after the Fallout series at Amazon Prime Video hit like a bomb, the streaming service has now become the next one Series adaptation a popular video game template and sends one iconic heroine into the next round.
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We're talking about none other than Lara Croftwho turns out to be the main character of the popular Tomb Raiderseries has been shooting, jumping and shimmying across the screens for decades. Amazon recently commissioned the series project.
The Tomb Raider series gets the green light on Amazon Prime Video
Announced This was recently stated at the company's upfront event in New York by Jen Salke, head of the company Amazon & MGM Studios, personally. She called the Tomb Raider series coming to Prime “epic” and “world-spanning,” while “fans and newcomers can look forward to exciting adventures that honor the legacy of this iconic character.” The script should the pen Phoebe Waller Bridges (Fleabag, Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Destiny, Solo: A Star Wars Story) who also act as executive director producer was hired.
“If I could tell my teenage self that this was happening, I think he would explode. Tomb Raider has been a big part of my life, and I feel incredibly privilegedto bring the series to television with such passionate collaborators. Lara Croft means a lot to me, as it does to many others, and I can't wait to experience this adventure. With bats and all the trimmings” said Waller-Bridge.
Although it stands with the Emmy winner It has already been determined who will be responsible for implementing the series adaptation, but who will fill the cast and especially the main role of Lara Croft, remains a secret. We also reported last year that that the Tomb Raider series is part of a larger universe on Amazon should be, which also Games and fresh films should span. The development of the franchise will be overseen by Dmitri Johnson from dj2, who previously secured the rights to the IP.
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Other key figures include the former head of comedy at Amazon Studios, Ryan Andolina, as well as Amanda Greenblatt, who most recently took over the management of the first look and overall deals department. Also Legendary Television, that behind the Tomb Raider anime adaptation on Netflix should be involved as the rights holder. The production itself However, it would be in the hands of Crystal Dynamics and of course Amazon MGM Studios.