Amazon MGM Studios confirmed Sophie Turner will play Lara Croft in a Tomb Raider television series for Prime Video, with filming slated to begin in January 2026. Phoebe Waller-Bridge serves as creator, writer, and executive producer, with Chad Hodge as co-showrunner and Jonathan van Tulleken attached as executive producer and director. Turner called the role "thrilling beyond measure" and acknowledged following Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander. The series was greenlit under former studio head Jennifer Salke, amid reports of development spending in the "tens of millions" and multiple writers' rooms. Amazon will also publish the next Tomb Raider game from Crystal Dynamics.
As announced previously, Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the creator, writer, and executive producer for the series, with Chad Hodge (Single All the Way, Wayward Pines) joining as co-showrunner and executive producer. Shogun director Jonathan van Tulleken has also come aboard as executive producer and director. Waller-Bridge said in a statement, "Everyone on board is wildly passionate about Lara and are all as outrageous, brave, and hilarious as she is. Get your artifacts out ... Croft is coming ..."
Before Turner, the actors Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander brought the character Lara Croft to life in film. For her part, Turner said she is "thrilled beyond measure" to play Croft. "They're massive shoes to fill, following in the steps of Angelina and Alicia with their powerhouse performances, but with Phoebe at the helm, we (and Lara) are all in very safe hands. I can't wait for you all to see what we have cooking," she said.
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