{"id":1624498,"date":"2022-08-28T07:33:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T11:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1624498"},"modified":"2022-08-28T07:36:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T11:36:20","slug":"netflix-finds-the-cure-cancels-live-action-resident-evil-series-after-one-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-finds-the-cure-cancels-live-action-resident-evil-series-after-one-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Finds The Cure, Cancels Live-action \u201cResident Evil\u201d Series After One Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetflix-finds-the-cure-cancels-live-action-resident-evil-series-after-one-season%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1624498&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Following in the footsteps of the streamer\u2019s bastardization of<a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/12\/09\/netflixs-live-action-cowboy-bebop-dead-after-one-season\/\"><em> Cowboy Bebop<\/em><\/a>, Netflix\u2019s live-action <em>Resident Evil<\/em> series has been canceled after just one widely-panned season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_178350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: RESIDENT EVIL. (L to R) LANCE REDDICK as ALBERT, LANCE REDDICK as ALBERT in RESIDENT EVIL. Cr. MARCOS CRUZ\/NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/07\/18\/netflixs-resident-evil-is-the-biggest-disgrace-to-the-franchise-so-far\/\">Netflix\u2019s Resident Evil Is The Biggest Disgrace To The Franchise So Far<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Word that Netflix had gone for the headshot on their take on Capcom\u2019s popular video game series was first broken on August 26th, courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/08\/resident-evil-series-canceled-netflix-one-season-1235101187\/\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Coming just a month-and-a-half after its premiere, according to the trade news outlet\u2019s sources, the decision was made based on their discovery that \u201cthe drama did not have a particularly strong showing on Netflix\u2019s Top 10 and cost vs. viewing is the streamer\u2019s leading renewal criterion.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_172705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.19-04.01-themixnet-62d62c8aa4ad6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: RESIDENT EVIL. (L to R) ELLA BALINKSA as JADE, ELLA BALINSKA as JADE in RESIDENT EVIL. Cr. MARCOS CRUZ\/NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As explained by Deadline, though <em>Resident Evil<\/em> debuted in the wake of <em>Stranger Things<\/em>\u2019 fourth season, Netflix had hoped that word of mouth would help contribute to an eventual surge in viewership for the fledgling action-horror series.<\/p>\n<p>However, this was not to be, as the \u2018Lance Reddick cosplaying as Blade\u2019-led series fell out of the streamer\u2019s Top 10 rankings after just three weeks, never to return.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_172717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.19-04.01-themixnet-62d62c7c36ae0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: RESIDENT EVIL. (L to R) LANCE REDDICK as ALBERT, LANCE REDDICK as ALBERT in RESIDENT EVIL. CR. NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/10\/22\/facebook-confirms-resident-evil-4-vr-censorship-was-done-in-effort-to-update-the-game-for-a-modern-audience\/\">Facebook Confirms Resident Evil 4 VR Censorship Was Done In Effort To Update The Game For \u201cA Modern Audience\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Further, another notable factor in its cancellation was the fact Resident Evil also failed to find any love amongst viewers, both those who were fans of the original games and those who went into the series blind.<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Comic Culture from Bounding Into Comics. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As of writing, the series currently holds a \u2018Rotten\u2019 score on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, with an average 55% ranking from critics and a 27% from general audiences.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_178347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.26-10.00-themixnet-630942852910f.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"898\" height=\"511\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Rotten Tomatoes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Likewise, sister review aggregator Metacritic holds a collective 53\/100 from critics and a 1.4\/10 from average viewers \u2013 the latter generated from a ratio of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/tv\/resident-evil-2022\/user-reviews\">26 positive reviews, 5 mixed, and 214 negative<\/a> \u2013 for the Umbrella-level abomination.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_178348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.26-10.00-themixnet-6309428675a1b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"410\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Metacritic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/22\/resident-evil-4-vr-executive-producer-defends-censorship-its-the-year-2022-and-some-of-this-stuff-doesnt-age-well\/\">Resident Evil 4 VR Executive Producer Defends Censorship: \u201cIt\u2019s The Year 2022 And Some Of This Stuff Doesn\u2019t Age Well\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unrelated to either the previous Paul W.S. Anderson film series or 2021\u2019s<em> Welcome To Racoon City<\/em>, Netflix\u2019s <em>Resident Evil<\/em> told \u201ca new original story in two timelines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first timeline begins when 14-year-old sisters Jade Wesker and Billy Wesker move to New Raccoon City,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210415103839\/https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/game\/20200828\/%E5%AE%9F%E5%86%99%E3%81%AEnetflix%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%80%8E%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8F%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89-%E5%8E%9F\/\"> explained Capcom<\/a> (via machine translation provided by DeepL). \u201cThe Wesker sisters enjoy their youth in the wonderful man-made corporate city of New Raccoon City, but they gradually begin to realize the reality of the city and suspect that their father is hiding something. Little do they know that it is a dangerous secret that will lead the world to ruin\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_178353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178353\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.26-10.00-themixnet-63094287815a5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1281\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RESIDENT EVIL. (L to R) SIENA AGUDONG as YOUNG BILLIE, TAMARA SMART as YOUNG JADE, SIENA AGUDONG as YOUNG BILLIE in RESIDENT EVIL, TAMARA SMART as YOUNG JADE in RESIDENT EVIL. Cr. DAVID BLOOMER\/NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe second timeline is a future world more than 10 years later,\u201d the developer continued. \u201cThe number of human beings on the earth is now less than 15 million, and the T-virus has turned the Earth into a monster of more than 6 billion people and animals. In this new world, Jade, now 30 years old, fights for survival, but is also tormented by the secrets of her past surrounding her sister, her father, and herself.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_172702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172702\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.19-04.00-themixnet-62d62c6dd49aa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: RESIDENT EVIL, CR. NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/05\/13\/netflixs-resident-evil-showrunner-defends-albert-wesker-race-swap-says-live-action-adaptations-are-limiting-themselves-by-casting-based-on-character-accuracy\/\">Netflix\u2019s Resident Evil Showrunner Defends Albert Wesker Race Swap, Says Live-Action Adaptations Are \u201cLimiting\u201d Themselves By Casting Based On Character Accuracy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Notably, this cancellation comes despite showrunner Andrew Dabb\u2019s assertion that the series was stronger for its refusal to make strict efforts to adhere to the original games\u2019 canon, particularly in regards to its race-swapping of Albert Wesker.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to his choice to cast Lance Reddick as the iconic villain, Dabb explained to attendees at the series\u2019 April press event, \u201cI think when you are casting in the modern day and age, if you are limiting yourself based on, \u2018Well, this character is blonde, so we gotta look at blonde actors,\u2019 you\u2019re gonna find yourself in a bad position.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_178349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.26-10.00-themixnet-63094289af601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: RESIDENT EVIL. (L to R) LANCE REDDICK as ALBERT, LANCE REDDICK as ALBERT in RESIDENT EVIL. CR. NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen Lance was interested in doing the part, you\u2019re not gonna find anybody better than him to play this character \u2014 both the dad part of the character and also the more corporate killer part,\u201d he defended. \u201cAt that point, you\u2019re making the show weaker by going with someone that may be more aesthetically a match to the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, why would you weaken a show like that?\u201d Dabb asked in conclusion. \u201cIt makes no sense to me, and luckily Netflix and Constantin [Film] as well were very much on board with that. The goal here is to do the strongest show.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_172697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172697\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.19-04.01-themixnet-62d62c81c5f6a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: RESIDENT EVIL, CR. MARCOS CRUZ\/NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/10\/first-kill-showrunner-says-netflixs-decision-to-promote-vampire-series-solely-based-on-its-featuring-teenage-lesbians-contributed-to-series-cancellation\/\">\u2018First Kill\u2019 Showrunner Says Netflix\u2019s Decision To Promote Vampire Series Solely Based On Its Featuring Teenage Lesbians Contributed To Series\u2019 Cancellation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following in the footsteps of the streamer\u2019s bastardization of Cowboy Bebop, Netflix\u2019s live-action Resident Evil series has been canceled after just one widely-panned season. Source: RESIDENT EVIL. 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