Who is this series targeted for? Certainly not for fans of the game IP, this bears little connective tissue with the source and reinvents what little it has. Certainly not for fans of the film franchise, although this series comparatively elevates those into cinematic paragons. Certainly not for fans of horror, as there’s nary a scare to be had and what little blood or body horror this series presents is sanitized and cartoonish. Certainly not for fans of zombies, as they are woefully absent from the majority of episodes, ditto the various franchise abominations. Certainly not for fans of good or well executed writing, although if you like tweenage drama and insufferable characters, there’s an entire timeline of CW content waiting for you. Perhaps fans of Lance Reddick? He certainly is the best this series has to offer. He elevates every scene present and seems to be sincerely relishing the camp extremes his role has to offer. Beyond this, this series is so bad it comes off as parody, substituting cringing for laughter (although the scene where evil pharma reps discuss global zombification vs targeted drug release dates is absolutely, if unintentionally hilarious). Welcome to Raccoon City should have been the low bar for the franchise, yet somehow this series shatters the lowest expectations delivering a vapid and vacant product emulating the mindless nature of the woefully absent zombies. Even the most die-hard of franchise completionists would be well advised to avoid this excrement and I would not inflict this upon any possessing actively firing neurons. Thankfully this series will not be given a season 2. Informed franchise fans should continue to follow the CG releases and continue to exist baffled as to why this property has proven impossible to translate into a successful cinematic experience.
Resident Evil (Series ) 2022