Netflix Uncovers ‘Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft’ Teaser & Premiere Date

Danger is her friend…

Netflix is kicking off the month of June with the debut of the first teaser trailer and official premiere date announcement for Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, based on the hit video game franchise from Crystal Dynamics. The thrilling 2D-animated adventure is produced by Legendary Television, with animation by Powerhouse Animation (Castlevania), and will debut on October 10.

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft picks up after the events of the highly successful Tomb Raider video game Survivor trilogy (Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider), and will chart the globetrotting heroine’s next chapter. More than 25 years after her first appearance, Lara Croft (voiced by MCU’s Agent Peggy Carter, Hayley Atwell) continues to explore ancient mysteries and uncover lost truths across breathtaking and dangerous destinations.

Synopsis: Lara Croft has abandoned her friends to embark on increasingly more perilous solo adventures. But she must return home when a dangerous and powerful Chinese artifact is stolen from Croft Manor by a thief with an uncanny personal connection. Her daring pursuit will take her on an adventure around the world and to the depths of forgotten tombs, where she will be forced to confront her true self, and decide just what kind of hero she wants to become.

The voice cast also features Allen Maldonado (The Last O.G., Black-ish, Maya and the Three) as Zip and Earl Baylon (English voice cast for Sanctuary, Lookism) reprising his role as Jonah Maiava from the video games. Additional voices to be announced.

From Legendary Television, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is executive produced and written by Tasha Huo (The Witcher: Blood Origin, Red Sonja). Executive producers include dj2 Entertainment Founder & CEO Dmitri M. Johnson (Sonic the Hedgehog, Life is Strange), along with Timothy I. Stevenson; Jacob Robinson (Skull Island) under his company Tractor Pants; and Dallas Dickinson and Noah Hughes for Crystal Dynamics; as well as Howard Bliss and Jen Chambers; and Brad Graeber from Powerhouse Animation.

The Tomb Raider video game franchise includes more than 20 titles loved by more than 160 million people around the world, according to a May 2022 survey, and has sold over 95 million copies since the first entry was released in 1996. Its popularity spawned series of blockbuster films based on the original Tomb Raider game and 2013 reboot. Protagonist Lara Croft has been a global icon for over two decades, and was listed as one of TIME Magazine’s 15 Most Influential Video Game Characters of All Time and recently was voted the Most Iconic Video Game Character of All time in a recent BAFTA poll. The most recent “Survivor Trilogy,” comprising Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015) and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018), garnered more than 200 “Best of” awards and nominations, and chronicles Lara Croft’s origin story.