How To Watch Every ‘Resident Evil’ Movie: Paul W.S. Anderson Movies To Zach Cregger Film

With Zach Cregger’s upcoming reboot film just a week away, many fans are taking to past movies to prepare for what comes next. Find a full guide on how to watch every Resident Evil film, from the Paul W.S. Anderson incarnations to the animated games to Welcome to Raccoon City and now Sony’s upcoming Austin Abrams vehicle.

There are a few ways to watch Resident Evil across a few timelines. The most obvious way is to watch them in chronological order, see below, though fans can be left confused as these films jump across different canons. The main timeline that fans are familiar with in terms of films is the Paul W.S. Anderson films, starting with Resident Evil through Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. There is also the game timeline, where the animated films are considered canon and follow the video game characters. Finally, there are two reboot films, each in their own separate continuities.

Paul W.S. Anderson’s ‘Resident Evil’ Timeline

Starring his wife, Milla Jovovich, Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil films follow Alice, an experimented-on individual who one day wakes up in an Umbrella Corporation facility in Raccoon City in the midst of the apocalypse. The films are not critically successful, but managed to last for about 15 years before ending. Here are the films below:

• Resident Evil, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
• Resident Evil: Apocalypse, directed by Alexander Witt
• Resident Evil: Extinction, directed by Russell Mulcahy
• Resident Evil: Afterlife, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
• Resident Evil: Retribution, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
• Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson

Animated Films In The ‘Resident Evil’ Game Timeline

Released by Sony Pictures in conjunction with game creators CAPCOM, this Resident Evil timeline takes place in between games and features beloved characters such as Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Chris Redfield, and Jill Valentine, among others. The films focus largely on preventing biological weapons from being released with a political thriller tone, though plenty of infected adventures occur. From huge mutated infected to giant ones to even hybrids, the films have it all. Here are the films below:

• Resident Evil: Degeneration, directed by Makoto Kamiya
• Resident Evil: Damnation, directed by Makoto Kamiya
• Resident Evil: Vendetta, directed by Takanori Tsujimoto
• Resident Evil: Death Island, directed by Eiichiro Hasumi

‘Resident Evil’ Reboot Timelines

Following the end of Paul W.S. Anderson’s films, Sony shifted their sights onto new films. One of which was Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City which adapted the games story properly for the first time, though failed critically. It was then rebooted under Zach Cregger, whose upcoming film does not adapt the story but instead the vibe and says it could take place alongside the game canon.

• Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, directed by Johannes Roberts
  
• Resident Evil, directed by Zach Cregger

There are also two Resident Evil shows: one animated, titled Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness that fits the animated canon, and Resident Evil, a Netflix series set in the future that follows the children of Albert Wesker.

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