Tomb Raider Creator Hints Netflix Series Won’t Stop at Two Seasons

The animated hit blasts back next week with fresh episodes, higher stakes, and surprises in store.

Lara Croft is punching her way back onto Netflix. Season 2 of the animated series 'Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft' drops December 11, and no, that doesn’t automatically mean this is the end of the road.

Is Season 2 the finale? Not necessarily

Netflix originally ordered two seasons up front, and this is the second batch. But showrunner Tasha Huo isn’t treating it like a series wrap. In SFX magazine, she made it clear they’re leaving the door open.

"There are always more stories to tell with Lara. It’s never a closed book."

Translation: if the appetite is there, more Lara is on the table.

What Season 2 is actually doing with Lara

Huo says this run digs deeper into Lara’s evolution toward the veteran explorer fans know from the games. The twist is more emotional than tactical: the season pushes her to stop white-knuckling everything on her own and start trusting people. For a character built on fierce independence, that’s a big shift. As Huo puts it, they’re telling a more human story where Lara can admit, essentially, 'maybe I don’t always have the right answer' and build a real support system around her.

New stops on the map (and a peek behind the curtain)

Still plenty of globe-trotting, but with fresh pins on the board: New Orleans, Brazil, and Cuba all factor in. Huo also nods to a detail game fans will appreciate: Lara’s network of off-screen allies. The idea is that she has people around the world who can slip her intel, a safe bed, or whatever she needs to keep moving. Season 2 starts to actually build one slice of that community so we can see how the 'behind the scenes' machinery of being Lara Croft works in practice. It’s the kind of worldbuilding that quietly makes the adventure feel bigger.

Season 2 at a glance

• Release date: December 11 on Netflix
• Setup: The second half of Netflix’s original two-season order
• Voice of Lara: Hayley Atwell (yes, Peggy Carter herself)
• Theme focus: Trust, vulnerability, and building a team around a lone wolf
• New locales: New Orleans, Brazil, and Cuba
• Future: Not billed as a last chapter — more stories are possible

If Season 1 was about proving Lara can survive anything, Season 2 looks like the moment she decides she doesn’t have to do it alone.