Netflix is teaming up with Legendary Pictures to produce an animated series of Tomb Raider.
Produced and written by Tasha Huo (The Witcher: Blood Origin), the animated series Tomb Raider of Legendary Pictures for the American SVOD giant after the events of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the third of the reboot trilogy initiated by Crystal Dynamics in 2013 to reflect on the birth of the famous heroine of the video game industry. In addition to being executive producers, Dmitri M. Johnson, Stephan Bugaj, Howard Bliss and Jacob Robinson of dj2 Entertainment will oversee the project with representatives from Square Enix.
The most iconic heroine in video games is jumping to animation! Tomb Raider is a new anime series from @Legendary following Lara Croft after the events of the video-game reboot trilogy.
— NX (@NXOnNetflix) January 27, 2021
Netflix orders animated series in Kong’s Monsterverse: Skull Island
The partnership with Legendary Pictures with Netflix also concerns an animated series based on the universe of the film Kong: Skull Island which reintroduced the world of King Kong. Skull Island will follow a group of shipwrecked characters trying to escape from a dangerous and mysterious island. Brian Duffield, known for Underwater and The Babysitter, will be the author and executive producer of this production. Jacob Robinson will also have the role of executive producer via Tractor Pants. Finally, Powerhouse Animation, the studio behind Castlevania, is also behind the project.
A shipwrecked crew, an island of monsters, and one king to rule them all. Skull Island is a new anime series set in @Legendary’s Monsterverse from @PowerhouseAnim.
— NX (@NXOnNetflix) January 27, 2021