6 Video Game Franchises That Would Make AMAZING TV Shows

Yes, Resident Evil was adapted for the big screen with a fairly modest run of films, but those who played the first game in the mid 1990s would see it more akin to a traditional horror than the sprawling action adventure the series would eventually become, especially on the big screen.

Resident Evil works best in more intimate settings, where you're forever wondering what's around the next corner. Though Resident Evil 2 and 3 took place in the collapse of Racoon city, it still managed to maintain its style and pace perfectly.

So imagine a show set very early in the Resident Evil timeline. Following a set of STARS agents investigating strange outbreaks around Racoon City, taking on a similar type of storytelling to shows like the X Files, Supernatural or Fringe, a full outbreak wouldn't come until the end of the first season. Following that, characters would attempt to thwart the attempts of Umbrella's various organisations and experiments across America and beyond.

A more interesting take on the "Monster of the Week" template, RE history is filled with tons of memorable villains, set-pieces and scares in equal measure.