What Books And Films Have Been Created From The 'Resident Evil' Series?

The Resident Evil series has been adapted into a series of novels by writer S.D. Perry. The novels follow the game's storyline faithfully, though certain details and plot directions from the games are contradicted due to the fact that some of the novels were written before the release of sequels that expanded upon the previous games' storylines. S.D Perry has also written two original Resident Evil Novels, which are set between the events of certain games.

The books include:

Zero Hour (2004)
The Umbrella Conspiracy (1998)
Caliban Cove (1998)
City Of The Dead (1999)
Underworld (1999)
Nemesis (2000)
Code Veronica (2001)

In terms of films, so far there are two that have been released:

Resident Evil (2002)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

The first two movies were heavily criticised by film critics and reaction from fans was mixed. Some fans praised the movie for bringing the series to a mainstream audience, whilst others did not feel that it was a basic adaptation of the Resident Evil games. The movie did not stay true to the games, and the only things that they have in common are the name and the fact that they both have zombies.

Even though the films were criticised, they have been financially successful, and as a result, another one (Resident Evil: Extinction) is now in post production and will be released in 2007, with a fourth film planned for later on.