Dec 10, 2025 6 min read

Where to Watch Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 in the UAE

Find out where to watch Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 in the UAE, with release date, time, cast, plot details and Netflix streaming info.

Lara Croft is back for one last animated adventure. Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 returns to Netflix in December 2025 as the final chapter in the series that bridges the Survivor game trilogy and classic Lara. Hayley Atwell is back as Lara, with new gods, cursed relics and a bigger focus on her friends and allies.

If you are planning your December watchlist, this guide breaks down where and when to watch the new season in the UAE, what it is about, who is in it, and how it fits into the wider Tomb Raider story.

For more weekly picks across all platforms, you can also check the main What to Watch This Week UAE hub and our New on Netflix UAE hub.

When Does The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 Release?

Netflix has confirmed that Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 will premiere on Thursday, 11 December 2025.

Global Netflix date: 11 December 2025
Global launch time: 12 a.m. PT / 3 a.m. ET
Approximate UAE time: around 12 p.m. (noon) UAE time on 11 December

Like Season 1, Season 2 is expected to drop as a full binge rather than weekly episodes, so you should be able to watch the whole run on day one. Exact episode count is not officially locked yet, but most reports expect another eight-episode season, mirroring Season 1.

Where to Watch The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 in the UAE

In the UAE and wider MENA region, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 will stream exclusively on Netflix.

To watch in the UAE, you will need:

An active Netflix subscription (any standard plan that includes TV series)
The Netflix app on your TV, phone, tablet, console, or access via browser

Catalogues can shift from country to country, but this series is produced as a Netflix original, so it is expected to be available in UAE at the same time as other major regions.

If you are planning a December binge across platforms, it is also worth keeping an eye on our New on Netflix UAE hub and the What to Watch This Week UAE hub for the latest line-up.

What Is The Legend of Lara Croft About?

The animated series sits in the unified Tomb Raider timeline, right after the events of the 2018 game Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Lara is now a seasoned explorer, taking on high-risk jobs around the world.

Season 1 followed her hunt for a stolen Chinese artefact that threatened the balance of the world, bringing back game characters like Jonah and Sam while showing how Lara tries to work alone and push people away.

Season 2:

Continues that story as Lara tracks a trail of stolen Orisha masks, powerful relics tied to African deities.
Expands the globe-trotting scope with locations such as New Orleans, Brazil and Cuba.
Focuses more on Lara’s vulnerabilities and her need for a “tribe”, not just solo heroics.

The aim is to show Lara evolving from the isolated survivor of the reboot trilogy into the more confident, iconic adventurer fans know from older games – while still feeling grounded and emotional.

If you enjoy darker, character-driven shows like Deadwood but want something more pulpy and supernatural, Lara’s new season scratches a similar itch with cursed relics instead of frontier saloons.

What Happens in Season 2? (Plot Overview)

Netflix and the show’s creators have given a broad outline of the Season 2 story without heavy spoilers:

A series of ancient Orisha masks is stolen, each tied to divine forces with dangerous powers.
Lara discovers the thefts are part of a bigger plan linked to a powerful billionaire antagonist who wants to exploit those relics.
The hunt for the masks forces Lara to work with others rather than going solo, building a wider network of allies and revisiting key relationships from her past.
The season keeps the big action set-pieces (tombs, traps, monsters) but gives more time to Lara’s emotional life, her trauma, and what “home” means after years in the field.

Most importantly, this is confirmed as the final season of the animated series, so expect the story to reach a clear endpoint that bridges into the classic Lara Croft era.

Cast and Characters

The core voice cast from Season 1 returns, with several notable additions:

Hayley Atwell as Lara Croft – the lead, continuing her performance from Season 1.
Allen Maldonado as Zip – tech expert and long-time Lara ally.
Earl Baylon as Jonah Maiava – one of Lara’s closest friends, also returning from the games.

New voices for Season 2 include:

O-T Fagbenle as Eshu
Toks Olagundoye as Taiwo
Marisha Ray as Fig
Tricia Helfer as Mila
Karen Fukuhara as Sam Nishimura (Lara’s best friend, seen in the Survivor games)

These new characters are tied into the Orisha storyline and Lara’s growing “team”, widening the sense that she is no longer fighting alone.

How Does Season 2 Fit into the Tomb Raider Timeline?

Here is where The Legend of Lara Croft sits in the broader canon:

Survivor Trilogy (Games)
- Tomb Raider (2013)
- Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015)
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft – Animated Series
- Season 1 (2024) – takes place after Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Season 2 (2025) – continues directly, then leads toward a more classic version of Lara

The show is designed as a bridge, filling in the years after the reboot games and nudging Lara toward the dual-pistol, globe-trotting legend style fans associate with older titles.

If you are catching up before Season 2, it makes sense to:

Play or recap the Survivor trilogy
Watch Season 1 on Netflix
Then move into Season 2 when it drops in December

You will find more December 2025 watch ideas on our New on Netflix UAE hub and in the weekly round-ups on the What to Watch This Week UAE hub.

Is This the Final Season?

Yes. Netflix and multiple reports confirm that Season 2 will be the second and final season of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.

The creators have also hinted that while this specific series is ending, Lara’s story will continue in other projects, including the upcoming live-action Tomb Raider series at Prime Video and future games.

So Season 2 is meant to:

Wrap up the Orisha mask storyline
Close out Lara’s “bridge” arc from Survivor to classic
Leave the character ready for her next on-screen versions

How Long Are the Episodes?

Season 1 episodes run roughly 24–35 minutes each.

Netflix has not confirmed exact runtimes for Season 2, but you can safely expect a similar length per episode. That means the full season should be comfortable to binge in a weekend (or one long Lara-Croft-style “Deadwood” of a viewing session if you are ambitious).

Age Rating: Is The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 OK for Kids?

The show is produced as an action-adventure series with mature themes rather than a kids’ cartoon. It includes:

Stylised but sometimes intense violence
Monsters and supernatural horror moments
Grief, trauma and darker emotional beats

Exact ratings can vary by region, but you should expect something in the Teen / 13+ range, not a preschool or early-childhood show. If you are watching with younger teens, it is worth sampling an episode first to check tone and comfort levels.

Should You Watch Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2?

If you are deciding what to watch this week in the UAE, here’s a quick verdict on Lara’s latest adventure — and you can always compare it with other picks on our What to Watch This Week UAE hub.

Watch it if…

You enjoyed the Survivor trilogy or Season 1 and want to see how Lara evolves into the more classic, confident adventurer.
You like character-driven action shows with a bit of darkness – think the emotional weight of something like Deadwood, but wrapped in pulpy, supernatural adventure.
You are into animation that feels made for adults and older teens rather than kids, with proper stakes, mythology and big set-pieces.
You want a Netflix show you can binge over a weekend rather than follow week-to-week.

You are already building a December watchlist from our New on Netflix UAE hub and want one of the stronger genre picks.

Skip it if…

You are not into animation at all, even when the tone is closer to an adult action drama than a children’s cartoon.
You have not watched Season 1 or the Survivor trilogy and do not feel like catching up on the backstory first.
You prefer lighter, comfort viewing over myth-heavy plots, cursed relics and regular emotional gut-punches.
You are looking for something family-friendly for younger kids – this sits more in the teen/older teen space.

You would rather spend your Netflix time on broader crowd-pleasers from the What to Watch This Week UAE hub instead of a more niche, lore-heavy series.

FAQ

Is Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 on any platform other than Netflix in the UAE?

No. It is produced as a Netflix original and will stream only on Netflix in the UAE for now.

Do I need to watch Season 1 first?

Yes. The story is continuous, and Season 2 picks up threads from Season 1’s ending, especially around Sam and the deeper myth arc.

Is the series connected to the upcoming live-action Tomb Raider show on Prime Video?

Not directly. The animated series wraps up at Netflix, while the live-action show will sit inside a separate, unified Tomb Raider universe that Amazon is building with new games and the series.