Prime Video has unveiled a first look at the forthcoming live-action series 'Tomb Raider,' with Sophie Turner starring as the iconic video game character Lara Croft. The series is currently in production, having been greenlit in May 2024, with Turner's casting first reported in November of that year.
Turner is the latest actress to take on the role of the archaeologist and adventurer, previously portrayed by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander in films. The cast also includes Martin Bobb-Semple, Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Bill Paterson, Paterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, Juliette Motamed, Celia Imrie, and August Wittgenstein.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge serves as creator, writer, and executive producer. Chad Hodge is an executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Waller-Bridge. Jonathan van Tulleken will direct and executive produce.
The first 'Tomb Raider' video game was released in 1996, and Lara Croft quickly became a female action icon. The most recent game, 'Shadow of the Tomb Raider,' came out in 2018, with two new games slated for 2026 and 2027: 'Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis' and 'Tomb Raider: Catalyst.'
The series is executive produced by Crystal Dynamics; Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins via Wells Street Productions; Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson of Story Kitchen; Michael Scheel; Hodge; van Tulleken; and Legendary Television. It is produced by Story Kitchen, Crystal Dynamics, and Amazon MGM Studios.
