Summary Plot Production Marketing Distribution Reception Credits Gallery Further notes RESIDENT EVIL Infinite Darkness, known as BIOHAZARD：Infinite Darkness バイオハザード：インフィニット ダークネス Baiohazādo infinitto dākunesu? in Japan, is an animated series that is part of the series' 25th Anniversary and created by TMS Entertainment and Quebico under supervision of Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi. The series premiered on the Netflix streaming service on July 8, 2021.[1] The series was released on DVD and Blu-ray with bonus features and other packed in merchandise on December 22 in Japan. It consists of four roughly 24-28 minute episodes and features the return of Resident Evil 2 protagonists, Leon Scott Kennedy and Claire Redfield, voiced by the returning Nick Apostolides and Stephanie Panisello. The events of the series take place in 2006, 2 years after Resident Evil 4, roughly one year after Revelations and Leon/Claire's previous reunion in Resident Evil Degeneration, and just shortly before the Raid on the Spencer Estate in the Lost in Nightmares campaign of Resident Evil 5. Cast[] Character English actor Japanese actor Leon S. Kennedy レオン・S・ケネディ Nick Apostolides Toshiyuki Morikawa Claire Redfield クレア・レッドフィールド Stephanie Panisello Yuko Kaida Shen Mei シェンメイ Jona Xiao Megumi Han Graham グラハム Joe J Thomas Kazuhiko Inoue Wilson ウィルソン Doug Stone Aruno Tahara Jason ジェイソン Ray Chase Fumihiko Tachiki Ryan ライアン Brad Venable Mitsuru Ogata Patrick パトリック Billy Kametz Kenji Nojima Jun See Aleks Le Yu En Anthony Tai Spacer Kaiji Tang Hao Ran Episodes[] No. Title Writer Director Airdate 1 Episode 1 Shugo Mutoh Eichiro Hasumi Eiichiro Hasumi 8 July 2021 2 Episode 2 Shugo Mutoh Eichiro Hasumi Eiichiro Hasumi 8 July 2021 3 Episode 3 Shugo Mutoh Eichiro Hasumi Eiichiro Hasumi 8 July 2021 4 Episode 4 Shugo Mutoh Eichiro Hasumi Eiichiro Hasumi 8 July 2021 Development[] Pre-production[] Production of the series is being handled by TMS Entertainment and Quebico, the latter providing the 3D animation. As is typical with Capcom's licensing since Resident Evil 4, producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi has creative oversight of the project to maintain Capcom's vision and the flow of canon with the games. What is known so far is that Quebico and TMS chose to focus on ultra-realism with the animations, from character expressions to environmental effects like dust. On April 15, 2021, during the Resident Evil [Biohazard] Showcase April 2021, it was revealed that Eiichirō Hasumi will serve as the series' director and Yugo Kanno as composer.[2] On September 27, 2020, Infinite Darkness was officially announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2020 as a CGI series by the show's executive producer, Hiroyuki Kobayashi.[3] On September 26, 2020, Netflix Portugal leaked out a teaser trailer on Twitter claiming that it would be a "CGI movie", but deleted the tweet shortly thereafter.[4] Writing[] Dai Satou of Storyriders and Seiken Takeda of Creek & River were brought on as script advisors for the miniseries.[5] Satou had previously advised the writing of Resident Evil Revelations and Resident Evil Revelations 2. Design[] Casting[] On June 7, 2021, Netflix confirmed the Japanese dub voice cast.[6] On May 18, 2021, Netflix confirmed the English dub voice cast.[7] On March 27, 2021, during the AnimeJapan 2021, voice actor Toshiyuki Morikawa stated that he had not started recording the voice lines for Leon yet.[8] Motion capture[] Sound and music[] Reception[] The show was under an embargo set by producers which required that reviews not focus on real-world comparisons to the series' political themes.[9] The show was received mixed to average reviews with IMDb rating being Sources[] ↑ 『バイオハザード：インフィニット ダークネス』監督×音楽が決定！ レオンとクレアのキャラPVも解禁！ BIOHAZARD PORTAL CAPCOM ↑ Resident Evil Infinite Darkness CG Series Reveals New Trailer, Director, Composer, July Debut April 15, 2021 ↑ Resident Evil Infinite Darkness Netflix Show Officially Announced September 27, 2020 ↑ Netflix Portugal Briefly Listed Resident Evil Infinite Darkness CG Project September 26, 2020 ↑ Resident Evil Infinite Darkness 2021, episode "Episode 1" credits. ↑ Resident Evil Infinite Darkness Drops Japanese Trailer and Cast June 7, 2021 ↑ Resident Evil Infinite Darkness Reveals New Key Art and Cast Additions May 18, 2021 ↑ AnimeJapan 2021 'Yasuke', 'Eden' and more from Netflix - Digital Life Asia March 27, 2021 ↑ Resident Evil's Netflix show asked reviewers not to mention politics. Retrieved on 2021-07-04. ↑ IMDB Page. 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