Tomb Raider series to begin filming in 2026 – Game of Thrones star to play Lara Croft

The information turned out to be correct: Sophie Turner will play Lara Croft in Amazon's TV series based on the ever-current Tomb Raider. According to Variety, filming will begin on January 19, 2026. It has taken a long time to get here, because whispers about the series began as early as January 2023. In May 2024, it became official, and the series' showrunner will be Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Story details are currently zero, but Sophie Turner will be the woman who gets the chance to do what Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander have done before: play the role of Lara Croft.

At the same time, we are waiting for news from the next Tomb Raider game, which is being made by Crystal Dynamics in collaboration with Amazon. The "biggest and best" Tomb Raider game ever was revealed at the end of 2022, but almost three years later we have not seen anything from the game.