Resident Evil On Netflix: 8 Things We Want To See

One thing we do know about the Resident Evil Netflix show is that it's set in the fictional town of Clearwater, Maryland. A synopsis for the series was leaked onto the Netflix Media Center, where it gave a brief logline of the show:

"The town of Clearfield, MD has long stood in the shadow of three seemingly unrelated behemoths - the Umbrella Corporation, the decommissioned Greenwood Asylum, and Washington, DC. Today, twenty-six years after the discovery of the T-Virus, secrets held by the three will start to be revealed at the first signs of outbreak."

Considering that the original Resident Evil took place in 1996, the show appears to be setting itself in the present day and using the general timeline to establish itself. This can be nothing but a good thing.

Despite the desire to see our old favourites on the small screen, the show really needs to strike out on its own be a total success. Claire and Leon would be lovely to see, but the show needs more than that to survive and feel like it has its own voice. Introduce us to some fresh faces and make us love them just as much as we do the canon characters.

It was something that the movie franchise didn't do nearly enough of, as Milla Jovovich's Alice was interesting but became wrapped up in some poor story decisions. If the Netflix series can avoid this, while crafting some unique and interesting original characters, there's no reason that the show couldn't run for years.

Take a cue from the game series itself, by focusing on a strong core of individuals. Each game in the series has multiple player characters, meaning there are numerous perspectives for the events to unfold. It created a world that felt huge, but with characters that had personal stakes and their own storylines.

That's what the RE Netflix series needs the most. A little dose of nostalgia won't hurt, but the series needs to stand on its own more than on the shoulders of giants.