"The Tomb Raider franchise has a new lease on life. With a new live-action series officially in the works and two brand-new games on the way, Lara Croft will rise again. It's an exciting time to be a fan of the treasure-hunting girlboss, even if it may take some time for these new adventures to arrive. Fortunately, for the less patient among us, Netflix has spent the last two years continuing the Lara Croft saga in animation."
"Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft was a much-needed breath of fresh air when it debuted in 2024, the first product to truly "get" its heroine in a long while. Less a straightforward reboot than a sequel to the Survivor trilogy (comprised of the Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider games), the series found a middle ground between Lara's gritty origin story and the campier games that came elsewhere in her tenure."
Tomb Raider is experiencing a multimedia revival with a live-action series, two new games, and continued animated storytelling on Netflix. The animated series functions as a sequel to the Survivor trilogy, blending grounded origin elements with more fantastical, campier moments. Season One repositioned Lara from a solitary, traumatized figure into a team-oriented leader committed to relationships over treasure. Season Two intensifies the stakes by plunging deeper into supernatural territory as Lara embarks on a rescue mission for childhood friend Sam Nishimura. New allies and a suspicious research facility named Pithos introduce moral ambiguity and clear red flags.
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