Netflix has a hell of a ride of live-action series, and now, it is time for old glory, Avatar the Last Airbender gets a TV Series in 2024. With their recent One Piece Live Action Success, the fans’ expectations soared to the sky.
Just for the record, there was a movie about Avatar that was released in 2010 and it was disastrously bad. The movie got multiple awards for the worst film of 2010. Yet, Netflix has taken a bold step in making live-action adaptations of the series.
So, how will this series fare? Will this end up successful or a failure like the past movies? Let’s look at it!
Avatar The Last Airbender TV Series 2024 Trailer
Netflix released the trailer for Avatar The Last Airbender TV Series 2024. The entire trailer highlights the Book of Water which explains the first season of Nickelodeon’s cartoon series.
The early scene shows the Sozin’s comet flying above the Fire Nation’s castle which marks the beginning of the Fire Nation’s invasion. Then, we can dimly see that they attack the Airbender temple. In the original story, they attack them to prevent the reincarnation of Avatar.
Moving on, the trailer shows multiple important scenes such as finding Aang in the block of ice, going to Omashu City, visiting Kyoshi Island, infiltrating Roku’s Island, and the most saddening of all, the destruction of Southern Air Temple where Aang once belong.
Based on the trailer and the cast list, who will be introduced below, the live-action will likely adapt the whole Book of Water with a few cut side stories. For example, Netflix hasn’t introduced Jet’s cast as of now. Though he is considered a side character for the first season of the series. He will have a spotlight at a later stage. So, we can expect a few adjustments in the story of Avatar The Last Airbender TV Series 2024.
Avatar The Last Airbender TV Series 2024 Key Visual
The official X account of Avatar The Last Airbender just released the new key visual for the live-action series on November 15, 2023. A week before, they also released the first key visual without telling the release date.
The visual shows the back of Aang holding his staff glider like the original opening in the cartoon series. Maybe it is a reminder of how the fate of the world depends on his back. Below we can see the premiere date which falls on February 22, 2024, on Netflix.
Cast and Staff
The core cast of Avatar The Last Airbender TV Series 2024 was introduced in August 2021. Then, a year later, Netflix released a full list of the cast including the support character in September 2022. They are:
- Gordon Cormier as Aang
- Kiawentiio as Katara
- Ian Ousley as Sokka
- Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko
- Elizabeth Yu as Azula
- Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Iroh
- Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai
- Maria Zhang as Suki
- Tamlyn Tomita as Yukari
- Yvonne Chapman as Avatar Kyoshi
- Case Camp-Horinek as Gran Kanna
- Amber Midthunder as Princess Yue
- A Martinez as Pakku
- Irene Bedard as Yagoda
- Joel Oulette as Hahn
- Nathaniel Arcand as Chief Arnook
- Meegwun Fairbrother as Avatar Kuruk
- Arden Cho as June
- Utkarsh Ambudkar as King Bumi
- Danny Pudi as the Mechanist
- Lucian-River Chauhan as Teo
- James Sie as the Cabbage Merchant
- Momona Tamada as Ty Lee
- Thalia Tran as Mai
- Ruy Iskandar as Lt.Jee
- Hiro Kanagawa as Fire Lord Sozin
- C.S.Lee as Avatar Roku
- Francois Chau as The Great Sage
- Ryan Mah as Lt.Dang
- George Takei as the voice of Koh
- Randall Duk Kim the voice of Wan Shi Tong
Netflix announced this project in September 2018 and appointed Michael Dante DiMartino and Konietzko as showrunners. But, due to creative differences, they departed from the project in August 2020.
Later, Albert Kim was hired as a new showrunner in February 2021. Under his belt, Aang the Last Airbender TV Series 2023 made tremendous production progress to the point that they started the cast that year in Vancouver.
For the opening, they will use the original opening theme of the cartoon series. Takeshi Furukawa is composing the theme for the remake version. Meanwhile, Synchron Stage Orchestra and Choir will be the ones who execute it.
Story
Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the avatar who mastered the four elements could stop them. But, when the world needed him most, he vanished.
One hundred years passed, Katara and Sokka discovered a new avatar, an airbender named Aang. Though his airbending skill is great, he has a lot to learn before he can save anyone. But, they believe, he can save the world.
Conclusion
So far, the epic teaser trailer shows the great potential of the series given many fans buzz over this on X. On that note, with three years of preparation, it was almost the same as how One Piece started its project in January 2020. Granted, we can only see fire and air bending in the trailer. But, what could go wrong?
For now, we will have to wait for another update for the series. Just stay tuned to Animefleek for more anime news in the future!
When will Avatar The Last Airbender TV Series 2024 premiere?
The series will premiere on February 22, 2024.
How many episodes does Avatar The Last Airbender TV Series 2024 have?
Currently, the total number of episodes is still TBA.
What will Avatar The Last Airbender TV Series 2024 cover?
The entire season will likely cover the Book of Water. But we can expect a few adjustments in the story. It is because a few characters’ cast haven’t been revealed yet. For example Jet and Jeong Jeong.
