{"id":1965926,"date":"2026-06-01T09:37:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1965926"},"modified":"2026-06-01T09:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:37:54","slug":"lara-croft-actress-sophie-turner-hints-at-a-long-future-ahead-for-amazons-tomb-raider-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1965926","title":{"rendered":"Lara Croft actress Sophie Turner hints at a long future ahead for Amazon&#8217;s Tomb Raider series"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Lara Croft actress Sophie Turner hints at a long future ahead for Amazon&#8217;s Tomb Raider series<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Crypt-o shows.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Sophie-Turner-as-Lara-Croft-on-the-set-of-Amazon&apos;s-Tomb-Raider-series.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Sophie Turner as Lara Croft on the set of Amazon&apos;s Tomb Raider series\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Sophie-Turner-as-Lara-Croft-on-the-set-of-Amazon&apos;s-Tomb-Raider-series.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"520\" height=\"293\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Amazon<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-01T09:37:54+00:00\">June 1, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"fe9814ef-296e-4945-835a-ea2a8a1f43c6\" data-name=\"Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" title=\"Follow Tomb Raider: Catalyst\"><br \/>\n  Follow Tomb Raider: Catalyst<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Amazon may not have officially announced a second season of its Tomb Raider TV series, but Lara Croft actress Sophie Turner already sounds confident there will be one.<\/p>\n<p>Turner recently spoke about her career, which truly kicked off when she landed a lead role in Game of Thrones at just 13 years old. Her experience on this set, she said, laid some good groundwork for Tomb Raider.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Tomb Raider: Catalyst - Official Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vm4WssEtpXo?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Vm4WssEtpXo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Tomb Raider: Catalyst &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tomb Raider: Catalyst &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vm4WssEtpXo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Right now, my focus is Tomb Raider,&#8221; Turner told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/fashion\/people\/sophie-turner-women-dont-have-time-to-be-method-actors\/\">The Telegraph<\/a>, and it has been for quite some time now. Turner began training for her role as Lara Croft back in February of 2025, working out for eight hours a day, five days a week.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to The Telegraph, the first season of Tomb Raider is expected to release later this year, though it sounds like a second season is already on the cards. Turner stated her focus will remain on Tomb Raider &#8220;for a while to come&#8221;, suggesting she is far from finished with the role. As for what we can expect from the show and Turner&#8217;s take on Lara Croft, the actress didn&#8217;t give a huge amount away, but did say there is an element to her take on the globe-trotting heroine that &#8220;can be fairly toxic&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But there is also an element of her that is so focused and determined, whereas I have ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder] and can&#8217;t complete a task without forgetting about it and doing something else,&#8221; Turner said. &#8220;I am a total worrier and neurotic which she obviously isn&#8217;t, but we&#8217;re both obsessed with history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Filming for Amazon&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-games-order\">Tomb Raider series<\/a> &#8211; which along with Turner also stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-traitors-celia-imrie-and-more-announced-for-amazons-live-action-tomb-raider-series\">Celia Imrie, Jason Isaacs, Sigourney Weaver and Martin Bobb-Semple<\/a> &#8211; initially began in January. The following month, we got our first look at Turner on set as Lara, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/heres-our-first-look-at-sophie-turners-lara-croft-and-her-dual-pistols-on-set-of-tomb-raider\">she parachuted into a soggy woodland with two pistols strapped to her thighs<\/a>. We&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lara-rides-a-motorbike-in-latest-set-photos-from-amazons-live-action-tomb-raider-series-joined-by-a-rather-sharply-dressed-zip\">since seen the actress on the back of a motorcycle<\/a>, accompanied by Bobb-Semple&#8217;s Zip. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/former-lara-croft-actress-spotted-on-tomb-raider-set-with-fans-now-speculating-she-will-play-laras-mother-in-amazons-series\">former Lara Croft actress Keeley Hawes was also spotted on set in London<\/a> earlier this year, with many suspecting she will play Lara&#8217;s mother Amelia on the show&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Turner as Lara Croft. She has red glasses on, and her hair is tied back from her face\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Sophie-Turner-as-Lara-Croft.-She-has-red-glasses-on%2C-and-her-hair-is-tied-back-from-her-face.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7775\" width=\"1422\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sophie Turner as Lara Croft. She has red glasses on, and her hair is tied back from her face\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Sophie-Turner-as-Lara-Croft.-She-has-red-glasses-on%2C-and-her-hair-is-tied-back-from-her-face.jpg\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7775\" width=\"1422\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Amazon<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the games, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is set to release later this year. A remake of the original Tomb Raider game, Legacy of Atlantis places players <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fully-fledged-from-the-ground-up-tomb-raider-remake-announced\">back in the shoes of Lara Croft as she hops from country to country in search of the Scion of Atlantis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Next year will then see the release of an all new Tomb Raider story, in the form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/next-tomb-raider-game-known-as-catalyst-finally-revealed-at-the-game-awards\">Tomb Raider Catalyst<\/a>. This game will take Lara to Northern India, following a &#8220;mythical cataclysm that has unleashed ancient secrets and awakened the mysterious forces that guard them&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Amazon may not have officially announced a second season of its Tomb Raider TV series, but Lara Croft actress Sophie Turner already sounds confident there will be one.<\/p>\n<p>Turner recently spoke about her career, which truly kicked off when she landed a lead role in Game of Thrones at just 13 years old. Her experience on this set, she said, laid some good groundwork for Tomb Raider.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Tomb Raider: Catalyst - Official Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vm4WssEtpXo?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Vm4WssEtpXo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Tomb Raider: Catalyst &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tomb Raider: Catalyst &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vm4WssEtpXo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Right now, my focus is Tomb Raider,&#8221; Turner told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/fashion\/people\/sophie-turner-women-dont-have-time-to-be-method-actors\/\">The Telegraph<\/a>, and it has been for quite some time now. Turner began training for her role as Lara Croft back in February of 2025, working out for eight hours a day, five days a week.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to The Telegraph, the first season of Tomb Raider is expected to release later this year, though it sounds like a second season is already on the cards. Turner stated her focus will remain on Tomb Raider &#8220;for a while to come&#8221;, suggesting she is far from finished with the role. As for what we can expect from the show and Turner&#8217;s take on Lara Croft, the actress didn&#8217;t give a huge amount away, but did say there is an element to her take on the globe-trotting heroine that &#8220;can be fairly toxic&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But there is also an element of her that is so focused and determined, whereas I have ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder] and can&#8217;t complete a task without forgetting about it and doing something else,&#8221; Turner said. &#8220;I am a total worrier and neurotic which she obviously isn&#8217;t, but we&#8217;re both obsessed with history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Filming for Amazon&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-games-order\">Tomb Raider series<\/a> &#8211; which along with Turner also stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-traitors-celia-imrie-and-more-announced-for-amazons-live-action-tomb-raider-series\">Celia Imrie, Jason Isaacs, Sigourney Weaver and Martin Bobb-Semple<\/a> &#8211; initially began in January. The following month, we got our first look at Turner on set as Lara, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/heres-our-first-look-at-sophie-turners-lara-croft-and-her-dual-pistols-on-set-of-tomb-raider\">she parachuted into a soggy woodland with two pistols strapped to her thighs<\/a>. We&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lara-rides-a-motorbike-in-latest-set-photos-from-amazons-live-action-tomb-raider-series-joined-by-a-rather-sharply-dressed-zip\">since seen the actress on the back of a motorcycle<\/a>, accompanied by Bobb-Semple&#8217;s Zip. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/former-lara-croft-actress-spotted-on-tomb-raider-set-with-fans-now-speculating-she-will-play-laras-mother-in-amazons-series\">former Lara Croft actress Keeley Hawes was also spotted on set in London<\/a> earlier this year, with many suspecting she will play Lara&#8217;s mother Amelia on the show&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Turner as Lara Croft. She has red glasses on, and her hair is tied back from her face\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Sophie-Turner-as-Lara-Croft.-She-has-red-glasses-on%2C-and-her-hair-is-tied-back-from-her-face.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7775\" width=\"1422\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sophie Turner as Lara Croft. She has red glasses on, and her hair is tied back from her face\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Sophie-Turner-as-Lara-Croft.-She-has-red-glasses-on%2C-and-her-hair-is-tied-back-from-her-face.jpg\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7775\" width=\"1422\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Amazon<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the games, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is set to release later this year. A remake of the original Tomb Raider game, Legacy of Atlantis places players <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fully-fledged-from-the-ground-up-tomb-raider-remake-announced\">back in the shoes of Lara Croft as she hops from country to country in search of the Scion of Atlantis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Next year will then see the release of an all new Tomb Raider story, in the form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/next-tomb-raider-game-known-as-catalyst-finally-revealed-at-the-game-awards\">Tomb Raider Catalyst<\/a>. This game will take Lara to Northern India, following a &#8220;mythical cataclysm that has unleashed ancient secrets and awakened the mysterious forces that guard them&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Lara Croft actress Sophie Turner hints at a long future ahead for Amazon&#8217;s Tomb Raider series Crypt-o shows. 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