Tomb Raider (TV series)

Tomb Raider
Based on
Tomb Raider
by Crystal Dynamics[a]
Developed byPhoebe Waller-Bridge
Showrunners
Starring
Countries of origin
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video

Tomb Raider is an upcoming television series developed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the action-adventure video game franchise created by Toby Gard and Paul Douglas,[a] the series stars Sophie Turner as Lara Croft alongside Martin Bobb-Semple, Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, and Bill Paterson.

The series was announced in January 2023 by Amazon following the expansion of their 2022 deal with Crystal Dynamics to publish the video game franchise and produce live-action projects through Amazon MGM Studios. Waller-Bridge signed on to develop the project, with Legendary Television and Story Kitchen, who previously acquired the franchise adaptation rights, producing. Turner was cast as Lara Croft in September 2025, while the rest of the cast was announced throughout the year. Principal photography began in January 2026 in England and Spain.

Tomb Raider is set to be released on Amazon Prime Video.

Cast and characters

Production

Development

Following the cancellation of a sequel to the 2018 film adaptation in July 2022 which resulted in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) losing the film rights, the Embracer Group, who own Crystal Dynamics, launched a bidding war for the rights to the franchise.[1] The rights were ultimately acquired by Dmitri M. Johnson's Story Kitchen (formerly dj2 Entertainment) and Legendary Entertainment, who then produced the animated television series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft for Netflix, while in December 2022, Amazon signed a deal with Crystal Dynamics to publish future installments of the video game franchise.[2][3]

In late January 2023, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the company expanded their deal to produce live-action projects, and that Phoebe Waller-Bridge was developing a Tomb Raider television series for Amazon Prime Video.[4][5] Story Kitchen and Legendary Television were confirmed as the companies producing the series, following them previously acquiring the adaptations rights, while Megan McDonnell was hired to write the series.[6] The series was greenlit in May 2024 by Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios. Waller-Bridge wrote the series and is an executive producer alongside Jenny Robbins through Wells Street Productions. Other executive producers include Chad Hodge as co-showrunner, Michael Scheel, and from Story Kitchen, Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg, Timothy I. Stevenson, and Dallas Dickinson. Matt McInnis is the co-executive producer, and Jan R. Martin is a producer.[7]

Casting

By late October 2024, Sophie Turner and Lucy Boynton were in the running for the role of Lara Croft, with Turner entering negotiation for the role the following month.[8][9] She was officially confirmed in September 2025.[10] In December, Martin Bobb-Semple, Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs were cast.[11][12][13] In January 2026, Bill Paterson, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Celia Imrie, Paterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, Juliette Motamed, and August Wittgenstein joined the cast.[14]

Filming

Principal photography began on 15 January 2026, at Shinfield Studios in Berkshire,[10] and in London.[15] In early February 2026, Turner filmed scenes on location in a forest in Surrey, including parachuting over a lake while connected to a safety apparatus.[16] From 13 February to 25 February, the historic Wrest Park estate in Bedfordshire was shut down to visitors for filming.[17] On 29 March 2026, principal photography was halted for two weeks after Turner suffered minor back injuries.[18] Filming resumed in mid-April 2026.[19] In June 2026, filming also took place in Spain in the cities of Girona and Almería.[20][21]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Tomb Raider was created by Toby Gard and Paul Douglas, and developed by Core Design from 1996 to 2003, and formerly published by Eidos Interactive from 1996 to 2008 and Square Enix from 2010 to 2021.[22] It has been developed by Crystal Dynamics since 2006, which also owned it since 2022 following its acquisition by the Embracer Group.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Gonzalez, Umberto (28 July 2022). "Tomb Raider Bidding War Erupts as MGM Loses Movie Rights". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (27 January 2021). "Netflix Expands its Growing Anime Repertoire With Skull Island and Tomb Raider Adaptations". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 May 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Cabello, Marcos. "Amazon Will Publish the Tomb Raider Game". CNET. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (27 January 2021). "Tomb Raider Film in the Works as Amazon Makes Rich Rights Deal for Marvel-Like Franchise". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 May 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (27 January 2023). "Phoebe Waller-Bridge Prepping Tomb Raider TV Series for Amazon (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 May 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Mantilla, Ryan Louis (24 November 2023). "Tomb Raider Series Adaptation Hires The Marvels Writer". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (15 January 2026). "Tomb Raider: First Look At Sophie Turner As Lara Croft; Production Underway". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (29 October 2024). "Tomb Raider: Sophie Turner & Lucy Boynton Testing For Lara Croft In Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 30 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (14 November 2024). "Tomb Raider: Sophie Turner Poised To Play Lara Croft In Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. 1 2 Otterson, Joe (3 September 2025). "Tomb Raider Live-Action Series to Begin Filming in 2026, Sophie Turner Confirmed as Lara Croft". Variety. Archived from the original on 8 June 2026. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Ritman, Alex (1 December 2025). "Tomb Raider Live-Action Series Adds Rising Brit Star Martin Bobb-Semple in Major Role (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Kroll, Justin (9 December 2025). "Sigourney Weaver Circling Role In Live-Action Tomb Raider Series Starring Sophie Turner – The Dish". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  13. ↑ Grobar, Matt (18 December 2025). "Jason Isaacs Latest To Join Amazon's Tomb Raider Series — The Dish". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Goldbart, Max (6 January 2026). "Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Tomb Raider Series For Prime Video Reveals Cast & Confirms Jason Isaacs And Sigourney Weaver In Key Roles". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  15. ↑ Calnan, Ellie; Dalton, Ben; Tabbara, Mona (16 January 2026). "2026 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  16. ↑ Pope, Milo (6 February 2026). "Sophie Turner grimaces filming physically-gruelling Tomb Raider action scene in Surrey". Metro. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  17. ↑ Fullbrook, Danny (12 February 2026). "Estate to shut over school holidays for Amazon shoot". BBC News. Archived from the original on 21 May 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  18. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (29 March 2026). "Tomb Raider Star Sophie Turner Injured; Amazon Series Pauses Production". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 May 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  19. ↑ Kennedy Phillips, Victoria (15 April 2026). "Filming resumes on Amazon's Tomb Raider adaptation, after Sophie Turner's back injury halted production last month". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  20. ↑ Costa-Pau, Aniol (6 June 2026). "Girona is being secured for the filming of Tomb Raider with Sophie Turner". Ara. Archived from the original on 7 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  21. ↑ Freeman, Elli (17 June 2026). "Lara Croft lands in Almeria: Amazon's Tomb Raider begins filming". EuroWeekly News. Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  22. "Following Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis reveal, series co-creator says he'd prefer "exploring new lost worlds" over more remakes". GamesRadar+. 15 December 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  23. "Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montréal amongst other assets". Embracer. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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