Sony’s 2026 Resident Evil is Zach Cregger’s feature with Austin Abrams as Bryan, a medical supply courier caught in the Raccoon City outbreak. The older same-title Sony film follows Milla Jovovich’s Alice. The protagonist is the quickest way to resolve the shared title.
A new courier anchors the 2026 feature
Sony’s work page names Bryan as its new protagonist and describes the story as a reinvention within the Resident Evil franchise. The credit for the games identifies Capcom’s source series. Cregger directs and shares the screenplay credit with Shay Hatten.
Bryan’s delivery is the premise-level point of entry. If the description instead begins with Alice and a team entering an underground facility called the Hive, that matches the older Sony synopsis.
Two official pages share one title
The Sony catalogue gives both features the same visible title. It places the new page at a URL ending in residentevil8. Use the displayed 2026 film title and Cregger’s credit in a search or saved reference. The digits in a website path are less useful than those work identifiers.
Raccoon City and the franchise name can appear in discussions of multiple versions. Match the role and director when those familiar terms produce several results.
| Feature identity | Clue in the official synopsis |
|---|---|
| Cregger’s 2026 feature | Austin Abrams plays medical supply courier Bryan. |
| Earlier same-title feature | Milla Jovovich plays Alice, with the Hive as a central setting. |
Sources and review
- Resident Evil — Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Resident Evil — Sony Pictures Entertainment