query: Why is it called Resident Evil?
passage: 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.
passage: 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.