Episode 316: Resident Evil (parts 1 to 3)

In 2022 Constantin the production company behind the Paul WS Anderson and Milla Jovovic movies worked with the asshats at Netflix to create this show that has literally nothing to do with the movies, or Welcome to Racoon City, the movie reboot of the year before.

It follows Jade and Billie Wesker as teens as the outbreak is about to happen after their dad, Albert Wesker (brilliant played by the much loved and missed Lance Reddick) and his evil boss and daughter of the original Dr Marcus, Evelyn Marcus, pushes a new happiness drug from Umbrella called Joy, that includes small elements of the T-virus. Why doesn't this sound like a good idea.

And Jade as an adult, 14 years later in a post-apocalyptic world, is trying to get home to her husband and child after being in the field in the UK and trying to get samples of something or other before being chased across Europe by Umbrella and a fat beardo in a grey suit.

We will be doing this as a three pod breakdown with our chat in the third. In this pod, I cover parts 1 to 3 of 8. Enjoy.