Initial pre-production was due to take place in April 2020 before the main shoot between June and October 2020. Official Production Status: Post-Production (Last Updated: ) How far in production is Resident Evil season one? He teased, “I don’t want to give too much away, but I will say the explanation for why Wesker is the way that he is and how he is still alive go hand in hand.” Everything that happens in the games exists in this world,” says the showrunner Andrew Dabb.Īdditionally in an interview with EW, Andrew Dabb revealed that the show follows the game’s timelines which means that Wesker has somehow been resurrected.
How is the Netflix series connected to the games? “The games are our backstory.
It follows Jade, now thirty, in her efforts to survive in this world. The second timeline takes place over a decade in the future, where only 15 million humans remain, with over 6 billion animals and people being infected with the T-virus.
They come to realize that their father may be concealing dark secrets that could destroy the world. The first of which involves 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker moving to New Raccoon City. Today, twenty-six years after the discovery of the T-Virus, secrets held by the three will start to be revealed at the first signs of outbreak.”įrom our understanding, the story takes place over two timelines. “The town of Clearfield, MD has long stood in the shadow of three seemingly unrelated behemoths – the Umbrella Corporation, the decommissioned Greenwood Asylum, and Washington, D.C. In early 2020, Netflix’s Media site listed an official story description for the series (although it has since been removed). While the project is in early stages, the series is expected to incorporate all of Resident Evil’s signature elements, including action sequences and easter eggs.” “The drama series will explore the dark inner workings of the Umbrella Corporation and the new world order caused by the outbreak of the T-virus. This caused some initial concern surrounding the tone of the first season but at this point, it’s too early to tell. His previous credits include Supernatural for The CW. The episode is written by Andrew Dabb and directed by Bronwen Hughes ( The Walking Dead).Īndrew Dabb is helming the series. In the script that was posted by NXonNetflix in August 2020, we know that episode one is called “Welcome to New Racoon City”. The 8 x 1 hour episode season will be helmed by Andrew Dabb (Supernatural), Bronwen Hughes (The Walking Dead, The Journey Is the Destination) will direct the first two episodes. That’s when they published the first details via the former NXonNetflix account. Netflix themselves didn’t actually post anything official regarding the live-action series until August 27th, 2020. Netflix is seemingly going all-in on Resident Evil with this live-action series and at least two animated projects too, the first of which was Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness which was released on Netflix in July 2021.