Netflix’s ‘Resident Evil’ Is a Time-Hopping Zombie Tale, but Human Characters Lack Bite: TV Review

Hannah Dodd is excited to be joining the “Bridgerton” story.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is making changes in its feature documentary division.

Danielle Ruhl disagrees with her “Love Is Blind” host on why contestants with fuller figures don’t make it as far on the show.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”Tommy Chong says reuniting with the “That ’70s Show” cast for the upcoming “That ’90s Show” reboot felt like no time had passed. Chong reprises his role as Leo in the Netflix series, which also sees the return of Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp as Red and Kitty Forman. “The minute Kitty knocked on the door and I opened the door and it was her, it could have been yesterday,” Chong tells me.Original “’70s” cast members Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Topher Grace, Wilmer Valderrama and Laura Prepon are also expected to make appearances.

Vanessa Lachey is addressing concerns about the lack of body diversity on Love is Blind.

EXCLUSIVE: Happy Endings alum Adam Pally has joined the cast of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s untitled spy adventure Netflix series in a key recurring role.

Carole Horst Glass-blowing competition series “Blown Away” returns to Netflix July 22, with new artists, judges and challenges. The series, produced by Toronto’s Marblemedia, found fans on Netflix during the pandemic.

Lashay Anderson (Rebel Cheer Squad) and Faith Alabi (Industry) have been cast as series regulars opposite Adrienne Warren, Mia Isaac and Ashley Thomas in Hulu drama series Black Cake, from Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films, and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. Additionally, Ahmed Elhaj (Grantchester) has been tapped for a recurring role in the project.

Olivia Colman, Luke Evans and Jessie Buckley are to lead Netflix’s animated adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol from Stephen Donnelly (Lost in Oz).

Naman Ramachandran Olivia Colman (“Landscapers”), Jessie Buckley (“Men”) and Luke Evans (“Crossing Swords”) will voice parts in Netflix’s CG animated feature “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol.” The film is a supernatural, time-travelling, musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ beloved Christmas story. With his very soul on the line, Scrooge has but one Christmas Eve left to face his past and build a better future.

Selome Hailu “Resident Evil” was watched for 72.7 million hours between its July 14 premiere and July 17, landing in the No. 2 position on Netflix’s newly released Top 10 chart for the July 11-17 viewing window.Based on the video game series of the same name, “Resident Evil” follows parallel storylines set in 2022 and 2036. Jade Wesker (Ella Balinska in 2036, Tamara Smart in 2022) as she fights for survival in a world overrun by zombies.

Ahead of its much-anticipated Q2 Earnings reveal, Netflix debuted its Top 10 ranking for the week of July 11 to 17, with “Stranger Things 4” leading the pack. “Resident Evil” — based on the popular horror video game of the same name — snagged the No. 2 spot upon its premiere July 14.

Amber Dowling “Resident Evil” injected Twitter with new life following its July 14 debut, topping Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of July 11 to 17. The Netflix series knocked “Stranger Things” from the No.

Sliding Doors? Well, we're about to find out. The actor stars in Netflix's upcoming Look Both Ways, about a young woman, Natalie (Reinhart), who graduates college and immediately has a baby with a friend…or doesn't.If she follows one path, she moves to Los Angeles to be an illustrator and hook up with a hot actor. If she takes another, she's a mom in Austin.

“Look Both Ways” star Lili Reinhart experiences a life-changing moment on the night she graduates college in the trailer Netflix released Tuesday for the feature film.The movie will also star “Top Gun: Maverick” star Danny Ramirez and Luke Wilson as Reinhart’s father. “Have you ever wondered ‘what if?’” Reinhart’s voiceover says at the beginning of the trailer. “What if I’d moved to that city? Gone to another school? Or considered hooking up with that one friend?”Natalie sleeps with her close friend Gabe (Ramirez) instead of studying for finals, and her best friend (Aisha Dee) gets her pregnancy tests when she doesn’t feel well a week later.

Lili Reinhart is having her sliding doors moment.

Netflix‘s new adaptation of Resident Evil has become one of the worst rated shows ever.The show only dropped last week, though ratings have been very low already, with Rotten Tomatoes showing an audience score of just 25 per cent. The series also has an average user rating of 3.6 per cent on IMDb.This would make the show one of the lowest rated series on IMDb, with the list ranging from 1.3 to 4.4 on the scale.The new Resident Evil series focuses on Albert Wesker (Lance Reddick) and his two children, Jade (Ella Balinska) and Billie (Adeline Rudolph).“In the first timeline, 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker are moved to New Raccoon City,” the synopsis reads.

Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched “Resident Evil,” now streaming on Netflix.Before 17-year-old Siena Agudong heads off to New York University for school this fall, she made a stop at New Raccoon City for Netflix’s “Resident Evil” series. Based on the popular video game franchise, the horror show is filled with decaying zombies, bloody chainsaws and monstrous undead animal hybrids.

Also in today’s TV news:Hulu has ordered to series “RapCaviar Presents” from Spotify and The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC), a part of Sony Pictures Television. The new docuseries, based on the popular Spotify playlist, will tackle provocative issues through the lens of hip-hop visionaries.The series will be executive produced by Karam Gill, who will also be creative director; Steve Rivo, who will also serve as showrunner; Carl Chery and Liz Gateley, overseeing creative on the show for Spotify; and Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman on behalf of IPC. Av Accius and Marcus A.