Tomb Raider TV Series Set Video Shows Sophie Turner as Lara Croft Complete With Dual Pistols

If you’ve been keeping up with all things Tomb Raider TV series, we’ve got an exciting piece of news for you. Fans can catch the very first glimpse of Sophie Turner’s Lara Croft in action with a new video that has surfaced from the set of the show — and yes, she’s got her dual pistols on lock.

In the short clip, which has been posted to both YouTube and social media, Turner can be seen in costume walking through the woods. According to the upload of the video, the rainy footage was captured in Surrey, England. Turner is rocking a more weather-appropriate outfit (complete with what appears to be a tactical vest) in this clip than the standard shorts-and-tank-top look Croft is known for, but her two leg holsters remain present.

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Amazon released their first official image of Turner as Croft on January 15, which exemplified the classic Lara Croft we’ve all come to know and love from the days of the original 1996 video game. The costume was era appropriate, down to the red glasses and double leg holsters. This short clip of Turner trudging through the woodsn — despite the fact that she’s not doing all that much in the particular scene they’re shooting — only doubles down on that notion.

Alongside Turner, the cast for the series — which will be written and showrun by creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge — is totally stacked. Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Bill Patterson, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Celia Imrie, Patterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, August Wittgenstein, and Juliette Motamed will appear in various canon roles and others crafted specifically for the show.

Tomb Raider cast:

The following cast are confirmed in canon roles from the Tomb Raider video game franchise:

• Martin Bobb-Semple is Zip. Zip is Lara Croft’s long-standing tech support and friend.
• Jason Isaacs is Atlas DeMornay. Atlas is Lara’s uncle.
• Bill Paterson is Winston. Winston is the long-standing Croft family butler.

The following cast are confirmed for roles to the Tomb Raider universe:

• Jack Bannon is Gerry. Gerry is Lara’s personal pilot and snack collector.
• John Heffernan is David. David is an exhausted government official who finds himself tangled up in Lara’s unusual world.
• Celia Imrie is Francine. Francine is the Head of Advancement at the British Museum, focused solely on raising funds and glasses of champagne.
• Paterson Joseph is Thomas Warner. Thomas Warner is a senior government official brought in to clean up an almighty mess.
• Sasha Luss is Sasha. Sasha is a fierce, deeply competitive new adversary of Lara’s.
• Juliette Motamed is Georgia. Georgia is a devoted, by-the-books curator at the British Museum, dedicated to the ‘proper’ preservation of history.
• Sigourney Weaver is Evelyn Wallis. A mysterious, high-flying woman who is keen to exploit Lara’s talents.
• August Wittgenstein is Lukas. Lukas is an illegal raider who shares history with Lara in more ways than one.

Despite the fact that they’re clearly in production on the series, we still have yet to get an official release date from Prime. Hopefully fans will get word on when to expect this series in the coming months. We did get confirmation, however, of two new Tomb Raider video games at December’s The Game Awards. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a reimagining of the first game in the series, is due out at some point in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam. And the brand new game Tomb Raider: Catalyst is due out at some point in 2027. Alix Wilton Regan will now play Lara Croft in both games, replacing Camilla Luddington, who portrayed Lara Croft in the Survivor Trilogy.

Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.