Netflix is closing out its Geeked Week today with new looks at The Witcher, Cuphead, and more. The festivities also gave us our first real look at the live-action Resident Evil TV series . With characters like Chris and Claire Redfield, Leon Kennedy, and Jill Valentine returning, the upcoming movie will be separate from the previously shared animated TV series but aims to capture the spirit of the horror franchise much in the same way.
While not a trailer like we were hoping for, the cast line-up looks incredible. May I also take a moment to gush that Lance Reddick is included in this cast as Albert Wesker, because that's amazing!
Been dying to announce this. Get ready to enter New Raccoon City with the cast of RESIDENT EVIL: LANCE REDDICK / ELLA BALINSKA / TAMARA SMART / SIENA AGUDONG / ADELINE RUDOLPH / PAOLA NUNEZ. #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/ULKEFuYdAr
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) June 11, 2021
The primary cast is revealed in the above post, including Ella Balinska, Lance Reddick, Tamara Smart, Adeline Rudolph, Paola Nunez, Siena Agudong.
With so many Resident Evil experiences happening at once, including Resident Evil Village's recent release and the upcoming TV series, it will be interesting to see how this new reboot compares. The original Paul W.S. Anderson movie franchise was met with a lot of excitement at their start, but each new movie seemed to stray further and further away from what Resident Evil means to fans of the franchise.
It looks like the new Netflix series will be making its debut early 2022, possibly even later this year. Netflix will have more to share at a later time.
[EDIT] We clarified that this is for a second Netflix series, not to be confused with the movie that is also in the works that the article previously indicated, which is also live-action.
Wizards of the Coast and Netflix are joining forces this year with a new partnership bringing Stranger Things into Magic: The Gathering. Announced on Wednesday as a part of Netflix's Geeked Week event, characters and locations from the 80's sci-fi/horror series will be coming in cardboard form through a new Universes Beyond Secret Lair drop.
Geeked Week hosts Rahul Kohli and Mari Takahashi showed off two pieces of art featuring the powerful telekinetic Eleven and the iconic alphabet wall in the Byers’ house. We don’t know what these cards do yet, but they’re bound to have the eldritch and otherworldly flavor Stranger Things is known for. There’s a very good chance Eleven will be a legendary creature designed for Magic’s wildly popular casual format, Commander.
Click here to watch embedded mediaAn announcement in February introduced the concept of Universes Beyond, an initiative to bring worlds and characters from outside the Magic canon into the game system. Other franchises being incorporated in the near future include Warhammer 40,000 through a set of Commander decks, and The Lord of the Rings, which will get a full expansion set. Last year, the idea was piloted with alternate art cards featuring Godzilla and the first mechanically unique Secret Lair sporting characters from The Walking Dead.
Partnerships between these corporate entities have existed in the past due to the pivotal role D&D plays in the Netflix series, and has led to Stranger Things themed products for the pen and paper RPG. There’s even an animated series in the works at the streaming giant based on the worlds and characters of Magic: The Gathering.
Click here to watch embedded mediaTime will tell which members of the Stranger Things cast, locations around Hawkins, IN, or if the Upside Down will join Eleven and the Byers’ home in this Secret Lair release. There’s no announced date yet, but might go on sale close to the launch of the first ever D&D Magic set, Dungeons and Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. You can check out some of the cards from July's set here. Netflix is also partnering with Hi-Rez Studio to bring Stranger Things to Smite.
Feel free to sound off in the comments on which events, places, or people from Stranger Things would make cool Magic cards.