Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft officially has a release date. The new anime starring one of gaming's most legendary characters will be arriving October 10 on Netflix.
The official date was revealed alongside a brand-new trailer showing a montage of Lara Croft in action as a narrator asks, "Ms. Croft, how much longer can you perservere?" You can watch it below.
In addition to the trailer, Netflix provided some initial plot details while confirming that it will take place after the events of Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
Following the events of the Survivor series, 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.
Crystal Dynamics previously teased that the story will attempt to unify the timelines of Core Design's original games with its reboot trilogy.
The new anime has been in development at Netflix since roughly 2021. Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter) will take on the role of Lara Croft, with Earl Baylon reprising his role as Jonah Maiava from the game. The new series is written and produced by Tasha Huo, whose credits include The Witcher: Blood Origin.
A number of Tomb Raider projects are in development outside of Legend of Lara Croft, including a new game and a live-action series on Prime Video penned by Phoebe Waller-Bridges, but the franchise has otherwise been mostly dormant of late outside of a remastered collection released earlier this year. In the meantime, Legend of Lara Croft will be joining a host of well-received animated series on Netflix, including Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Blue Eye Samurai, and more.
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