After the release ofResident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City, it would not be surprising if the team behind the upcoming Netflix series ofResident Evilwere a little bit nervous about the show’s release. The recent movie didn’t do too well when it came to critic reviews or box office takings despite returning to where it all began, but it looks like series showrunner Andrew Dabb has a plan for the series, however the show is received. Comicbook.com reported Dabb’s explanation of where the series could go in the future.
“Yes, I think, you know, obviously, hopefully, there’s no ‘would’ around here. But it’s hopefully an ongoing series. I think we have a map. Like, you have to realize, I came out of Supernatural. And when I joined Supernatural season four, I remember sitting in a room with Eric Kripke. On like, day one, he’s like, ‘Look, guys, season four is the last season. We got syndication numbers now, like they’re gonna kill us, we’ve been a bubble show the whole time. And then the next season season five, is like, Okay, now this is really the last. I’ve got a five year plan,’ and he was right. It was last season for him. But then the show went on for 10 more years. So, I don’t want to sit here and be like, you know, what, we have 96 episodes, we’re gonna get where we need to go.”
The showrunner continued to say that there is an ending that he already has in mind for the series, but in the end, it really does depend on how the show performs as to how much of the story he can tell, or indeed how much he will need to add. He said:
“The truth of the matter is that we have an ending. And we can progress fast or slow toward that ending. Obviously, the longer we’re on the air, the more stuff fun stuff we can do, and the more things we can bring in. But yeah, I think you have to start this not with an ending carved in stone, because you have to discover ideas along the way. But with an idea of where you’re going with the characters. Not so much with like, you know, what is that liquor number seven gonna be in five years, you know what I mean? But where are these girls gonna be? Where’s Wesker going to be? How did these things work? And you’ll see nods to that, particularly in the future storyline with little hints of things that will happen in the a storyline that are kind of leading into the Z storyline, which is the future storyline. And, and I think it creates a little bit of a … you’ve come out of season one with questions like, ‘Oh, but if they said this, but how do they get from there to there?’ Well, that hopefully will be answered.”
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Netflix’sResident EvilWill Be a Brand New Take on the Story
After the original movie series based on the franchise ended in 2016’sResident Evil: The Final Chapter, Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon Cityseemed to be a chance to give fans what they wanted – a faithful adaptation of the originalResident Evilgames. However, that didn’t seem to work out as planned, with the movie getting just a 31% approval rating. Now,the Netflix series has the chance to redeem the franchisewith a brand new story that doesn’t forget the games but doesn’t attempt to replicate them either.
The official synopsis of the series reads: “Year 2036 – 14 years after a deadly virus caused a global apocalypse, Jade Wesker fights for survival in a world overrun by the blood-thirsty infected and insane creatures. In this absolute carnage, Jade is haunted by her past in New Raccoon City, by her father’s chilling connections to the Umbrella Corporation but mostly by what happened to her sister, Billie.”
Resident Evilstarts streaming all eight episodes on Netflix on July 14.
