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A faithful adaptation, not a franchise relaunch
Welcome to Raccoon City is a reset, not a sequel. It drops the Milla Jovovich film series entirely and goes back to the first two games, Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2, for its story: Umbrella’s Spencer Mansion research facility, the outbreak that follows it into Raccoon City itself, and the characters players actually controlled — Chris and Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, Leon Kennedy — rather than an original protagonist invented for the films. If your memory of Resident Evil movies is built on Jovovich’s Alice, this one will feel unfamiliar on purpose.
Writer-director Johannes Roberts shot it with the games’ own look in mind — the mansion’s corridors, the STARS insignia, the Raccoon City police station — and reviews at the time split sharply between praise for that fidelity and complaints that fidelity isn’t the same as a good movie on its own terms. The production record has the full cast and release history. It is not connected to the newer, separately produced Resident Evil reboot now in theaters; the two share a source but no cast, crew or continuity.
At 107 minutes it is a single sitting, with no games knowledge required: the plot explains Umbrella, the T-virus and the mansion’s layout as it goes. Everything else we track by release date is in our watch guides.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City cast 12
Kaya ScodelarioClaire Redfield
Robbie AmellChris Redfield
Hannah John-KamenJill Valentine
Tom HopperAlbert Wesker
Avan JogiaLeon Kennedy
Donal LogueChief Irons
Neal McDonoughWilliam Birkin
Lily GaoAda Wong- Chad RookRichard Aiken
- Marina MazepaLisa Trevor
- Nathan DalesBrad Vickers
- Dylan TaylorKevin Dooley
- Director
- Johannes Roberts
- Writer
- Johannes Roberts
- Music
- Mark Korven
- Studios
- Constantin Film, Screen Gems, Davis Films
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Kaya Scodelario: Desmond Herzfelder, CC BY 4.0; Robbie Amell: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0; Hannah John-Kamen: MTV UK on YouTube, CC BY 3.0; Tom Hopper: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0; Avan Jogia: Valder Beebe Show, CC BY 3.0; Donal Logue: Philkon at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Neal McDonough: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0; Lily Gao: Moni | RE Database, CC BY 3.0.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City trivia 1
- Production
Capcom recast the Japanese dub instead of reusing voices from the earlier films: Chris and Claire Redfield are voiced by Subaru Kimura and Fairouz Ai. Source
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City?
On Hulu in the US with a subscription, checked October 4, 2026.
When did Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City come out?
November 24, 2021, directed by Johannes Roberts.
How long is Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City?
107 minutes, rated R.
Is this the same as the new Resident Evil movie?
No. This 2021 film adapts the first two Resident Evil games with its own cast; the newer Resident Evil project is a separate, unrelated production. This guide covers only Welcome to Raccoon City.
Do I need to have played the games?
No. The film retells Raccoon City’s outbreak and the Spencer Mansion incident from scratch for anyone coming in cold, with nods aimed at players who have.
