Back in January, it was reported that Netflix was developing a Resident Evil series that is "loosely" based on the video game franchise. While we hadn't heard much since, it appears that the streaming giant prematurely posted a series description to its media center.
The description was quickly removed, but not before
Resident Evil Database captured a screenshot of it. To confirm the posting was legit,
Resident Evil Wiki used the WaybackMachine to locate the archived post and then translated the description.
Resident Evil
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. 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.
Assuming the description is legit, it seems Netflix is taking some creative liberties with the IP. For starters, the
Resident Evil games tend to revolve around Raccoon City. The fact that this will also take place 26 years after the discovery of the T-Virus also suggests an entirely new cast of original characters. Previous reports claimed the series would revolve around the two daughters of series antagonist Albert Wesker.
Netflix's
Resident Evil series is being handled by German production and distribution company Constantin Film. Neither Netflix nor Constantin have responded to the leaked synopsis.
This won't be the first adaptation of the
Resident Evil games. A film franchise launched in 2002 and has seen six movies released to day, produced by Constantin and distributed by Screen Gems. While the films have deviated from the games in terms of story and narrative, some of the fan-favorite characters have appeared on the big screen.
Reception towards towards the film franchise have been mixed but it is the highest-grossing film series ever based on a video game with a cumulative total of over $1.2 billion worldwide. Milla Jovovich starred in the films which were directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The six-movie series wrapped in 2016 with
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.