Wondering when Prime Video’s Tomb Raider series starts filming, and what Sophie Turner looks like as Lara Croft? Amazon MGM Studios says production is now underway, and has shared a first-look image of Turner in character.
The announcement was made today, on Friday, January 16, with the studio marking the start of production on the new Prime Video series.
What is the Prime Video Tomb Raider series?
The series is based on the Tomb Raider video game franchise, which follows archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft.
Sophie Turner as Lara Croft
Sophie Turner leads the cast as Croft, with Amazon MGM Studios confirming a lineup that includes Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs.
Cast and creatives
Amazon MGM Studios said the cast includes:
• Sigourney Weaver
• Jason Isaacs
• Martin Bobb-Semple
• Jack Bannon
• John Heffernan
• Bill Paterson
• Paterson Joseph
• Sasha Luss
• Juliette Motamed
• Celia Imrie
• August Wittgenstein
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is serving as creator, writer, executive producer and co-showrunner. Chad Hodge is co-showrunner and executive producer.
Jonathan Van Tulleken will direct and executive produce.
Production partners
The series is executive produced by Amazon MGM Studios, Crystal Dynamics, Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins via Wells Street Films, plus Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg, Timothy I. Stevenson and Dallas Dickinson via Story Kitchen, alongside Michael Scheel and Legendary Television.
Amazon MGM Studios said the project is produced by Story Kitchen, Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios.