Netflix has found its lead actors for the upcoming anime series Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness. The actors who voiced the characters of Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy in the Resident Evil 2 remake game, which released in 2019, will be reprising their roles in the CGI-animated series.
In an official announcement posted on Twitter, the streaming service released the first poster for the series along with the confirmation that the familiar voices of Nick Apostolides and Stephanie Panisello will return as the Resident Evil 2 remake‘s Kennedy and Redfield, respectively. No release date has been announced yet, but the anime series is set to be featured at the Anime Japan 2021 festival on March 27. More details could be revealed then.
The post was cleverly titled, “Even in darkness, a familiar voice can make all the difference.” The Resident Evil games are known for their dark plots, and when the anime series was first announced, it was confirmed that the Netflix show will “reveal a Resident Evil world unlike anything seen before.” So, there is a chance that Netflix’s take on the popular franchise could be even more ghastly than what fans of the games are used to.
The Netflix series will be produced by Capcom’s Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who was an integral part of bringing the Resident Evil games to life. He first came on board as a programmer in 1995 for the first Resident Evil game. He then went on to work as a producer and executive producer on the remaining games and has even contributed to previous anime adaptations of the game produced in Japan.
Infinite Darkness will be following the journey of Kennedy and Redfield, two main protagonists from the game series. It has previously been confirmed that the series will be based on the game franchise’s canon. The story, based in 2006, will introduce viewers to the two main characters as they reunite in the White House. While Kennedy will be called in to investigate “improper access to secret Presidential files,” he will encounter a horde of zombies. Meanwhile, Redfield arrives at the White House to request the construction of a welfare facility. It remains to be seen where their chance encounter will take the two main characters.
Apart from the anime series, Netflix is also working on a reboot for the Resident Evil movie franchise. The live-action film will be a true adaptation of the first two games in the extremely popular franchise, with the storyline set in 1998 in Raccoon City. The movie stars Kaya Scodelario as Redfield, Avan Jogia as Kennedy, Hannah John-Kamen as Jill Valentine, and Robbie Amell as Chris Redfield. All four of those characters were a part of the first two Resident Evil games. The movie is set to release on September 3, 2021.
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness is in production at Netflix.
Source: NXOnNetflix/Twitter
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