Zombies are now zeroes
Capcom’s survival horror granddaddy of a seriesResident Evilis hitting the small screen today, with the arrival of Netflix’s live-action TV adaptation. It’s not spoiling anything to say thatAlbert Wesker is back, but this time he’s bringing his family along for those bioweapon hijinks he’s known for. It wouldn’t be Resi without some zombie dogs jumping through windows either, as you’ll see in the trailer below.
I don’t know what to make of the whole thing. Its showrunner, Supernatural’s Andrew Dabb, has gone on record with Netflix’s winkingly namedTudumsite to sell the connections to the Resident Evil games. Interestingly, Dabb insists that the show weaves into the game series rather than the prior movie franchise. He got into the series withResident Evil 3as a kid, then went back to play the earlier games, so he’s a fan from back in the day.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been anticipating this show since it was firstannouncedtwo years ago. Fingers crossed there’s more to it than just hitting familiar beats from the classics, and that it’s quite a bit better than the animatedInfinite Darknessseries that came out (also on Netflix) last year.
Resident Evil is streaming onNetflixfrom today, July 14th. Maybe in season two we’ll see it tie-in with some of the upcomingResident Evil Village DLC?
