All I have to say is if they have no intention of respecting the source material than they should not even use those events from Raccoon City or the established characters at all.
Sure you can take certain liberties but when it comes to adapting fan favorite characters you also have to show great respect and care to what make that character who they are and what resonates with that character's fanbase, like for instance I've heard the theory of both Claire and Leon being a part of STARS and how Chris is going to be in Raccoon City which ****ters a core character element of Claire looking for her brother which did not get resolved until Code Veronica, changing the lore to fit a new narrative is fine but you also need to be sure not to make it TO drastic otherwise you just pi$$ off those fans of the character.
So yes if they have no intention of respecting the source material or being bound by the expectations that come with adapting those characters properly than they should just make a series but set it in a new city with all new characters under the Resident Evil name, they can still use the bioweapons and monsters from the games as well as Umbrella as the badguys but have it centered around a new cast.
Sure you can take certain liberties but when it comes to adapting fan favorite characters you also have to show great respect and care to what make that character who they are and what resonates with that character's fanbase, like for instance I've heard the theory of both Claire and Leon being a part of STARS and how Chris is going to be in Raccoon City which ****ters a core character element of Claire looking for her brother which did not get resolved until Code Veronica, changing the lore to fit a new narrative is fine but you also need to be sure not to make it TO drastic otherwise you just pi$$ off those fans of the character.
So yes if they have no intention of respecting the source material or being bound by the expectations that come with adapting those characters properly than they should just make a series but set it in a new city with all new characters under the Resident Evil name, they can still use the bioweapons and monsters from the games as well as Umbrella as the badguys but have it centered around a new cast.