"Movies and television have offered us no shortage of badass women, from Princess Leia to Xena and, more recently, Eleven from Stranger Things. But in the world of video games, one character stands out among all the others: Lara Croft, the geometric adventurer players controlled in the 1996 game Tomb Raider. She's taken all sorts of forms in the nearly three decades since her introduction, from acclaimed reboot games to multiple movie spinoffs."
"It's taken a long time for this series to get off the starting blocks. Waller-Bridge began developing it in 2023, and Amazon issued a series order in May 2024. By November, Turner's name was mentioned as a possible star alongside Mackenzie Davis, Emma Mackey, and Lucy Boynton. However, after an executive change-up, rumors swirled earlier this year that the show would never come to fruition. This announcement debunks those claims, as live-action Lara will live on to raid more tombs."
Sophie Turner will portray Lara Croft in an upcoming Amazon Prime Video Tomb Raider series. Phoebe Waller-Bridge will serve as creator, writer, and co-showrunner, joined by Chad Hodge as co-showrunner. Production is scheduled to begin in January 2026. Waller-Bridge began developing the series in 2023 and Amazon issued a series order in May 2024. Casting discussions included Mackenzie Davis, Emma Mackey, and Lucy Boynton. Executive changes prompted rumors that the series might be canceled, but the project is moving forward. Lara Croft last appeared in a console game in 2018's Shadow of the Tomb Raider and last appeared live-action in 2018.
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