A new leak reveals a huge amount of information about the Resident Evil Netflix series.
A report by Splash Report said that the Resident Evil Netflix series will have two main characters, Jade and Billie Wesker. The two women are half-sisters as they have different mothers but Albert Wesker is their father. Jade and Billie Wesker aren't characters in the games and the leaker has suggested that the Resident Evil series won't really follow the games. This should allow the creators of the TV show to do whatever they want with the series and don't have to worry about keeping to the plot of the games. However, fans may have been looking for their favorite characters and not new ones that haven't been in the games.
The information in the report may not be right and there has been no official confirmation of who the Resident Evil Netflix series will be about. There also hasn't been an official confirmation of the series as it was a Deadline report that leaked it more than a year ago. If the series hasn't been announced then this could suggest that information like who the main characters will be and who is writing for the show also haven't been confirmed.
If Netflix is making a Resident Evil series, then many gamers will ask it to keep to canon, the way it has with The Witcher series. Few fans were upset when The Witcher changed Jaskier's name in the TV show, but they may have been upset if the main character wasn't Geralt or Ciri. Resident Evil fans enjoy the story of the games and will want to see that in the TV series.
Some popular choices for a main character would be Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, or Albert Wesker. The Wesker daughters may be an entertaining idea, but may not be what fans are looking for from a Netflix series.
Resident Evil fans are also looking for more canon content after Capcom confirmed that Resident Evil: Resistance won't be canon. The Resident Evil 3 remake tells a story fans have heard before and Resident Evil 8 will likely take years to complete development. The Netflix series could offer a TV series of stories that fans enjoy or it could controversially leave out the plot of the games.
Resident Evil is rumored to be in development at Netflix.
Source: Splash Report