# Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
*Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft* is an American animated action-adventure television series on Netflix that continues the story of archaeologist [Lara Croft](https://www.edgepedia.org/lara-croft) after the events of the *[Tomb Raider](https://www.edgepedia.org/tomb-raider-tv-series)* video game Survivor trilogy (*Tomb Raider*, *Rise of the Tomb Raider*, and *Shadow of the Tomb Raider*). It premiered on October 10, 2024, ran for two seasons and 16 episodes, and ended with its second season on December 11, 2025.[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81361105) • [2](https://www.epguides.com/TombRaider/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network and run | Netflix; season 1 premiered October 10, 2024, season 2 released December 11, 2025; 16 episodes across 2 seasons, status ended[2](https://www.epguides.com/TombRaider/) |
| Timeline placement | Picks up after the Survivor trilogy of video games, charting Lara's next chapter as the iconic adventurer[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81361105) |
| Voice cast | Hayley Atwell as Lara Croft, Allen Maldonado as Zip, Earl Baylon reprising his game role as Jonah Maiava[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81361105) |
| Production | Legendary Television; executive produced and written by showrunner Tasha Huo; animated by Powerhouse Animation[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81361105) |
| Season 1 story | A dangerous and powerful Chinese artifact is stolen from Croft Manor by a thief with an uncanny personal connection, sending Lara around the world[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81361105) |
| Season 2 story | Lara joins her best friend Sam to recover a trail of stolen African Orisha masks containing a power that may be divine[3](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/tomb-raider-lara-croft-season-2) |
| Reception | Metacritic Metascore 65 from 7 critic reviews; Rotten Tomatoes average Tomatometer 70% (23 reviews) and Popcornmeter 45% (500+ ratings)[4](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft/critic-reviews/) • [5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/tomb_raider_the_legend_of_lara_croft) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and story
The series follows Lara Croft, who after the events of the Survivor games has abandoned her friends to embark on increasingly perilous solo adventures. Season 1 finds her heading back home after a thief, whose link to her is strangely personal, steals a potent and perilous Chinese artifact from Croft Manor. Her pursuit takes her around the world and into forgotten tombs, where she is forced to confront her true self and decide what kind of hero she wants to become.[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81361105)
Netflix's Tudum service described season 1 as an origin story of sorts, with season 2 advancing Lara from somewhat of a rookie toward the icon audiences know.[3](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/tomb-raider-lara-croft-season-2) Season 2's official logline has Lara discovering a trail of stolen African Orisha masks and joining forces with her best friend Sam to retrieve them, delving into the hidden secrets of Orisha history while dodging an enigmatic billionaire who wants the masks for herself.[3](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/tomb-raider-lara-croft-season-2) Showrunner Tasha Huo framed the character arc across the two seasons: season 1 is about Lara embracing how her father dealt with grief through isolation, and season 2 builds her team, moving her from a lone wolf to someone who realizes she has support behind her.[3](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/tomb-raider-lara-croft-season-2)
Unlike the largely grounded recent games, the show leans into the paranormal, drawing on [Chinese mythology](https://www.edgepedia.org/chinese-mythology) in its first season for supernatural scenarios such as a spirit fox composed of the shadows of dozens of animals.[6](https://www.pushsquare.com/features/tv-show-review-tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft-globetrotting-animated-adventure-edges-laras-arc-forward)
### Place in the franchise
The [Tomb Raider](https://www.edgepedia.org/tomb-raider) franchise includes more than 20 video games and had sold over 95 million copies since the first entry in 1996, according to Netflix's media materials.[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81361105) The animated series is one of several screen adaptations, joining the live-action films starring [Angelina Jolie](https://www.edgepedia.org/angelina-jolie) and [Alicia Vikander](https://www.edgepedia.org/alicia-vikander) and the Prime Video series in development with Sophie Turner as Lara.[7](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/action-shows/following-the-news-of-prime-videos-live-action-tomb-raider-show-netflixs-animated-lara-croft-series-is-set-to-end-after-two-seasons/) Its two-season run sits within a broader push to connect games and screen adaptations into a single storytelling universe around the character.[7](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/action-shows/following-the-news-of-prime-videos-live-action-tomb-raider-show-netflixs-animated-lara-croft-series-is-set-to-end-after-two-seasons/)
## Production
The series is a collaboration between Legendary Television and Netflix. Tasha Huo, known for *The Witcher: Blood Origin* and *Red Sonja*, serves as executive producer and writer. Executive producers include Dmitri M. Johnson of dj2 [Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/entertainment) (*Sonic the Hedgehog*, *Life Is Strange*), Timothy I. Stevenson, Jacob Robinson under his company Tractor Pants, and Dallas Dickinson and Noah Hughes for Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind the Survivor games, along with Howard Bliss and Jen Chambers. Powerhouse [Animation](https://www.edgepedia.org/animation), the studio behind *[Castlevania](https://www.edgepedia.org/castlevania-tv-series)* and *Blood of Zeus*, handled animation, with Brad Graeber as executive producer.[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81361105)
[Hayley Atwell](https://www.edgepedia.org/hayley-atwell) voices Lara Croft, taking over from [Camilla Luddington](https://www.edgepedia.org/camilla-luddington), who played the character in the Survivor games. Earl Baylon reprises his video game role as Jonah Maiava, and Allen Maldonado voices Zip, a character first introduced in *Tomb Raider Chronicles* who acts as a remote technical-support figure for Lara.[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81361105) • [6](https://www.pushsquare.com/features/tv-show-review-tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft-globetrotting-animated-adventure-edges-laras-arc-forward) Richard Armitage voices the villain Charles Devereaux, and [Nolan North](https://www.edgepedia.org/nolan-north) voices Lara's mentor Conrad Roth.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/tomb_raider_the_legend_of_lara_croft)
## Release and cancellation
Season 1, consisting of eight episodes, was released in full on October 10, 2024.[2](https://www.epguides.com/TombRaider/) Netflix announced a second season on October 25, 2024, shortly after the premiere.[3](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/tomb-raider-lara-croft-season-2) Season 2, also eight episodes, arrived on December 11, 2025, and was confirmed as the final season, ending the series after two seasons.[2](https://www.epguides.com/TombRaider/) • [7](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/action-shows/following-the-news-of-prime-videos-live-action-tomb-raider-show-netflixs-animated-lara-croft-series-is-set-to-end-after-two-seasons/) The ending came as a separate live-action *Tomb Raider* series starring [Sophie Turner](https://www.edgepedia.org/sophie-turner) moved forward at Prime Video.[7](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/action-shows/following-the-news-of-prime-videos-live-action-tomb-raider-show-netflixs-animated-lara-croft-series-is-set-to-end-after-two-seasons/)
## Reception
Critics were divided. The season 1 Metascore on Metacritic is 65, based on 7 reviews, with 4 positive and 3 mixed and none negative.[4](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft/critic-reviews/) RogerEbert.com gave 90, praising Atwell's committed voice performance and calling this iteration the most fully rendered Croft outside the games, while Decider gave 80 for its action, mystery, and sincere emotional core.[4](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft/critic-reviews/) At the other end, IGN and Looper each scored it 50, with IGN finding the characters, story, and animation mediocre outside the villain's arc, and Empire gave 40, calling the show an uneven bridge between the old and new of the franchise.[4](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft/critic-reviews/) On Rotten Tomatoes the average Tomatometer stands at 70% from 23 reviews, while the audience Popcornmeter average is 45% from more than 500 ratings.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/tomb_raider_the_legend_of_lara_croft)
Reviewers commonly noted the show's bridging role. Push Square described it as a collaboration meant to bridge the gap between [Crystal Dynamics](https://www.edgepedia.org/crystal-dynamics)' recent trilogy and whatever the studio was preparing next, and judged that by the conclusion of the series Lara's origin story had reached its end.[6](https://www.pushsquare.com/features/tv-show-review-tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft-globetrotting-animated-adventure-edges-laras-arc-forward) Common Sense Media called it a beautifully animated, action-packed romp that works both as a fan-servicing continuation and as a standalone story newcomers can enjoy.[8](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft)
## References
1. [Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81361105)
2. [Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (a Titles & Air Dates Guide), epguides.com](https://www.epguides.com/TombRaider/)
3. ['Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft' Animated Series Gets Season 2, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/tomb-raider-lara-croft-season-2)
4. [Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Critic Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft/critic-reviews/)
5. [Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/tomb_raider_the_legend_of_lara_croft)
6. [TV Show Review: Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Push Square](https://www.pushsquare.com/features/tv-show-review-tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft-globetrotting-animated-adventure-edges-laras-arc-forward)
7. [Following the news of Prime Video's live-action Tomb Raider show, Netflix's animated Lara Croft series is set to end after two seasons, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/action-shows/following-the-news-of-prime-videos-live-action-tomb-raider-show-netflixs-animated-lara-croft-series-is-set-to-end-after-two-seasons/)
8. [Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft - Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft)
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