Netflix’s Resident Evil Character Trick Avoids The Movies’ Silliest Problem

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Netflix's Resident Evilseries will introduce a new group of characters, which will help it avoid a big problem with the movies. Fans of the Resident Evil games and the Milla Jovovich-led movies don't necessarily have much crossover. While the film series adapted characters, stories and monsters from the source material, they also went off on their own path. Whereas the video games were — for the most part — focused on horror and tension, the Jovovich movies put the focus firmly on action sequences.

For what they were, the Resident Evil movies are enjoyable, trashy b-movies but for devotees of the game franchise, they were a letdown. The film series received a total reboot with 2021's Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City, which put the focus back on horror and attempted to adapt the first two games. Sadly, the film's scope was too ambitious for its own good, with the story split between too many characters while the budget was stretched too thin in regards to CGI and special effects. Netflix's upcoming Resident Evil series is the next live-action outing for the property and promises to be an even grander departure from the Milla Jovovich movies.

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Netflix's Resident Evil will be split between two timelines, with the first following Umbrella executive Albert Wesker (Lance Reddick) and his daughters Jade and Billie moving to New Raccoon City, while the second takes place over a decade later in a post-apocalyptic world. Outside of Wesker himself, the show — at least for now — doesn't appear to be bringing in classic game characters like Leon Kennedy, Ada Wong or Chris and Claire Redfield. This is bound to disappoint some viewers, but it