Tomb Raider fans will be delighted because Lara Croft will be making her return this year. Of course, we are not talking about a new opus for the video game franchise nor even a film but rather aserieswith Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croftwhich will be offered this fall on Netflix. The streaming platform has just announced a broadcast date.
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The Tomb Raider franchise has a bright future ahead of it! Indeed, on the side from Crystal Dynamics, a new video game is under development and should see the light of day soon. Add to; this is a TV series to watch destination for Prime Video announced recently by Amazon. Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios have signed an agreement to producea series written by Phoebe Waller Bridge and which will be released exclusively on Jeff Bezos’s streaming platform. But that's not all! While waiting to discover all that, there is a meeting planned this fall with the famous archaeologist created by Toby Gard. And it will be on the side from Netflix.
Unveiled last year during Geeked Week, the animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft will be available in a few months on Netflix. Developed by Tasha Huo and produced by Powerhouse Animation Studios, this program is the second animated adaptation of the franchise. The project is not recent because it was in January 2021 that Legendary Entertainment announced this television and animated adaptation of Tomb Raider. Inspired by Japanese animation series, the show will be part of the continuity of the series. of the trilogy which had been started by Crystal Dynamics with the reboot released in 2013. Therefore, the plot will take place after the events of the latest installment of the Shadow of the Tomb Raider video game franchise.
Hayley Atwell: from Peggy Carter to Lara Croft
Side casting, we have known since September 2021 that it is Hayley Atwell who will lend her voice to Lara Croft. The British actress is known for having played Peggy Carter in the Marvel Universe. She will be accompanied by Earl Baylon who will return to voice the character of Jonah Maiava as he did in the games as well as Allen Maldonado for the role of Zip< /strong>.
While waiting to know whether or not a new cinematic universe around the license will see the light of day as is rumored, Netflix is giving us an appointment on October 10, 2024 to discover the animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. We'll let you watch the trailer below.
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