Netflix Drops First Teasers For Its Resident Evil Original Series

As for this new live-action “Resident Evil,” the details are still a bit sparse. NetflixGeeked shared a brief synopsis on Twitter back in August 2020, revealing the first season is comprised of eight hour-long episodes and is helmed by former “Supernatural” executive producer Andrew Dabb. The account went on to state the story will follow “the Wesker kids” as they move to New Racoon City and begin to uncover a number of deadly secrets. Whether they’re related to (or possibly cloned from) long-time game series antagonist Albert Wesker hasn’t been explicitly stated, but it is possible given how fast and loose the games play with science.

Looking at the new teaser images the official Netflix Twitter account has shared today, it appears the T-Virus could be making a return in some capacity, along with a drug manufactured by Umbrella called “Joy.” There’s still no official word on the return of specific familiar characters from either the games or the films, though. And while the basic plot description may not inspire confidence with many “Resident Evil” fans, the consensus seems to be that, compared to its other live-action counterparts, this new series has nowhere to go but up.

Though the images don’t show much, we won’t have to wait too long to watch the show ourselves, as Netflix’s “Resident Evil” is scheduled to launch on July 14, 2022.