Netflix Cancels Ahad Raza Mir’s Starrer ‘Resident Evil’

Web Desk — Netflix has canceled Ahad Raza Mir’s starrer ‘Resident Evil’ series after one season. The first season with 8 episodes premiered on Netflix on July 14.

It was an already expected move as the series did not have a particularly strong showing on Netflix’s Top 10. The cost vs. viewing is the streamer’s leading renewal criterion.

The main reason that overshadowed Resident Evil was the mega genre hit Stranger Things, which was released within the same time frame.

Resident Evil debuted at No. 2 with an OK 72.7 million hours viewed for its opening weekend.

As word of mouth spread, the series did not deliver the big Week 2 bump one would expect for a debut show, raking in 73.3M hours for a No. 3 finish before dropping precipitously.

After only three weeks, it dropped out of the Top 10.

However, the most recent Resident Evil incarnation also received an unimpressive 55% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 27% score from audiences.