Returning to the origins of the massively popular RESIDENT EVIL franchise, fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts brings the games to life for a whole new generation of fans. In RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY , once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is a 2021 action horror film based on the Resident Evil video game series by Capcom, and serves as a reboot and the seventh live-action film of the Resident Evil film series. Written and directed by Johannes Roberts, the film stars Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue, and Neal McDonough. Set in 1998, and primarily adapting the first and second games, it follows a group of survivors during a zombie ... Is Welcome To Raccoon City The Best Resident Evil Movie? Most Anticipated Movies [2025 - 2026] New Upcoming Trailers | 4K The Complete Resident Evil Raccoon City Timeline Explained Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is a very flawed video game adaptation with issues including the lower budget and questionable story and character choices, but was still a fun and well directed B-level horror flick.