Andrew Dabb Interview: Resident Evil
Andrew Dabb developed Resident Evil for Netflix, the latest entry (and the first live-action television show) in the long-running horror franchise. Following two timelines, Resident Evil tracks the daughters of Albert Wesker (Lance Reddick) in 2022 and 2036. The 2022 timeline follows the twins, Jade and Billie, as they move to New Raccoon City prior to the T-Virus devastating the world.
In 2036, Jade is looking for a way to control the zombies, hoping that humans can adapt to the ways that the world has changed. Of course, things won't be that easy — Jade's past quickly catches up to her and as her life is explored in flashbacks, audiences learn more about the evil history of Umbrella in the 21st century and just how Albert Wesker came to be her father.
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Screen Rant sat down with Dabb to talk all things Resident Evil, including the big Albert Wesker reveal, why the show has two timelines, and what's in store for a potential season 2.
Screen Rant: I love the way the show brings back Albert Wesker,. We get to see so many different sides of him as a character. Was that always the plan to bring him back in this way? Or did you toy with different ideas?
Andrew Dabb: No, this was always kind of a core idea. Because this show, [and] I would argue Resident Evil generally, but this show specifically, is very much about parents and children. You certainly see Wesker with his daughters, you see Jade with her daughter, and you see the original Wesker with his sons, and how it affects you to have a father like that. So the idea to kind of be able to echo that in the character of Wesker, and have Lance Reddick play a lot of different versions of kind of the same guy, it was
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