Resident Evil
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Resident Evil (2022) is a drama and horror series from Netflix. It has built a run of 8 episodes. It premiered on July 14, 2022. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 1 season.
What Resident Evil Is About
Building on one of the most popular, best selling survival horror video games of all time, Resident Evil will tell a brand new story across two timelines:
In the first timeline, fourteen-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.
Cut to the second timeline, well over a decade into the future: there are less than fifteen million people left on Earth. And more than six billion monsters — people and animals infected with the T-virus. Jade, now thirty, struggles to survive in this New World, while the secrets from her past – about her sister, her father and herself – continue to haunt her.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 8 episodes, spread across 1 season and it leans into its drama/horror roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Lance Reddick, Ella Balinska and Siena Nicole Agudong to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Lance Reddick, Ella Balinska, Siena Nicole Agudong, Tamara Smart, Paola Núñez and Adeline Rudolph lead the cast.
Key roles include Lance Reddick as Albert Wesker; Ella Balinska as Jade Wesker; Siena Nicole Agudong as Young Billie Wesker; Tamara Smart as Young Jade Wesker; Paola Núñez as Evelyn Marcus.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama and horror have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Netflix’s other originals, a 5.8/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2022 and carried by Netflix with the series still ended, it lands hardest with drama and horror viewers.
How Resident Evil Compares
If Resident Evil lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Firefly and The Wire, which share its drama/horror lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Resident Evil comes from Netflix. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Resident Evil is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Lance Reddick and Ella Balinska doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/horror roots, It has held up since 2022 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Resident Evil is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and horror lane, at 8 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 5.8/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 5.8/10. Watch it if you want drama/horror you can settle into.
