Netflix debuted a full trailer for Resident Evil during Geeked Week, and it features some gnarly new footage from the streamer's live-action adaptation of the classic survival horror video games.
There's been quite a bit of scepticism around this series because it seems to be taking so many liberties with the overarching plot of the games, but this footage may go some way towards assuaging concerns. At the very least, there's a few monsters fans are sure to recognize!
The full cast of the show was revealed during last year's Geeked Week, with Lance Reddick (John Wick, The Wire, Godzilla Vs. Kong for about 2 seconds) set to play the villainous Albert Wesker, who was introduced in the very first game before going on to become one of the franchise primary antagonists. He'll be joined by Ella Balinska (Charlie's Angels), Tamara Smart (Artemis Fowl), Siena Agudong (No Good Nick), Adeline Rudolph (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), and Paola Núñez (The Purge) in undisclosed roles.
Check out the trailer below along with a new poster.
The Netflix series will tell its new story across two timelines. In the first, 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker are moved to New Raccoon City. A manufactured, corporate town, forced on them right as adolescence is in full swing. But the more time they spend there, the more they come to realize that the town is more than it seems and their father may be concealing dark secrets. Secrets that could destroy the world.
The second, more than a decade into the future sees less than 15 million people left on Earth. And more than 6 billion monsters — people and animals infected with the T-virus. Jade, now 30, struggles to survive in this new world, while the secrets from her past — about her sister, her father and herself — continue to haunt her.