NETFLIX TO PRODUCE NEW TOMB RAIDER ANIME SERIES
[ 27 January 2021 ]
Netflix and Legendary are to produce a new Tomb Raider anime series, Deadline reports. "The series will pick up after the video game reboot trilogy, and follow heroine Lara Croft 25 years after her first game appeared as she explores new territory."
"The anime series will be written by Tasha Huo (The Witcher: Blood Origin, Red Sonja), who will executive produce with dj2 Entertainment Founder and CEO Dmitri M. Johnson (Sonic the Hedgehog) as well as Stephan Bugaj and Howard Bliss."
Tomb Raider, starring British archaeologist Lara Croft, was originally developed by Core Design and released in 1996. Development of Tomb Raider is now under the aegis of Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal. The series has sold more than 81M units worldwide according to data from Square Enix.