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. The rights were ultimately acquired by
Dmitri M. Johnson's Story Kitchen 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. In late January 2023,
The Hollywood Reporter reported that the company expended their deal to produce live-action projects, and that
Phoebe Waller-Bridge was developing a
Tomb Raider television series for
Amazon Prime Video. Johnson's Story Kitchen and
Legendary Television were confirmed as the companies co-producing the series, following them previously acquiring the adaptations rights, while
Megan McDonnell was hired to write the series. 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.
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. She was officially confirmed in September 2025. In December,
Martin Bobb-Semple,
Sigourney Weaver and
Jason Isaacs were cast. In January 2026,
Bill Paterson joined the cast.
Filming Principal photography began on 15 January 2026, at
Shinfield Studios in
Berkshire, 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. From 13 February to 25 February, the historic
Wrest Park estate in
Bedfordshire was shut down to visitors for filming. On 29 March 2026, principal photography was halted for two weeks after Turner suffered minor back injuries. Filming resumed in mid-April 2026. == Notes ==