Based on the Capcom video game franchise,Resident Evil: Infinite Darknessis a horror series with a sci-fi twist. This December you can get your mittens on the Netflix series where Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield reunite in the CGI animated series. The undead have taken over the White House and it’s up to Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield to save the day once again, tackling the kinds of gloomy, pitch black corridors and terrifying jump scares that fans of the franchise have come to expect.
The officialNetflixsynopsis reads, “In 2006, American federal agent Leon S. Kennedy is invited to the White House to investigate a hacking incident. During the investigation, he encounters a horde of zombies in a mysterious attack against the President. Meanwhile, TerraSave staff memberClaire Redfielduncovers a strange image drawn by a young boy in a country she visited. Haunted by this drawing, which appears to be of a victim of viral infection, Claire starts her own investigation. Claire visits the White House and has a chance reunion with Leon. Together, Leon and Claire investigate the connection between the White House attack and strange drawing and uncover a threat that will shake the nation to its very core.”
BONUS MATERIALS
• The 30-minute Special Feature: The Making of RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness
CAST AND CREW
• Written By:Shogo Mutoh, Eiichiro Hasumi
• Directed By:Eiichiro Hasumi
• Produced By:Hiroyasu Shinohara
• Executive Producer: Hiroyuki Kobayashi
• Starring:Nick Apostolides, Stephanie Panisello, Ray Chase, Jona Xiao
• Original work, produced, and supervised by Capcom
Speaking toScreenrant, director, Eiichiro Hasumi discusses the new charcters introcuded in the series, saying, “Well, with the new characters, I had a lot of freedom to design them. With Jason, it was important for me that he mirror Leon and show the same sense of justice. Like Leon, he’s someone who really takes care of his subordinates in the military. He’s seen hell, just like Leon. And like Leon, he doesn’t want this tragedy to be repeated. And that leads to that submarine sequence we discussed earlier. But Leon and Jason, their methodology differs. Because of what transpires, Leon is able to grow as a person. So, in designing Jason, everything stemmed from Leon and what we wanted to see from his story. I also wanted Jason to be representative of this sense of justice. With the other character you mentioned, Wilson, the Defense Secretary, I won’t name this person’s name, but he’s modeled after an actual Japanese politician! Just in terms of his looks. Not his actions, hopefully. (Laughs)”
As for the freedom to takeestablished Resident Evil charactersin new directions, and introducing new characters, he says, “Obviously, the franchise has so many fans, so everything has to make sense. The characters, of course, but also the chronicle, the timeline. When deciding on when to tell the story, we decided on the year 2006. Within the canon, we didn’t know what both characters had been doing. Of course, we know what happened to Leon after that with Vendetta, and we know what happened before that, but the in-between was where I had a lot of freedom to create. In this case, he’s not the rookie cop you met inRaccoon City,or the man who is tired and jaded from the long battle with evil in Vendetta. It’s the kind of in-between. That’s what I wanted to portray here. It’s not like he’s completely siding with the government, but he knows that a sense of justice alone is not enough to make things better in the world. You can see him maturing as a person here. The suit symbolizes that, which is very important for me. This might be the first time the fans get to see him wearing a suit, so I hope that’s interesting for them! And I hope the conversations and relationship between Claire and Leon come across as something interesting for them, too.”
Resident Evil: Infinite Darknesswill be available on Blu-ray & DVD December 21.
