Update on Prime Video’s Tomb Raider: A Stalled Development Journey
The much-anticipated Tomb Raider series on Prime Video has hit a significant snag, according to recent comments from former Amazon MGM executive Jen Salke. Under the creative leadership of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, renowned for her work in Fleabag and Killing Eve, the series began its development journey back in 2019.
Concerns Over Development Progress
In an interview with Puck, Salke candidly remarked on the lack of tangible progress. Despite a hefty $20 million annual deal provided to Waller-Bridge, there has been no production output related to the Tomb Raider project over the past three years. Salke made the decision to extend Waller-Bridge’s contract for an additional three years, yet the series continues to face a daunting lack of progress.
Financial Investments with No Returns
Still, my favorite Salke move was giving Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the breakout creator of Fleabag, a $20 million-a-year overall deal in 2019. Sure, the TV business is littered with failed overalls, but when Waller-Bridge generated nothing in three years, Salke renewed the deal. Now, three years after that renewal, she still has nothing to show for it. Tomb Raider, which Waller-Bridge has been working on and which Salke was personally overseeing after announcing a series pickup last May, has now gone through two writers rooms and tens of millions of dollars in development costs. There’s still no script.
Current Status and Future Prospects
As of now, the Tomb Raider initiative remains in a state of uncertainty. The project has reportedly cycled through two different writers rooms and incurred significant development expenses, yet remains without a finalized script. This situation raises crucial questions about project viability and the efficiency of creative decision-making at Prime Video.
This is a developing story, and updates are expected in the near future as more information becomes available.
Source: Puck