Atwell, who showcased her action chops in last year's Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, also points to her time working on the first season of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft as a key reason behind why she would happily come back for more globetrotting adventures.

Netflix has just debuted a new Tomb Raider series starring Hailey Atwell voicing Lara Croft herself, but it disappoints compared to other animated adaptations.

Tasha Huo tells TheWrap what went into those action set pieces and why Hayley Atwell was at the top of her casting list Showrunner Tasha Huo has always been a “Tomb Raider” fan. In fact, when she was a little girl,

Tomb Raider fans, bless them, spend a lot of time wondering how the series all syncs up. If the Lara Croft we saw in the original ’90s games is the same one as the rougher-around-the-edges Lara from the Survivor trilogy, then what happened in between to have it all make sense?

Netflix's animated series reveals a new side to Lara Croft after the events of the Survivor trilogy of games. Hayley Atwell delivers a strong performance as Lara Croft, capturing her humor, fragility,

The Legend of Lara Croft will be officially available to stream on Netflix, joining the streamer's many other animated video game adaptations, from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Arcane: League of Legends, to The Cuphead Show and Castlevania.

Video game icon Lara Croft hasn’t had the best luck when it comes to screen adaptations. The Angelina Jolie movies were critically panned, while the 2018 reboot starring Alicia Vikander failed to ignite at the box office.

Lara Croft is a British archaeologist whose adventures take her to ancient tombs and hazardous ruins, often running against the clock with nefarious antagonists hot on her heels or at the end of her fists.