Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Tomb Raider is getting its day on the small screen in due time with none other than Sophie Turner donning the iconic look for Prime Video. The show marks the latest screen treatment succeeding Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander in their respective iterations, as well as Netflix’s seperate animated venture a few years ago.
The new live-action Tomb Raider series has since been in development since 2024 with Turner tapped to star as of last Fall, and the show’s first sign of life has taken to the internet on Thursday with the actress in full regalia, costume, prop weapons and all. Check it out below the announcement!
CULVER CITY, California—
Thursday, January 15—Today, Amazon MGM Studios announced that production is underway on Tomb Raider, marking the kick-off with a first-look image of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in the new Prime Video series, Tomb Raider.
The Prime Video series Tomb Raider is based on the iconic Tomb Raider video game franchise, which follows the adventures of world-famous archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft.
The series stars Turner as Lara Croft, alongside recently announced cast Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Bill Paterson, Paterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, Juliette Motamed, Celia Imrie, and August Wittgenstein.
The series is led by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) serving as creator, writer, executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Chad Hodge as co-showrunner and executive producer; they are joined by Jonathan Van Tulleken who will serve as director and executive producer.
The series is executive produced by Amazon MGM Studios, Crystal Dynamics, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins through Wells Street Films, Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg, Timothy I. Stevenson, and Dallas Dickinson through Story Kitchen, Michael Scheel, and Legendary Television. Co-executive produced by Matt McInnis and Jan R. Martin as producer.
The series is produced by Story Kitchen, Crystal Dynamics, and Amazon MGM Studios.
