How many ‘Resident Evil’ films are there and what is the order of understanding their story

In 2002 Constantin Film made the video game film adaptation, ‘Resident Evil’, and since then new episodes on their story have not stopped coming out. To date, there are seven films in this zombie universe, in which Milla Jovovich is almost always the main heroine of the moment.

The zombie movie saga, ‘Resident Evil’, it started with’ The Host ‘, which basically tells the origin of this story in which a scientific company, Umbrella, ends up being responsible for a zombie apocalypse that is spreading over Raccoon City and threatens the life of all people and Alice (Milla Jovovich) was in charge of dealing with the undead.

The premiere of this film was the big box office hit of the 2000s: it managed to triple the budget it had, earning more than $ 100 million worldwide. Its popularity meant that Constantin Film continued with the project and, therefore, dared to make five more films in which Alice collaborated with more people to survive the terrible crisis they found themselves in.

This is how they came to “Residen Evil: Final Chapter” in 2016, the last chapter of the original film saga in which Milla Jovovich officially said goodbye to the franchise that brought her success and worldwide fame in the fight against the zombies. Although, six years later, the franchise came back to life with “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccon City”, causing furor among its fans with a reboot.

• Resident Evil: The Guest (2002)
• Resident Evil: The Apocalypse (2004)
• Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
• Resident Evil: Resurrection (2010)
• Resident Evil: Revenge (2012)
• Resident Evi: Final Chapter (2016)
• Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

In total, there are seven films that make up the saga the order to see ‘Resident Evil’ is chronological: how they were launched is how they should be seen, otherwise you will not be able to understand anything of their adrenaline and terrifying story.

Where to watch the “Resident Evil” movies?

Fortunately, all “Resident Evil” movies can be viewed on streaming platforms; although the saga is not complete in any of them. On HBO Max is available from 1, 3, 4 and 5, in addition to the reboot of ‘Welcome to Raccon City’; while on Netflix you will find only the sixth and on Claro Video the second.

Netflix and HBO Max instead have animated and live action series of ‘Resident Evil’ which are not part of the official saga but which continue to adapt the original video game; They are unmissable productions to see if you are really a fan of this story or of zombies in general.