Netflix on Thursday dropped off a new teaser for its hotly-anticipated zombie drama series Resident Evil, based on the popular console game of the same moniker.
The eight-episode series will take place in both the present day, in South Africa’s New Raccoon City, and in the future in the year 2036, following Jade Wesker, who must fight for survival on a planet ruled by zombies. Aside from facing the living dead, Jade must also reckon with her past and confront what has happened to her sister, 14 years following the beginning of the apocalypse.
As confirmed in the teaser, the series will surely deliver a heavy dose of the game’s signature zombie-led horror, complete with gruesome action scenes and a focus on the Umbrella Corporation’s corruption.
The series stars Lance Reddick, Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph and Paola Nuñez. Resident Evil comes from showrunner Andrew Dabb and promises to provide “the best of the Resident Evil Universe DNA – bad-ass heroines, insane creatures (some new/some familiar), a battle for survival, questions about what it means to be family, Umbrella Corporation’s greed and corruption; and of course, a deep mystery to unravel.”
Resident Evil will premiere on Netflix on July 14. Watch the teaser above.
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