
The original game sold over seven million copies, making it one of the PlayStation’s highest-selling games, and subsequent titles have collectively sold over 95 million copies worldwide. Each game usually sees Croft on a new treasure hunt, contending with rival hunters and enemies in the process.
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The series stars Croft, an athletic and intelligent British archaeologist who travels the world seeking rare artifacts. The “Tomb Raider” franchise began in 1994 with the original PlayStation action video game from British game studio Core Design.

She executive produces with Ryan Andolina and Amanda Greenblatt, former Amazon heads of comedy and drama and overall deals who launched their own studio but have an overall deal with Prime Video.Īmazon declined to comment on the news to IndieWire.

Waller-Bridge will write the in-development project but reportedly won’t star as gun-toting adventurer Lara Croft. The renewal also came with the news that she was adapting the book “Sign Here” by Claudia Lux into a series.

The project comes as part of Waller-Bridge’s overall deal with Amazon, which she renewed earlier this month. The Emmy-winning “Fleabag” creator is reportedly developing a TV series adaptation of the popular “Tomb Raider” video game series for Amazon, The Hollywood Reporter reported January 27. Edgar Wright Is Convinced Aubrey Plaza Should Be the Next ‘Tomb Raider’Īmazon earlier declined to comment on the news to IndieWire.Īfter starring in the upcoming “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” it looks like Phoebe Waller-Bridge has developed a taste for treasure hunting.
