resident Evil is one of the longest-running and most popular video game franchises. It also inspired some of the most successful video game movies, both live action and animated. Here’s how to stream the resident Evil movies and TV shows.
Update, 03/14/23: After going through our guide for any dead links or out-of-date information, we’re still sure these are all the places you can stream every resident Evil movie and show.
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Writer-director Paul WS Anderson kicks off the live action resident Evil series with this adaptation starring Milla Jovovich as Alice, a new character created exclusively for the movies. Just like in the games, the sinister Umbrella Corporation has created a biological weapon that turns people into undead monsters. Trapped inside Umbrella’s underground facility in Raccoon City, Alice must fight her way out and prevent the deadly T-Virus from escaping to the general population.
resident Evil streams on Netflix ($6.99+ per month) and is available for digital purchase ($12.99+) and rental ($2.99+) from Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Paul WS Anderson hands over the direction to Alexander Witt for this sequel, in which Alice, played by Milla Jovovich, teams up with video game protagonist Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory). Alice, Jill, and other survivors must escape Raccoon City, where the T-Virus has taken over the entire population. They fight dangerous creatures as they try to flee the city before the Umbrella Corporation launches a nuclear bomb, destroying the city and everyone in it.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse streams on Netflix ($6.99+ per month) and is available for digital purchase ($12.99+) and rental ($2.99+) on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
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Resident Evil: Extinction
In the third live-action resident Evil movie, the T-Virus has spread among the general population and Alice has gone into hiding. The Umbrella Corporation is looking for Alice to harness the mysterious powers she has developed, while creating clones of Alice in an attempt to replicate her abilities. Another major video game character, Claire Redfield (Ali Larter), joins the cast as Alice and her companions head to a supposed safe haven in Alaska.
Resident Evil: Extinction is available for digital purchase ($12.99+) and rental ($2.99+) on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
Resident Evil: Beyond
Paul WS Anderson returns as director of the fourth live-action resident Evil movie. Alice and her clones attack the Umbrella Corporation facility in Tokyo, but she loses both her clones and her powers in the fight against Umbrella. Along with Claire and other allies, Alice continues to search for the supposed safe haven known as Arcadia. As Umbrella closes in, Alice and her team fight to establish a safe haven from the T-Virus.
Resident Evil: Beyond streams on Netflix ($6.99+ per month) and is available for digital purchase ($12.99+) and rental ($3.99) on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
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Resident Evil: Retribution
The fifth live-action resident Evil The film reunites returning characters from the first film (played by Michelle Rodriguez and Colin Salmon) along with familiar characters from the video games, for an expanded cast that joins Alice, Jill Valentine, and more. Alice has once again been captured by the Umbrella Corporation and must fight her way out of a secure facility. Obstacles include a variety of clones, along with a mind-controlled Jill, who has been ordered to stop Alice at all costs.
Resident Evil: Retribution streams on Netflix ($6.99+ per month) and is available for digital purchase ($12.99+) and rental ($2.99+) on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Paul W.S. Anderson Live Action resident Evil The series comes to an end with its sixth installment. Alice returns along with a reduced supporting cast as she returns to Raccoon City, where the story and the T-Virus plague began. While fighting a final battle against the Umbrella Corporation, Alice also discovers truths about her own origins and how she is connected to the T virus. The film concludes one of the most successful video game-based film franchises (by far).
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter streams on Starz ($8.99 per month after a seven-day free trial) and is available for digital purchase ($12.99+) and rental ($2.99+) on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and other outlets digital.
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Resident Evil: Degeneration
Along with the American live-action films, Sony and game developer Capcom produced a number of Japanese animated films. resident Evil movies more closely related to the video game continuity. The first of the trilogy features video game characters Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield as protagonists, who are trying to stop a terrorist from releasing the deadly T-Virus into the general population.
Resident Evil: Degeneration is available for digital purchase ($12.99+) and rental ($2.99+) on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
Resident Evil: Doom
Leon S. Kennedy returns as the main character in the second Japanese animated film. resident Evil film, which serves as a prequel to the resident Evil 6 videogame. Condemnation takes place in Eastern Europe, where Leon works to stop the use of biological weapons in armed conflict. It also features fan-favorite video game character Ada Wong, who has a past connection to Leon and a shady agenda all her own.
Resident Evil: Doom is available for digital purchase ($12.99+) and rental ($2.99+) on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
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Resident Evil: Vendetta
the animated japanese resident Evil The trilogy concludes with Vendettaonce again starring Leon S. Kennedy as the lead. Vendetta takes place between the sixth and seventh resident Evil video games, bringing another well-known video game character, Chris Redfield, alongside Leon. Chris enlists Leon’s help as he tracks down Glenn Arias, a vengeful ex-CIA agent planning large-scale bioweapons attacks.
Resident Evil: Vendetta is available for digital purchase ($12.99+) and rental ($2.99+) on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
He resident Evil The live-action film series gets a reboot with this 1990s-set origin story from director Johannes Roberts. Roberts takes a slightly more faithful route by adapting the first two games, making Claire Redfield (Kaya Scodelario) the main character. After escaping Raccoon City as a child, Claire returns as an adult to reunite with her brother Chris (Robbie Amell), just in time to get caught up in a zombie outbreak caused by the Umbrella Corporation.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City it streams on Starz ($8.99 per month after a seven-day free trial) and is available for digital purchase ($14.99) on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and other digital outlets.
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resident Evil (2022)
Set in both 2022 and 2036, this live-action television series builds on the video game’s plots and characters while forging a new path in a different timeline. The story jumps back and forth between two time periods, both before and after an apocalypse caused by the Umbrella Corporation has devastated the world, killing billions of people. Lance Reddick stars in multiple roles in both time periods, as versions of the video game character Albert Wesker.
The first season of resident Evil is streaming on Netflix ($6.99+ per month).
