Resident Evil, which only made its streaming platform debut last month, was informed by Netflix on Friday that a second season would not be coming.
Netflix cancels Resident Evil Series
According to the sources, Netflix has cancelled the show after finding it difficult to draw in new viewers after a successful initial two weeks of availability. Despite receiving poor reviews upon release, Resident Evil premiered at No. 2 on Netflix’s top ten list with 72.7 million hours watched, just behind Stranger Things.
It dropped to No. 3 in its second week with 73.3 million hours of viewing. It dropped out of the top ten on Netflix by the third week.
The show, which was directed by Andrew Dabb, took place in the year 2036 after a devastating epidemic led to the extinction of humanity. Albert Wesker and his army of clones were portrayed by Lance Reddick in the lead role.
Cast and Budget
Ella Balinska, Adeline Rudolph, and Paola Nez were also part of the cast and will be seen in Netflix’s upcoming live-action series version of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. Less than a year after the completely unrelated Sony movie Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, came the beloved video game series adaption Resident Evil.
With mixed to unfavourable reviews upon release and a small $25 million budget, that movie similarly failed to create much of an impression, earning only $41.8 million worldwide. After the 2021 release of the four-episode CGI-animated series Infinite Darkness, this was Netflix’s second step into the Resident Evil universe.
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