After "Fallout" success: Amazon commissions "Tomb Raider" series

Amazon is working on a "Tomb Raider" series for Prime Video. The company announced this during its upfront event. The script is to be written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge – no other members of the cast or production team are currently known.

There were already reports of a new series adaptation of "Tomb Raider" last year, and now they have been confirmed. With 'Tomb Raider', Amazon wants to build on the success of its 'Fallout' series. However, films and series based on video games from other providers have also been a success, such as "The Last of Us" for HBO and "Halo" for Paramount. As a rule, the games also benefit from this: Series conversions have already given "The Witcher" and "Cyberpunk 2077" a new lease of life. The release of the "Super Mario Bros." film has also boosted sales of Mario games.

While it was the first cinematic adaptation of "Witcher", "Fallout", "The Last of Us" and others, "Tomb Raider" fans have been able to admire Lara Croft on the big screen or TV more often. The most recent film is 'Tomb Raider', released in 2018 and starring Alicia Vikander. However, there has not yet been a series adaptation.

Video game in the works

The move makes sense for Amazon, which is also involved in the 'Tomb Raider' video games. The company is the publisher of a 'Tomb Raider' video game that is currently in development at Embracer subsidiary Crystal Dynamics. It is unclear how the development is progressing. Embracer has recently laid off numerous employees - Crystal Dynamics was also affected last fall.

Since the original announcement of the new "Tomb Raider" game in December 2022, there has been no tangible news about the title. Crystal Dynamics previously released the action game trilogy "Tomb Raider", "Rise of the Tomb Raider" and "Shadow of the Tomb Raider". The new title is to be created in Unreal Engine 5.

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