We learned last fall about the scheduled global launch in 2021 of the RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness 3DCG anime series exclusively on Netflix. With Eiichiro Hasumi directing the series, the folks at Netflix have a new round of updates that includes a new trailer with separate languages (see below the new plot concept), some new cast additions on the English side, and confirmation of a July 8th, 2021 debut on the streaming service.
With a lot of focus on the English cast side previously, Netflix has now brought out two new promos focusing on the Japanese side and confirmed the cast with:
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Leon S. Kennedy
- Yuko Kaida as Claire Redfield
- Fumihiko Tachiki as Jason
- Megumi Han as Shen May
- Kenji Nojima as Patrick
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Graham
- Aruno Tahara as Wilson
- Mitsuru Ogata as Ryan
In terms of the English cast, the main thrust is that they’re returning members featured in the 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake, which is a big plus for fans that enjoyed that. They include:
- Nick Apostolides (English) and Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese) as Leon S. Kennedy
- Stephanie Panisello (English) and Yuko Kaida (Japanese) as Claire Redfield
- Ray Chase as Jason
- Jona Xiao as Shen May
- Billy Kametz as Patrick
- Joe J. Thomas as Graham
- Doug Stone as Wilson
- Brad Venable as Ryan
This new series will be produced and supervised by Capcom’s Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who is responsible for bringing numerous titles in the Resident Evil series into existence. TMS Entertainment will produce the series, while Quebico, led by Kei Miyamoto, the producer of Resident Evil: Vendetta, will be in charge of the full 3DCG animation production.
Plot Concept: Six years ago (2000), the helicopter belonging to the U.S. special forces who were intervening in the Penamstan civil war fell from the sky. The U.S. Army Mad Dogs, who were in the same battleground, refused orders from the command center to stand their ground and instead went to save survivors of the crash. However, the special forces were already annihilated. The Mad Dogs, led by their captain Jason, were also forced to escape in order to survive.
However, in that place, Jason and his unit saw the supposedly dead special forces moving in strange ways…
In the present (2006), a hacking incident occurs on a top secret White House file. Four agents, including Leon S. Kennedy and Jason, the “Hero of Penamstan,” are invited to the White House to investigate this incident. However, when the lights suddenly go out, they are forced to take down a horde of mysterious zombies alongside the SWAT team. Afterward, the top secret file is found to be related to a biology laboratory in Shanghai, which Leon and the other three agents decide to investigate for clues. As they head to Shanghai in a cutting-edge submarine, a swarm of rat-like Bio Organic Weapons (B.O.W.) suddenly attacks, pushing them into a life-or-death situation.
Meanwhile, while staying in Penamstan to provide support for refugees, Terra Save staff member Claire Redfield encounters a strange image drawn by a nonverbal boy. Haunted by this drawing, which appears to depict a victim of viral infection, Claire starts her own investigation. She eventually finds a terrifying experiment that was conducted during the Penamstan civil war. Leon and Claire draw closer to an unimaginable truth that all began in Penamstan. They also discover that a terror that can shatter peace is slowly approaching…
Previous promos:
[Source: ANN]
