As part of Netflix’s Geeked Week, the streaming service has announced their cast for their upcoming live-actionResident Evilseries. While Netflix was mum about who most of the cast would be playing,Lance ReddickofJohn WickandThe Wirefame will be playingResident Evil’s iconic villain, Albert Wesker.
Besides Reddick as Wesker, Netflix’sResident Evilis comprised of an entirely female cast, although the series hasn’t stated who they will be playing. Also starring areElla Balinska(2019’sCharlie’s Angels),Tamara Smart(ArtemisFowl),SienaAgudong(NoGoodNick),AdelinaRudolph(ChillingAdventuresofSabrina), andPaolaNuñez(BadBoysforLife).
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Last year, theNetflix Geeked Twitter account sharedthat the eight-episode season will be written byAndrew Dabb(Supernatural) and thatBronwenHughes(The Walking Dead) will direct the first two episodes. The first episode, fittingly, will be called “Welcome to New Raccoon City.” Netflix also gave the following description of the series: “When the Wesker kids move to New Raccoon City, the secrets they uncover might just be the end of everything.”
It sounds as thoughResidentEvilwill take place over two timelines. The first will follow Wesker’s 14-year-old daughters Jade and Billie Wesker, who move to New Raccoon City and learn about their father’s past. The other timeline will show a thirty-year-old Jade in the future, where the T-virus has destroyed the world.
This is a great time forResidentEvilfans. Not only has the recent release ofResidentEvilVillagebeen a huge hit for Capcom,but Resident Evil alsohas several more projects in the works. In addition to their live-action series, Netflix is also releasing the animatedResident Evil: Infinite Darknessseries in July. Also coming soon is the movieResident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, which is scheduled to be released in November of this year.
As for the live-actionResidentEvilseries, Netflix has yet to announce a release date, but there’s still plenty of Resident Evil material on the way to hold us over until we get to see Reddick as Wesker. Check out the first image of theResident Evilcast below.
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