Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft season 2 trailer puts Lara on a new adventure
If you've missed that unmistakable mix of grit, brains, and "I've got this," good news: Lara Croft (movies and tv series) is back. Netflix just dropped the first trailer for Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft season 2, and you can feel the stakes jump the second it starts.
This animated run picks up after the Survivor game trilogy, with Hayley Atwell (movies and tv series) giving Lara a voice that lands—cool, wry, a little haunted. Season 1 worked because it respected the games' hard edges while still letting Lara be human. Season 2 looks like it's pressing harder on both fronts.
What's in the trailer
Lara's chasing a set of masks tied to Africa's Orisha tradition—objects that are more than museum pieces. There's a techno-visionary who wants their power for himself, and that puts Lara back alongside her old friend Sam (Karen Fukuhara (movies and tv series)). It's classic Tomb Raider: ancient puzzles, modern trouble.
The footage moves fast—shipwrecks, a shark that's way too close for comfort, pickaxe climbs straight from the games, gunfights through tight corridors, and bursts of… let's call it reality bending. And through it all, that dry Lara humor slips in at the right moments. You can almost hear the clink of metal on rock as she digs in and keeps going.
"Lara races across the globe to uncover ancient African relics before a techno-visionary bent on playing god uses them to unleash worldwide destruction."
Cast and cultural threads
There are new voices in the mix—O-T Fagbenle (movies and tv series) as Eshu—along with returning favorites like Allen Maldonado (movies and tv series) as Zip and Earl Baylon (movies and tv series) as Jonah Maiava. The show also signals a focus on Orisha history and myth, which gives the action real texture. If you want a primer on Orisha, this overview is helpful: Orisha (Wikipedia).
Why this season matters
This will be the final season of the animated series. Amazon now holds the Tomb Raider rights and is developing a new live-action take with Sophie Turner (movies and tv series) set to play Lara. Maybe it's just timing, but it feels like Netflix wants to go out swinging—big set pieces, big lore, and a clean handoff to whatever's next.
- Release date: December 11 on Netflix.
- Tone: globe-spanning puzzles, sharp banter, and a sci-fi edge that doesn't drown out the archaeology.
- Watch for: the Lara-Sam dynamic, the way Orisha lore shapes the stakes, and how the show frames a sendoff for this version of Lara.
Bottom line: it looks fun, fast, and a little weirder—in the good Tomb Raider way. If you've followed Lara from the PlayStation days to now, this trailer feels like a promise: one last run, and no shortcuts.
