Netflix has officially set the Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft release date, revealing when the animated series set in the video game reboot trilogy will release.
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft will premiere on Netflix on October 10, 2024. The series stars Hayley Atwell in the titular role of Lara Croft, and also features Allen Maldonado and Earl Baylon in voice roles.
The show is set in the universe of Crystal Dynamics’ series of Tomb Raider games, which began in 2013 with Tomb Raider.
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What is Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft?
The series is being animated by Powerhouse Animation, which also worked on Netflix’s Castlevania, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and more.
The Tomb Raider video game franchise consists of 12 main-series games and a number of spin-offs. The original game was released in 1996 and spawned eight follow-ups through 2008. The franchise was rebooted with a new main-series game in 2013, which would prove to be the first installment in a trilogy that concluded in 2018.
The franchise was previously adapted into live-action via the 2001 Paramount film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, which was based on the early games and starred Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. Jolie reprised her role for the 2003 sequel, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life. MGM and Warner Bros. rebooted the live-action series with the 2018 film Tomb Raider starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft.