What is the name of the fictional corporation central to the Resident Evil film series?

Umbrella Corporation is the fictional corporation central to the Resident Evil film series.

In the films, Umbrella is a powerful biotechnology and pharmaceutical company whose research and weapons programs contribute to the global catastrophe. Its activities are linked to the T-virus, the fictional pathogen that creates the undead and other biological threats in the series.

The corporation originated in Capcom’s Resident Evil video-game universe and was carried into the film adaptations beginning with the 2002 movie. The film series follows Alice, played by Milla Jovovich, as she battles Umbrella’s experiments and attempts to protect surviving humans.

Umbrella is sometimes confused with corporations from other science-fiction franchises. Weyland-Yutani belongs to Alien, Cyberdyne Systems belongs to The Terminator, and Tyrell Corporation belongs to Blade Runner. Those companies are unrelated to Resident Evil’s fictional biotechnology empire.