Amazon Prime's New Action Fantasy Series Tomb Raider: The Next Fallout?
By Published Apr 14, 2026, 5:01 PM EDT Zach Moser has been writing for ScreenRant since 2026, covering movies, classic TV, and streaming TV. His areas of expertise cover a wide range of genres with a particular interest in horror and drama, and the conversations around the TV and film industry. When he's not covering the latest film releases or chronicling the latest season of a new show, he's writing humor pieces for McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Slackjaw, and Points In Case or working on short stories and his second novel. Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap
Amazon Prime Video has a new exciting action fantasy series on the horizon that could be the streamer's new Fallout. In the wake of the video game to TV boom, Fallout has distinguished itself among a strong class of shows, including The Last of Us, Arcane, and Twisted Metal, as a faithful adaptation and just a great show.
Prime Video has been building an impressive library of original TV shows, and seems to be willing to take chances on ideas and adaptations that other streamers would be a little wary of. Fallout is a weird show, but Prime gives it the leeway to explore all its strange, video gamey aspects, and critics and fans have responded with approval.
Prime may have another winner on its hands with the upcoming TV show, which began filming in January 2026. Sophie Turner is set to star as the eponymous raider, Lara Croft. Tomb Raider is just as big a video game franchise as Fallout, if not bigger, particularly for an older crowd.
The series was first greenlit in May 2026 after years of rights negotiations, with news slowly trickling out about the video game series. Though there is no release date yet, it's speculated that Tomb Raider will premiere sometime in 2027.
Tomb Raider Will Likely Follow The Fallout Adaptation Playbook
Tomb Raider is Prime doubling down on video game adaptations, and if it gives the showrunner as much room to experiment as it gave Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworetn with Fallout, it could be another excellent addition to the platform's library. , it should find success.
Video game TV shows like Fallout and Arcane have taken a different tack in how they adapt their source material. Instead of recreating a storyline from the games, these shows make an original storyline using existing characters and the universe of the games, and it sounds like that will be the case for Tomb Raider.
Tomb Raider Has All The Ingredients To Be Something Special
From what we know about the Tomb Raider movie, it seems like it has all the ingredients to be a standout show. For one, over the past couple of years, showcasing a huge range you may not have suspected if you only saw her in Game of Thrones.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the creator of Fleabag, is serving as a writer and showrunner. Tomb Raider will also feature a notable cast, including Martin Bobb-Semple, Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Bill Paterson, Paterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, Juliette Motamed, Celia Imrie, and August Wittgenstein.
Sophie Turner's Injury On Set Could Delay The Tomb Raider Series
It hasn't been all good news for Tomb Raider. At the end of March, after Sophie Turner injured herself while shooting. According to a Prime Video rep, it was a minor back injury, and production will only be briefly paused while they wait for Turner to recuperate.
The British tabloid, The Sun, reported that Turner had aggravated a pre-existing back condition and alleges that shooting will be down for at least a month, and possibly up to six months (via ). It's unclear how far Turner's injury will set the Tomb Raider series release date back.
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