Why is it called Resident Evil?
Resident Evil
Resident Evil, known in Japan as Biohazard,[lower-alpha 1] is a media franchise created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara[1][2] and owned by the Japanese video game company Capcom. The franchise focuses on a series of survival horror games and incorporates live-action films, animations, comic books, novels, audio dramas, and merchandise. The story follows outbreaks of zombies and other monsters created mainly by the Umbrella Corporation.
Resident Evil (1996 video game)
In a 2015 interview with Huffington Post, screenwriter-director Alex Garland credited the "Resident Evil" series as a primary influence on his script for "28 Days Later". Garland further credited the first game for revitalizing the zombie genre.