Netflix’s Resident Evil live action series: Lance Reddick joins the cast as Wesker

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Netflix's Resident Evil alive action serial: Lance Reddick joins the cast as Wesker

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Netflix'south Resident Evil live-action series finally has a lead — and it's one of our favorites. Lance Reddick himself, who you may know every bit Cedric Daniels from The Wire or Charon from John Wick, is going to star in the series equally long-time Resident Evil game villain Albert Wesker.

This is non only notable considering Reddick is a beloved actor. He is the first person of color who will portray Albert Wesker in whatsoever Resident Evil holding. The series was offset announced in Baronial 2020. Today's casting news broke on the Netflix Geeked Week stream, which revealed that the serial has begun production.

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Netflix's Resident Evil show will outset with an eight episode get-go season, with episodes running one-hour each.

Netflix's Resident Evil alive-action series cast and crew

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Reddick will be joined by Siena Agudong (No Good Nick), Ella Balinska (Charlie'southward Angels), Paola Nunez (Bad Boys For Life), Tamara Smart (A Babysitter'southward Guide to Monster Hunting) and Adeline Rudolph (Riverdale).

Equally to who they will exist playing, nosotros're non certain. Netflix previously announced that the series will feature Wesker's children, Jade and Billie. No give-and-take almost Wesker son Jake Muller, who appeared in previous installments.

The series volition exist helmed by Andrew Dabb (Supernatural), who wrote the episode 1 script. Bronwen Hughes (The Walking Dead) is directing the outset two episodes.

In the news release announcing the series Dabb called Resident Evil his "favorite game of all time" before saying he'due south "incredibly excited to tell a new chapter in this amazing story and bring the first e'er Resident Evil series to Netflix members effectually the globe."

Netflix's Resident Evil alive-action series plot

Details are mum correct at present, but Geeked Week co-host Rahul Kohli promised "totally fresh spin on Resident Evil." We do know that the show will take place in New Raccoon City, where Umbrella Corporation secrets volition be uncovered.

Previous reporting, via Diversity, notes that the series volition take place "nearly three decades later on the discovery of the T-virus, an outbreak reveals the Umbrella Corporation's dark secrets. Netflix has given the ane-hour testify an eight-episode social club.

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