Resident Evil on Netflix episode lengths, age rating and reviews

The long-awaited new Netflix series Resident Evil has finally dropped today. This new, live-action adaptation of the popular, horror survival video game tells a brand new story over two timelines - acting as an origin story for the franchise's primary villain, Albert Wesker.

In the first timeline, in 2022, 14-year-old twin sisters Jade and Billie Wesker are moved to New Raccoon City - a manufactured, sanitised corporate town. Their father, Dr Albert Wesker, is the top scientist for the Umbrella Corporation, which owns the town.

But the more time they spend there, the more they realise their father may be hiding secrets. And these secrets - surrounding an anti-depressant called Joy, developed from research into the mutagenic T-virus - could destroy the world.

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In the second timeline, 14 years later, there are less than 15m people left on Earth. And there are more than six billion monsters infected with the T-virus.

Jade Wesker, now an adult, fights for survival in this chaotic New World. Amid the carnage, she is haunted by her past in New Raccoon City, her father’s involvement in Umbrella and mostly by what happened to her sister, Billie.

Since Capcom first debuted the survival horror title in 1996, Resident Evil has become one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, with more than 100 million games sold worldwide. Over the course of almost 25 years, the series has expanded beyond games into film adaptations and theme park attractions.

The Resident Evil six-film franchise, produced by Constantin Film, has collectively earned more than $1.2bn worldwide - making it the most successful movie