Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed that filming for the Tomb Raider series will begin on January 19, 2026. Lara Croft will be played by actress Sophie Turner, known for her role as Sansa Stark in the TV series "Game of Thrones," Variety reports.
The show is created, written and produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Scum, Killing Eve), who will now work with Chad Hodge as co-showrunner. Jonathan van Talleken (Shogun, The Boss) will direct and executive produce.
Waller-Bridge called Turner "the ultimate Lara" and stressed that the team is united by a shared passion for the character. Turner said that the role of Lara Croft is a "huge challenge" after the incarnations of Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander, but she is confident in Waller-Bridge's creative vision.
The series is produced in association with Crystal Dynamics and Legendary Television, as well as Story Kitchen. Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robbins (Wells Street Productions), Dmitry M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg and Timothy I. Stevenson (Story Kitchen), Michael Shiel, Hodge, van Talleken and Legendary Television are producing.
According to Prime Video's head of global television, Vernon Sanders, the series will preserve the legacy of Tomb Raider while offering new adventures for fans around the world.