Amazon has announced an upcoming Tomb Raider TV series, and the video game adaptation is getting more and more exciting with each new update. Debuting back in 1996 on the Sega Saturn and Playstation, the Tomb Raider video game series follows archaeologist Lara Croft as she uses her expertise to discover lost artifacts and explore dangerous lost tombs around the globe. The popular video game series spawned a wealth of sequels, and Croft herself has become an icon among video game mascots.
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It didn’t take long before Tomb Raider made the jump to other forms of media, and a feature film was produced in 2001 starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. A successful sequel followed in 2003, but Jolie’s departure from the role put the big-screen franchise on ice for over a decade. Finally, in 2018, Tomb Raider premiered as a reboot of the series and swapped Jolie for Alicia Vikander. A planned sequel to the 2018 film fell through, and the Tomb Raider film and TV franchise sat dormant until the announcement of an upcoming TV series that will exist in a shared universe with Amazon’s new film.
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The Tomb Raider TV Show Latest News
Prime Video’s Tomb Raider show has found a writer, which is the first big development in the highly anticipated series in nearly a year. The Marvels and WandaVision writer Megan McDonnell has been tapped to pen part of the show that will share a universe with the new film that the studio is also producing. Additionally, Fleabag star and creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is involved creatively, and she herself has expressed interest in making the new reboot “dangerous and exciting”.
The Tomb Raider TV Show Is Confirmed
Besides confirming that the Tomb Raider show was definitely happening, Amazon got even more ambitious when they announced a larger Tomb Raider universe. Not only will the Phoebe Waller-Bridge series bring Lara Croft back to the small screen, but Amazon is also producing a Tomb Raider reboot film which will exist in the same timeline as the show.
The Tomb Raider TV Show Production Status
No release date has been set for the Tomb Raider TV series, and it likely won’t have one for a while. Despite being announced in early 2023, the lack of any considerable updates proves the project isn’t that far along. Though Megan McDonnell has been added to the writing team, that only serves to suggest that Tomb Raider is still in the very early stages of pre-production and won’t move into the next phase for some time.
The Tomb Raider TV Show Cast
Amazon has revealed no casting information about the new show, but more information will likely come once the role of Lara Croft is cast. While no cast members can be definitively predicted, it is safe to say that Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander won’t be in the running to play the famous archaeologist.
The Tomb Raider TV Show Story Details
Even though no plot has been released for the Tomb Raider TV series, viewers can expect plenty of pulse-pounding action. Croft is known for wielding her dual pistols, and she will likely face dangers that stretch far beyond the pitfalls and booby traps of a few dusty old tombs. Also, with Waller-Bridge involved, a fair amount of humor can be expected in the Tomb Raider TV show.