A few years back, it was reported that a television series based on the Resident Evil franchise was in the works. The series, tentatively titled Arklay, was set to be developed by filmmaker Shawn Lebert and produced by Mance Media.

No network was attached to the project, but we do know that the basic story would have followed a detective named James Reinhardt whose investigation into a recent homicide slowly reveals the scientific conspiracy that Racoon City is hiding. At some point, it seems that Reinhardt may have been contaminated by the dreaded T-virus and would have had to find a way to cure himself of the disease.

All of this is in the past tense because the project was ultimately canceled when Mance Media decided to pass on the project for unknown reasons. That was the last we heard of the series until very recently when the test footage used to pitch the show emerged online.

The short, titled Dave, follows the initial moments of James Reinhardt’s investigation into the murder of his brother, Dave. It seems that a lot of the direct ties to the Resident Evil franchise are either not present in this footage or have since been removed sometime during the upload process. However, knowing that this footage is associated with those games does help you connect a few dots along the way.