The “Tomb Raider” live-action series at Amazon Prime Video is getting ready for action.
The series adaptation of the video game franchise is officially set to begin production on January 19, 2026.
In addition, Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed that Sophie Turner has been cast in the series as Lara Croft.
The show was originally greenlit at Prime Video in May 2024, with Turner negotiating for the titular role first reported in November of that year.
The series was first reported as being in development at the streamer in January 2023.
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As previously reported, Phoebe Waller-Bridge will serve as creator, writer, and executive producer on the series.
Chad Hodge also boarded the show as executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Waller-Bridge. Jonathan van Tulleken will serve as director and executive producer.
Turner is the latest high-profile actress to take on the role of Croft.
The globetrotting adventurer was previously portrayed onscreen in two films by Angelina Jolie and in another by Alicia Vikander.
The series is executive produced by: Crystal Dynamics; Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins via Wells Street Productions; Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg and Timothy I. Stevenson of Story Kitchen; Michael Scheel; Hodge; van Tulleken; and Legendary Television.
The series is produced by Story Kitchen, Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios. Waller-Bridge is currently under an overall deal at Amazon MGM Studios.
The “Tomb Raider” series was developed under a pact between Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios which comes via Story Kitchen’s first-look deal with the studio to develop additional “Tomb Raider” stories into series and films.
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