Avatar: The Last Airbender is currently available on various Netflix platforms outside of the United States, but reported new listings for Netflix spotted by @MrOppaiSenpai on Twitter seem to point to the animated series making its return to Netflix in the United States.
With this listing being currently unconfirmed, and unavailable during a search outside of a listing for Netflix's new live-action adaptation of the original animated series, this report does not give a potential streaming date for the animated series. The return of Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix could also mean we'll be seeing new information about the live-action series soon too.
The news comes as Nickelodeon fans in the U.S. rejoiced in November when Netflix added Nickelodeon programming again after a several year absence. Nickelodeon and Netflix also formed a new, multi-year output deal to produce original animated feature films and television series - based both on the Nickelodeon library of characters as well as all-new IP - for kids and families around the world. This marks an expansion of the existing relationship between the companies, which has already brought several popular titles to Netflix, including animated specials Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling and Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus and the animated series Pinky Malinky. Also forthcoming are specials based on The Loud House and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Netflix has also been steadily re-adding library Nickelodeon content in recent months, with Victorious - which was only readded in November 2019 - becoming one of the streamers top 10 kid and family series in 2019 - beating the likes of even Fuller House season 5! Netflix is also slated to debut Nick's new animated series Glitch Techs very soon.
Reportedly beginning production last year for a release sometime this year according to its current listing on Netflix itself, the details for the new live-action series have been kept under wraps. Outside of the confirmation that original creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are on board as showrunners and executive producers, the release date, cast, production team have all been kept a secret thus far. But maybe we'll see more soon if this all works out!
Created by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and airing between 2005 and 2008, Avatar: The Last Airbender, is set in world people can manipulate the elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air, and they lived peacefully in different regions until one of the nations started a world war. One master who can manipulate all four elements, dubbed the "Avatar," had been able to prevent this war, but disappeared soon after. 100 years later, a new Avatar named Aang awakens and sets out on a journey to master all the elements in order to bring peace to the land once more by defeating Fire Lord Ozai and ending the destructive war with the Fire Nation.
The series managed to be such a hit with fans by combining amazing animated action set pieces with three dimensional interesting characters set in this magical fantasy world.
The animated series originally aired for 61 episodes over three seasons ("Books") originally on Nickelodeon, where it began in February 2005 and concluded in July 2008. The series was nominated for—and won—Annie Awards, Genesis Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Peabody Award.
Konietzko and DiMartino also created a follow-up series, The Legend of Korra, that returned to the world of Avatar years after Aang’s death to follow Korra, his successor as Avatar. That series ran between 2012-2014.
The stories of both Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have continued on in graphic novel series.
Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon Home Entertainment are set to released the Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Complete Series 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook Collection on February 18, 2020.
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Originally published: Saturday, January 4, 2020.
Original source: ComicBook; Update H/T: Special thanks to @mathew_poynter for alerting me to the broken URL.
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