Film guide
- Science fiction
- Horror
- Stars
- Austin Abrams · Zach Cherry · Kali Reis
Images: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Where to watch Resident Evil
Resident Evil (2026) is not streaming anywhere, and no streaming date has been announced. It has been playing in US theaters since September 18, 2026. Any site offering it to stream now is not offering this film.
Release details in the United States, updated Oct 17, 2026. More from residentevil.movie.
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RESIDENT EVIL – Official Trailer (4K)Sony Pictures Entertainment · YouTube
Not a sequel to Welcome to Raccoon City — a separate reboot
This is the second time Sony has rebooted Resident Evil from scratch this decade, and the two reboots share nothing. 2021’s Welcome to Raccoon City restaged the first two games with a different cast and director; this film, directed by Zach Cregger off Barbarian and Weapons, is an original story following Bryan, a medical courier, through one outbreak night, with no returning characters and no numbering connecting it to anything before it. If you are trying to figure out which Resident Evil movie you half-remember hearing about, this is the new one: it opened September 18, 2026.
Austin Abrams leads as Bryan, with Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, Will Merrick, Griffin Newman and Jo Martin. The production credits are the other tell that this is a different kind of reboot: Columbia Pictures and Constantin Film (the original film rights holder) produced it together with Sony’s own PlayStation Productions, the banner behind The Last of Us and Gran Turismo, which suggests this version is pitched closer to the games than the Milla Jovovich-era films ever were.
Nowhere streams it yet. Sony’s own film site and the production record are where a streaming date would show up first, and our own release-date report tracks the same question; we will update both the day a date is set. For a PlayStation Productions title that already has a home, our The Last of Us guide is on the site now.
Resident Evil cast 7
Austin AbramsBryan
Zach CherryCarl
Kali ReisMaxine
Paul Walter HauserPaul
Will MerrickDave
Griffin NewmanWade
Jo MartinAndrea Vasquez
- Director
- Zach Cregger
- Writer
- Zach Cregger, Shay Hatten
- Studios
- Columbia Pictures, Constantin Film, Vertigo Entertainment, PlayStation Productions
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Austin Abrams: Exchange, CC BY 3.0; Zach Cherry: Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0; Kali Reis: HBO, CC BY 3.0; Paul Walter Hauser: LosCriticologo, CC BY 3.0; Will Merrick: Stephaniepr2025, CC BY-SA 4.0; Griffin Newman: S. Dudley, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jo Martin: Craig Blake, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Resident Evil trivia 1
- Production
Principal photography began in Prague on October 10, 2025, with Dariusz Wolski serving as cinematographer. Filming wrapped on January 22, 2026. The film was in the editing process by February 2026. Source
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Resident Evil (2026)?
Nowhere yet except a theater. It has been playing in US theaters since September 18, 2026, and Sony has not announced a streaming or digital date.
Is Resident Evil (2026) a sequel to Welcome to Raccoon City?
No. It shares no cast, director or continuity with 2021’s Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. This is a separate, standalone reboot directed by Zach Cregger.
Who is in Resident Evil (2026)?
Austin Abrams plays Bryan, a medical courier caught in one outbreak night, with Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, Will Merrick, Griffin Newman and Jo Martin.
How long is Resident Evil (2026)?
95 minutes.
Who directed the new Resident Evil?
Zach Cregger, from a screenplay he wrote with Shay Hatten. Columbia Pictures and Constantin Film produced it with Sony’s PlayStation Productions.
