Netflix is making a Resident Evil show

Netflix is making a Resident Evil show

Netflix confirmed that its long-rumoredResident Evil show is real.The company shared the news througha tweet containing the script cover of the firstepisode, “Welcome to New Raccoon City”.It went on to reveal that the show willbe live-action and the first TV series inCapcom’s renowned Resident Evil franchise.Andrew Dabb, a writer on“Supernatural,” was announced asthe showrunner for the first season.Bronwen Hughes, who has previouslyworked on “The Walking Dead” and “Breaking Bad,”will direct the first two episodes.The show features Jade and Billie Weskerin a plot that straddles two timelines.According to Polygon, the official synopsisfrom Netflix says “In the first timeline,14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Weskerare moved to New Raccoon City”.“Cut to the second timeline, well over a decadeinto the future … Jade, now thirty,struggles to survive in this New World”.Netflix hasn’t announced arelease date for the show yet