Horror has never been more culturally visible. In cinemas, the genre is no longer treated as a niche corner of the release calendar: horror films regularly become major commercial events, cross into prestige territory, and compete seriously during awards season. The success of Sinners, for example, helped demonstrate how a horror film could function simultaneously as a crowd-pleaser, a critical conversation piece, and an awards contender.

The premise is that people who managed to escape Raccoon City begin dying under unexplained circumstances almost three decades later. This sends a young FBI agent, Grace Ashcroft, into the investigation, followed by Leon Kennedy, who finds the case highly personal.