Netflix has revealed the August 08, 2025, release date, along with three new posters, for the upcoming live-actionResident Evilseries. Based on the popular Capcom video game franchise, the new series will tell an original story set across two different timelines.
TheResident Evilseries is said to be set across two different timelines; the first focusing on teenage sisters Jade and Bille Wesker, and another following an adult Jade in a future where humanity isoverrun by zombies. The official synopsis from Netflix reads, “Year 2036 – 14 years after a deadly virus caused a global apocalypse, Jade Wesker fights for survival in a world overrun by the blood-thirsty infected and insane creatures. In this absolute carnage, Jade is haunted by her past in New Raccoon City, by her father’s chilling connections to the Umbrella Corporation but mostly by what happened to her sister, Billie.”
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Three newResident Evilposters were revealed by Netflix on Twitter with the caption, “Evil has Evolved.” Each poster features the new logo along with a unique image displayed on a striking yellow background. In the first poster, the logo is surrounded by bubbly (probably infected) red blood, which is juxtaposed nicely with the yellow backdrop. The second poster features a red and white pill labeled “JOY” along with the Umbrella Corp logo. The last poster has a vile that looks to containResident Evil’s infamous T-virus. It’s labeled with a serial number and a handwritten X beside the word “positive.” Interestingly, it also contains a small QR code, which may be too small and obscure for curious fans to scan.
Last year, Netflix announced thecast of theResident Evilseries, which includes Lance Reddick, Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, and Paola Nuñez. Reddick confirmed on Twitter that he is playing Jade’s father and famed virologist, Albert Wesker. Reddick is known for his stoic performances in the HBO police dramaThe Wireand more recently as Charon, the hotel concierge in theJohn Wickfranchise. Andrew Dabb, whose previous credits include the CW’sSupernatural, will serve as showrunner and executive producer for the series, which will contain eight one-hour episodes.
Netflix has been pursuing a number ofResident Evilprojects. Along with the live-action series, the streaming giant is producing at least two animated projects, including the already-released 2021 animated featureResident Evil: Infinite Darkness.Previous adaptations of the video game franchise include the Sony Pictures films starring actress Milla Jovovich. Sony produced six films starring Jovovich as an original character named Alice, a former security specialist and covert operative who uses her elite skills to battle the evil Umbrella Corporation. In 2021, Sony produced a reboot film titledResident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.Set in 1998, it follows a group of survivors trying to survive a zombie outbreak in Raccoon City.
