A comprehensive watch guide outlines streaming options for each Resident Evil film and animated feature, including Degeneration and Damnation, as Zach Cregger’s standalone film heads to theaters on September 18.
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Streaming homes for the Resident Evil films and animated features
The guide maps where each entry can be watched, across the major services. Resident Evil (2002) can be rented or purchased through Prime Video. Apocalypse can also be rented or purchased through Prime Video. Extinction streams on Netflix, as do Afterlife and Retribution. The Final Chapter streams on Hulu and can be rented or purchased on Prime Video. Welcome to Raccoon City streams on Hulu. Degeneration, the first animated feature, can be rented or purchased on Prime Video, while Damnation is now streaming on Netflix.
Netflix hosts several live-action installments, Hulu carries multiple titles, and Prime Video hosts the earlier live-action titles along with the animated Degeneration.
Franchise lineage and notable entries
The 2002 first live-action entry helped launch Paul W. S. Anderson’s Resident Evil saga, a run marked by shifts in tone and fidelity to the games. While not canonical within the Resi-verse, the films nonetheless influenced the broader series, with nods from later games and DLC references to the laser room death scene.
Animated films as a CGI bridge
Degeneration is recognized as the inaugural animated Resident Evil feature, pairing Leon and Claire in a tone that foreshadows later CGI outings. The CGI era continues with Damnation and Vendetta.
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