Tomb Raider Series Ordered at Amazon — Who Should Play TV’s Lara Croft?

Matt Webb Mitovich and Ryan Schwartz
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It’s official: Prime Video has handed a series order to Tomb Raider, a series adaptation of the beloved video game franchise being shepherded by Fleabag auteur Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

No word yet on who might portray the iconic and fearless Lara Croft.

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Amazon made the news official at its Upfront presentation Tuesday morning, more than a year after our sister site THR first reported that Waller-Bridge was attached to write the scripts and serve as an executive producer.

“If I could tell my teenage self this was happening I think she’d explode,” Waller-Bridge said in a statement. “Tomb Raider has been a huge part of my life and I feel incredibly privileged to be bringing it to television with such passionate collaborators. Lara Croft means a lot to me, as she does to many, and I can’t wait to go on this adventure. Bats ‘n all.”

Added Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke: “I’m so happy to announce that we have ordered the epic, globetrotting series Tomb Raider from the incredibly gifted Emmy-award winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the team at Crystal Dynamics. Fans and newcomers can look forward to exhilarating adventures that honor the legacy of this iconic character.”

“Amazon MGM Studios and Amazon Games are incredible collaborators with a massive reach across the globe enabling us to expand our Tomb Raider franchise with multiple new adventures and a shared passion for creating impactful, entertaining, emotional experiences for players and viewers throughout every facet of this universe,” said Scot Amos, Head of Studio at Crystal Dynamics. “These timeless stories span all media platforms to meet audiences where they want to engage with Tomb Raider; it’s a critical step towards our future with fans everywhere.”

On the big screen, Angelina Jolie famously portrayed the adventurer in 2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its sequel, 2003’s Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life. She was ultimately succeeded by fellow Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander, who rebooted the character with 2018’s Tomb Raider.

Meanwhile, in the Tomb Raider video games developed by Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montréal and published by Square Enix, a total of six actresses have voiced Lara Croft, including Keeley Hawes and Grey’s Anatomy vet Camilla Luddington. Additionally, Hayley Atwell voices Lara in an upcoming anime series from Netflix that picks up after the events of the video game’s reboot trilogy.

This is where you play armchair quarterback and offer up your dream casting to fill Lara Croft’s wall-scaling, chasm-leaping shoes. Hit the comments below with your top picks!

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