Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Tomb Raider series has been brewing since at least 2023 at Amazon MGM Studios. Today, after learning way back in November 2024 that Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner was in talks to star, we finally got official confirmation (via Deadline) that she’ll play Lara Croft on the upcoming show, which is set to start production on January 19, 2026.
“I’m so excited to announce the formidable Sophie Turner as our Lara alongside this phenomenal creative team,” Waller-Bridge said in a statement. “It’s not very often you get to make a show of this scale with a character you grew up loving. 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…”
Shouldn’t we be hiding our artifacts from Lara? Since she is, indeed, a raider? But I digress…
The announcement of Turner’s official involvement also came with another piece of news: Chad Hodge (Wayward Pines) is also on board to serve as co-showrunner with Waller-Bridge, while Jonathan Van Tulleken (Shōgun, Dope Thief) will serve as a director and executive producer. Hodge was reportedly brought on during the second writers’ room in an attempt to improve upon the first writers’ room scripts. He was elevated to co-showrunner from there.
“I am thrilled beyond measure to be playing Lara Croft,” Turner said in the same statement. “She’s such an iconic character, who means so much to so many—and I am giving everything I’ve got. They’re massive shoes to fill, following in the steps of Angelina [Jolie] and Alicia [Vikander] 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.”
We don’t currently have a premiere date to see what’s cooking, but with production starting in January, odds are we’ll see it hit Prime Video in late 2026 or early 2027.
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