# Revisioned: Tomb Raider
**Revisioned: Tomb Raider** (also written Re\Visioned: [Tomb Raider](https://www.edgepedia.org/tomb-raider)) is a ten-part animated anthology web series based on the Tomb Raider video game franchise, distributed free of charge through the GameTap online service of [Turner Broadcasting System](https://www.edgepedia.org/turner-broadcasting-system) from July 10 to November 13, 2007.[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) It was created by Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's vice president of content, and commissioned to mark the tenth anniversary of Tomb Raider, the 1996 game that introduced the archaeologist-adventurer [Lara Croft](https://www.edgepedia.org/lara-croft).[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) Each short film presents a different writer's and artist's take on Lara Croft, in the manner of an anthology such as *The Animatrix* (2003).[3](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/revisioned-tomb-raider-animated-series)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Ten animated short episodes, each written and directed by a different comic book or animation creator[3](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/revisioned-tomb-raider-animated-series) |
| Run | July 10 to November 13, 2007, on GameTap TV[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) |
| Occasion | Tenth anniversary of the Tomb Raider franchise[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) |
| Voice of Lara Croft | Minnie Driver, Academy Award-nominated actress[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) |
| Episode length | About six minutes on average[3](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/revisioned-tomb-raider-animated-series) |
| Creator | Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's VP of content[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) |
| Award | Southeast Regional Emmy Award, 2008[4](https://guides.justwatch.com/us/tomb-raider-movies-tv-shows-in-order) |
## Spoilers
### Episodes and contributors
The ten episodes tell seven stories. The first three form a linked arc, "Keys to the Kingdom," written and directed by [Peter Chung](https://www.edgepedia.org/peter-chung), the animator behind *Æon Flux*, in which Lara investigates the murder of an archaeologist who claimed to have found a way to bring the dead back to life.[5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider) • [7](https://www.virtuallara.com/trrevisioned-episodes.html) Other stories include "Revenge of the Aztec Mummy" (written by Brian Pulido, with character design by David Álvarez), the two-part "Angel Spit" by [Warren Ellis](https://www.edgepedia.org/warren-ellis), in which Lara seeks a mysterious [Antarctic](https://www.edgepedia.org/antarctic) substance that can cure any disease, "Legacy" by Pulido with designs by Ivan Reis, "Pre-Teen Raider" by Gail Simone, "Raising Thaumopolis" by Michael Stackpole, and the finale "A Complicated Woman," with story and art from comic book illustrator Jim Lee of Wildstorm/DC Comics.[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) • [5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider) • [7](https://www.virtuallara.com/trrevisioned-episodes.html)
The commissioned roster also included Cully Hamner, Christos Gage, Louie Del Carmen, and the studio Six Point Harness.[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) Because each episode came from a different creator, the visual styles vary widely, from cel-shaded and manga-inspired looks to dark realism and outright comedy.[3](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/revisioned-tomb-raider-animated-series) The series is non-canonical: each story arc takes place in its own continuity, and only "Keys to the Kingdom" and "Angel Spit" span multiple episodes.[5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider)
## Commissioning and production
GameTap, described by its parent Turner Broadcasting System as a broadband entertainment network, announced the REVISIONED series in May 2007 as an anthology that would "explore and reimagine" well-known video game franchises, with Tomb Raider as the first subject.[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) Sanchez framed the casting of contributors around Lara Croft's status: "Lara Croft is an icon, so we brought in some of the most iconic creative talent of today."[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) The anniversary project ran alongside a companion documentary, *10 Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective*, which profiled the games' creators, the live-action Lara Croft models, and fans.[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider)
The writers and artists were given creative freedom over their episodes but worked from basic guidelines from the franchise's developers so that Lara would not act out of character.[5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider) Production companies credited on the series include Acme Filmworks, GameTap Entertainment, Turner Studios, and Wildstorm Productions; Drew Neumann composed the music.[6](https://jephmann.com/movies/tv.php?id=6686)
## Release and schedule
The first episode debuted on July 10, 2007, shortly after the release of the anniversary game *Tomb Raider: Anniversary*, and new episodes were originally scheduled to run through August 23.[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) The run was extended: the final episode, "A Complicated Woman," launched on November 13, 2007.[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) • [8](https://www.wikiraider.com/index.php/Re%5CVisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider) All episodes were free to view at GameTap.com, an early experiment in free, web-based serialized animation.[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider)
GameTap announced a second REVISIONED season of six episodes spotlighting games from Activision's back catalog, including *Pitfall!*, *Kaboom!*, and *Pressure Cooker*, developed with the comic-creator charity The Hero Initiative and writers such as [Mark Waid](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-waid), John Ostrander, and Paul Jenkins.[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) The Tomb Raider season remained the only REVISIONED season devoted to the franchise.[5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider)
## Afterlife
After GameTap closed, all ten episodes were made available for free on YouTube, where they remain viewable.[5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider) In 2008 the series won a Southeast Regional Emmy Award from the Television Academy.[4](https://guides.justwatch.com/us/tomb-raider-movies-tv-shows-in-order) It was the first animated Tomb Raider series, and it stayed the only one for well over a decade: when Netflix announced its anime *[Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft](https://www.edgepedia.org/tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft)* in January 2021, the official franchise site noted that Lara had not been animated since the Revisioned shorts, released nearly fifteen years earlier.[9](https://www.tombraider.com/news/movies-and-tv/tomb-raider-anime-series-underway) Among fans the series is remembered chiefly for its anthology format; the shifting art styles and standalone stories are frequently compared to *Star Wars: Visions* or Marvel's *[What If](https://www.edgepedia.org/what-if-comics)...?*.[4](https://guides.justwatch.com/us/tomb-raider-movies-tv-shows-in-order)
## References
1. [ReVisioned: Tomb Raider Finale Debuts, Season 2 Theme Revealed, Animation World Network (November 13, 2007)](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed)
2. [Peter Chung & Others to ReVision Tomb Raider, Animation World Network (May 22, 2007)](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider)
3. [Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series, TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/revisioned-tomb-raider-animated-series)
4. [All 'Tomb Raider' Movies & TV Shows In Order - A Streaming Guide, JustWatch](https://guides.justwatch.com/us/tomb-raider-movies-tv-shows-in-order)
5. [Revisioned: Tomb Raider, Lara Croft Wiki (Fandom)](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider)
6. [Revisioned: Tomb Raider (2007), Jeffrey Hartmann TV database](https://jephmann.com/movies/tv.php?id=6686)
7. [Revisioned Tomb Raider Episodes, Virtual Lara](https://www.virtuallara.com/trrevisioned-episodes.html)
8. [Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider, WikiRaider](https://www.wikiraider.com/index.php/Re%5CVisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider)
9. [Tomb Raider Anime Series Underway, tombraider.com (January 28, 2021)](https://www.tombraider.com/news/movies-and-tv/tomb-raider-anime-series-underway)
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