Another reason to head to Netflix. All those who have an affinity for Resident Evil, are going to get another dose of it intermittently. For a long time, Netflix was in the quest of a showrunner for the series and just as the search is over, the streaming platform has made it official that it will be developing an eight-episode Resident Evil TV series.
Netflix's search came to an end in a big way with Supernatural's co-showrunner Andrew Dabb - he is set to helm the live-action series. Considering his work on Supernatural, Dabb sounds the perfect choice for an action-adventure story.
There is another reason for fans to believe that Dabb will put his mettle on display with the TV series.
Speaking of working on the project and it’s significance to him, 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 people have never seen before."
Besides showrunning, Dabb will also write and exec produce alongside Robert Kulzer and Oliver Berben and Marry Leah Sutton. In addition, The Walking Dead’s Bronwen Hughes will also produce and direct the first two episodes.
Adjusted across two timelines, the series will tell a fresh story set within the original world of Resident Evil. In the first, sisters Jade and Billie Wesker make a move to the New Raccoon City at the age of 14. As they continue to live there, they come to know about the dark secrets their father has been hiding for a long time.
The second timeline takes the story 16 years into the future. The setting includes Resident Evil’s signature zombie-making T-virus running riot through the planet and Jade trying to survive in the world devastated by monsters.
Resident Evil becomes the latest entrant in the club of video games that got TV treatment joining Netflix’s The Witcher and Halo at Showtime.
More details about the project are expected to be around soon as the production starts. Video games, movies, and now a TV series - prove Resident Evil has undoubtedly been one of the top performers in the segment. Fans are eagerly waiting to see what's the TV treatment of the iconic game.