahoo.
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The adaptation of the horror game franchise has already caught peoples' eyes. Among the two-storylines in the series, one would be set in the past and the other in the future.
The first story centers on fourteen-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker. The sister's duo moves with their family to Raccoon City and soon unravels the mysteries surrounding the town.
On the other hand, the second timeline tracks Jade, now thirty years old, dealing with the monster apocalypse that the Umbrella Corporation unleashed on the world with its T-Virus.
Bronwen Hughes will direct and executive produce the first two episodes of the series. Along with Dabb, Robert Kulzer and Oliver Berben of Constantin Film will also executive produce, as will Mary Leah Sutton. Constantin Film CEO Martin Moszkowicz will produce.
The Resident Evil franchise one of the highest-sold ones. It has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Even the film adaptations were colossal hit, grossing over $1.2 billion worldwide.
