Seemingly shown off unintentionally by a teaser trailer on Netflix Portugal's Twitter a few days ago, fans got their first look at Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, a new spinoff coming to the popular streaming service. The short trailer showed off series mainstays Claire and Leon returning for a new, horror-fueled adventure, featuring a lot of dark corridors and some terrifying zombie threats.
The new Resident Evil spinoff has now officially been confirmed by its executive producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi, with Capcom revealing during its recent Tokyo Game Show stream that Infinite Darkness will be an episodic CG television series. The company also unveiled a brand new teaser for the game, showing Leon and Claire's new appearances as well as reinforcing the series' more horror-based focus.
With many agreeing that Resident Evil's recent decision to re-embrace its horror roots has led to a much-needed revitalization for the franchise, it's great to see the company stick to this vision when bringing the franchise to a TV format. There's not much else in terms of what the show will be about or what to expect from its roster of zombified antagonists, but Kobayashi did announce that the series will be coming to Netflix in 2021. It'll be interesting to see whether the show connects to the upcoming live-action Resident Evil TV series also coming to the seminal streaming service, especially as both will be under the same banner.
For those who didn't catch the announcement of the live-action adaptation, the series follows Albert Wesker's twin daughters, Jade and Billie, and takes place over two distinct time periods. The first, when the girls are 14 and living in a location called "New Raccoon City," suggesting that it takes place following the events of Resident Evil 2 and 3. As expected from a Resident Evil story, it seems New Racoon City is far more sinister than the girls first perceive. The second time period takes place over a decade later, following a 30-year-old Jade as she survives an apocalyptic event that has devastated the Earth's population. The world is instead dominated by T-virus victims and other monstrous foes.
Seen as this live-action Resident Evil series seems to be a huge deal for Netflix, it could be interesting to see Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness somehow set up its events. Regardless, it's great to see more from this franchise, especially with it bringing back both Leon and Claire for a creepy new adventure.
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness will be released on Netflix in 2021.