The firstResident Evil: Infinite Darknesscast and plot details have finally been released by Netflix. The first anime based on the popular survival horror game serieswas announced last year. The news was shared by Netflix late Thursday evening, with new images of theResident Evil: Infinite Darknessanime as well as cast announcements featured. The voice actors will be familiar toResident Evilfans because it’sNick ApostolidesandStephanie Panisellowho are set to play Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, respectively. Apostolides and Panisello will reprise their roles from the reimaginedResident Evil 2remake from 2019.
The show will take place in 2006 as a horde of zombies heads towards the White House. Leon, a federal agent with more than his fair share of experience dealing with zombies, will lead a SWAT team to take down the zombies, while Claire investigates a connection between the White House attack and a zombie attack in a distant country.
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Now, placing this story in 2006 is a bit strange considering thatResident Evil 6already dealt with a White House zombie attack in 2013, and as usual with prequels, no one mentioned a previous attack. But it’s hard to complain when the plot description sounds so much like a properResident Evilstory, especially compared to the live-action movies. Fans of the franchise will have plenty to be either excited or angry about, as Netflix is making not one, but two TV shows, withthe other being a live-action series. Additionally,Sony Pictures will release an origin storybased on the first two games on the franchise, so you better be ready for a whole lot of Claire and Leon.
Here’s the newly revealed storyline ofResident Evil: Infinite Darkness, courtesy of Netflix.
“In 2006, there were traces of improper access to secret Presidential files found in the White House’s network. American federal agent Leon S. Kennedy is among the group invited to the White House to investigate this incident, but when the lights suddenly go out, Leon and the SWAT team are forced to take down a horde of mysterious zombies. Meanwhile, TerraSave staff member Claire Redfield encounters a mysterious image drawn by a youth in a country she visited, while providing support to refugees. Haunted by this drawing, which appears to be of a victim of viral infection, Claire starts her own investigation. The next morning, Claire visits the White House to request the construction of a welfare facility. There, she has a chance reunion with Leon and uses the opportunity to show him the boy’s drawing. Leon seems to realize some sort of connection between the zombie outbreak at the White House and the strange drawing, but he tells Claire that there is no relation and leaves. In time, these two zombie outbreaks in distant countries lead to events that shake the nation to its very core.”
Resident Evil: Infinite Darknessis set to premiere on Netflix on 2021 as part of the 25th anniversary of the franchise. Netflix has also announced they’ll share more details about the show and the rest of their anime slate at AnimeJapan 2021, so stay tuned for more exciting information about the first of twoResident Evilshows coming to Netflix. Check out the new poster for theResident Evilanime series below.
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