Tasha Huo

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Tasha Huo
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United States
Occupation(s) Screenwriter, showrunner
Known for Red Sonja
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Tasha Huo is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter and producer whose work includes the feature film Red Sonja and the Netflix series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft . She was named by Variety as one of the ten screenwriters to watch in 2023. [1]

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Early life

Huo grew up in California and attended Mills College, and later received an MFA from Boston University. Prior to writing full time, she ran a shelter on Skid Row in Los Angeles. [2]

Career

In 2009, Huo was hired as an assistant at Universal Pictures. In 2013, Warner Brothers partnered with The Black List in a project to develop new talent, and selected her script The Darkness, a revenge thriller, for a two-step WGA deal. [3]

Ubisoft awarded Huo a fellowship in 2018 to write and develop a pilot script for a television adaptation of the popular game Child of Light. In an interview with Variety , Huo stated that she was "a longtime fan of the game" and wanted to capture the theme of a strong female heroine in a fairy tale world in a live-action show. [4] [5]

In 2020, Huo wrote for The Adept, a comic book in the Wuxia genre published by Peter Shiao's Immortal Studios. [6]

Netflix announced Huo as the writer and executive producer of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft in January 2021. [7] Its first season functioned as an origin story and centered thematically on Lara's isolation. It debuted in October 2024 to positive reviews. The series was quickly renewed for a second season, which Huo described as developing the character's growing team of allies. [8] [9]

In 2023, Amazon Studios launched a multi-year deal with Critical Role, including exclusive television and first-look film rights. The first project slated was The Mighty Nein , executive produced by Huo and scheduled to premiere in November 2025. [10] [11]

After a long development process, Millennium Media brought Huo in to write a new script for Red Sonja . The film was released by Samuel Goldwyn Films in 2025. [12] [13]

Credits

YearTitleWriterProducerNotes
2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin YesNoStaff writer; miniseries
2024 Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft YesYesShowrunner; Netflix series
2025 Red Sonja YesNoFeature film
The Mighty Nein YesYesShowrunner; animated series
ForthcomingNarutoYesNoLive action film

References

  1. ↑ Motamayor, Rafael. "Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2023 Include Scribes for 'The Marvels,' 'Rustin' and 'The Color Purple'". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Hagen, Kate. "The Black List Interview: Tasha Huo". The Black List Blog. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Fleming, Mike. "Warner Bros Alliance With Black List Leads To Script Deal For Universal Assistant". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Crecente, Brian (October 30, 2018). "Ubisoft Working on 'Child of Light,' 'Werewolves Within' TV, Movie Adaptations". Variety. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ Shanley, Patrick. "Ubisoft Film and Television Women's Fellowship Recipients Score Script Deals". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Arvedon, Jon. "EXCLUSIVE: Immortal Studios Debuts The Adept #1 Cover Art". CBR. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Couch, Aaron. "Netflix Orders 'Skull Island,' 'Tomb Raider' Anime Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Petski, Denise. "'Tomb Raider: The Legend Of Lara Croft' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Hermanns, Grant (October 12, 2024). "Netflix's New Tomb Raider Series Debuts With Lara Croft Franchise's Best Rotten Tomatoes Score". Screenrant . Archived from the original on October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024. With 18 reviews, the animated show has a 67% approval rating from critics, making it the best-reviewed installment in the adaptation franchise
  10. ↑ Spangler, Todd (January 25, 2023). "Amazon Inks Critical Role to Overall TV and First-Look Film Deal, Greenlights 'Mighty Nein' Animated Series". Variety. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ Cruz, Christopher (July 24, 2025). "Critical Role's New Animated D&D Series Gets Fall Release Date, Teases Sexy Tieflings". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on July 26, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  12. ↑ D'Allessandro, Anthony. "Samuel Goldwyn Seizes U.S. On 'Red Sonja' Starring Matilda Lutz". Deadline. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Ritman, Alex (February 26, 2021). "'Tomb Raider' Showrunner Tasha Huo to Write 'Red Sonja' With Joey Soloway for Millennium (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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