Summary
Sophie Turner, known for her role in Game of Thrones, will play Lara Croft in a new Tomb Raider TV series for Prime Video. The show is based on the famous video game about the adventurer Lara Croft and is written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Production for the series will start in January next year.
Key Facts
- Sophie Turner is cast as Lara Croft in a new Tomb Raider TV series.
- The series will air on Prime Video, a streaming service.
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge, known for creating Fleabag, is writing the series.
- Lara Croft is a popular character from the Tomb Raider video games, first appearing in 1996.
- The character was previously played in movies by Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander.
- The show is part of Waller-Bridge's deal with Amazon announced in 2019.
- Production for the Tomb Raider series is set to begin in January next year.