Television series

Resident Evil

Name: Resident Evil
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 2022
Cast: Lance Reddick, Ella Balinska, Siena Nicole Agudong, Tamara Smart, Paola Núñez

Other titles called Resident Evil: the 2002 film, the 2026 film.

Netflix's Resident Evil splits between two timelines: teenage sisters discovering their father's sinister secrets in a corporate town, and adult Jade navigating a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a virus. It's a prestige drama trying to justify a video-game adaptation through character depth and moral complexity, leaning far heavier on family dysfunction than jump scares. For viewers who want their horror grounded in dread rather than spectacle.

TVMaze rating

2.9

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