All American: Homecoming star Martin Bobb-Semple has booked a major role in the upcoming Tomb Raider series at Prime Video with Sophie Turner.

Production on the series is set to begin in January, and the British actor is the first to join Turner, who will play Lara Croft, on the cast.

The news was first reported by Variety on Monday, which noted, “While details are under wraps, it’s understood to be as a series regular and a major role for the Londoner.”

Bobb-Semple recurred heavily on the first two seasons of All American: Homecoming before being upped to series regular for the third and final season. Aside from the former The CW show, Bobb-Semple also had a major recurring role in Peacock’s One of Us Is Lying and also starred in Netflix’s Free Rein.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the creator, writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner.

What we know so far about the ‘Tomb Raider’ series

In a statement back in September, Waller-Bridge said,  “I’m so excited to announce the formidable Sophie Turner as our Lara alongside this phenomenal creative team. It’s not very often you get to make a show of this scale with a character you grew up loving. Everyone on board is wildly passionate about Lara and are all as outrageous, brave, and hilarious as she is. Get your artifacts out… Croft is coming…”

Jonathan Van Tulleken is director and executive producer and Chad Hodge is co-showrunner and executive producer.

Per Amazon Studios, “based on the iconic Tomb Raider video game franchise, which follows the adventures of world-famous archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft.”

The series is executive produced by Crystal Dynamics, Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins through Wells Street Productions, Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg and Timothy I. Stevenson through Story Kitchen, Michael Scheel and Legendary Television. 

It is from Story Kitchen, Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios.