New Tomb Raider Series In Development From Phoebe Waller-Bridge At Amazon Prime – Looper

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, per sources, has been hired to write scripts and executive produce a new “Tomb Raider” series for Amazon. The streamer’s Prime Video component already hosts Waller-Bridge’s Emmy Award-winning “Fleabag” series, and her services for “Tomb Raider” appear to be tied into her overall deal with Amazon, THR noted.

While Waller-Bridge is best known for her shockingly blunt romantic comedy series “Fleabag,” she has dabbled in the science fiction and action movie realms in recent years. In 2018, she provided the voice for L3-37 in the “Star Wars” prequel film, “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” In 2021, Waller-Bridge was also hired to change the script for “No Time to Die.”

Waller-Bridge’s next film, however, places the writer-director directly in the archaeological action-adventure space as Helena, the goddaughter of Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in the “Indy” franchise’s fifth installment, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” The James Mangold-directed film, which features Ford’s last turn as Dr. Jones, is set for a June 30 release.

THR reported that Amazon’s “Tomb Raider” series is still in development and no release information was provided. The new “Tomb Raider” will mark the second time the video game has been adapted as a TV series; Netflix is producing an anime-style “Tomb Raider” series with MCU star Hayley Atwell voicing Lara Croft. The Netflix series is pegged for a release in 2023.