7 Years Later, An Iconic Action Heroine Is Finally Getting An Anticipated Reboot

Movies and television have offered us no shortage of badass women, from Princess Leia to Xena and, more recently, Eleven from Stranger Things. But in the world of video games, one character stands out among all the others: Lara Croft, the geometric adventurer players controlled in the 1996 game hit Netflix, with Hayley Atwell lending her voice to the heroine. It was renewed for Season 2 that same month.

Thanks to the success of Fallout, Amazon Prime Video has an established track record for live-action video game adaptations. With Waller-Bridge’s own TV chops and her experience working in the Indiana Jones franchise, she’s a strong fit to help develop the character. And now that Turner is involved too, the show can finally move forward and give Lara Croft the shot in the muscular arm she needed.