Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is bringing gaming’s iconic heroine into all-new medium this October, when the series’ first animated show debuts on Netflix. The story will take place after the events of the most recent games, and will cast Hayley Atwell as the buxom British adventurer. And in an interview with Nerdist, showrunner Tasha Huo has revealed a little more about what we can expect.

The story will bridge the gap between the naïve Lara from the Crystal Dynamics’ recent trilogy of games to the quippy, confident character from the 90s titles.

“Lara has been burdened with grief since the 90s, but I feel like she’s never fully gotten over it,” Huo revealed. “And I wanted to move past it, to be honest, so that she could start working on other things, but it felt like we still had to address it. So in this first season, she is dealing with grief and we watch her power through to figure out how to become her best self after that so Lara can start working on other sh*t.”

The next Tomb Raider game is expected to portray a more traditional version of Lara Croft, so this show could end up essential material in explaining how she reached that point. Either way, it sounds like Atwell is the perfect actress to portray it all.

“Hayley has this incredible levity to her,” added Huo. “She’s so naturally funny and buoyant, but on the other hand is a really deep thinker and is not only adventurous, but extremely dramatic and has that powerhouse spirit behind her, which is all the things that Lara is. She’s a perfect fit.”

The show will start streaming on 10th October, but you can watch a new trailer above, which teases some of the set-pieces from the series, as well as a variety of costume changes.

Will you watch Lara Croft's new Netflix show? (195 votes)

  1. Yes, I'm a big Tomb Raider fan and can't wait%
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  3. Nah, I've never really been into Lara Croft%

[source nerdist.com]