Lara Croft has been back in the spotlight lately following the release of the animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. Now the town is talking about who may play the character in Amazon’s live-action Tomb Raider, which will be a TV adaptation of the long-running video game franchise.

Waller-Bridge is best known for creating the TV series Fleabag and writing and producing the show Killing Eve. She played Helena in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and was brought on to help improve the script for the James Bond movie No Time to Die.

With the Prime Video series adaptation choosing to continue on the tracks laid out by Crystal Dynamics trilogy – and being worked on at the same time as Amazon develops its own Tomb Raider game – it’s safe to assume that the series will focus more on the Lara of more recent times.

A live-action Tomb Raider TV show has been swirling around at Amazon for a couple of years now, and it sounds like the series might be honing in on its future Lara Croft. Deadline reports that Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner as well as Murder on the Orient Express’ Lucy Boynton are currently in the running for the iconic video game role.

Things are clearly moving along for Amazon's Tomb Raider series, as cast testing is apparently under way at the moment.

The search for the next Lara Croft is on – and there is reportedly a wish list that involves Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner. The Tomb Raider show is coming from Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and will stream on Amazon Prime Video.

Netflix is plotting a new set of adventures for its version of Lara Croft. The streamer has renewed its animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft for a second season. The pickup was a relatively quick one, coming just two weeks after the eight-episode first season premiered.

Amazon MGM Studios is still looking for an actor to play Lara Croft in its Tomb Raider adaptation. Sophie Turner and Lucy Boynton have been undergoing screen tests. Tomb Raider has seen a resurgence in recent years.

The new Tomb Raider series is taking shape, with Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner rumored for the lead role. Turner, who starred as Sansa Stark in all eight seasons of the hit HBO series from 20111 to 2019,

Sophie Turner (Sansa from Game of Thrones) and Lucy Boynton (Murder on the Orient Express, Bohemian Rhapsody) are testing for the lead role in Amazon's live-action Tomb Raider show.