Get ready to head to Republic City - Netflix will be adding The Legend of Korra, the critically acclaimed follow-up to Nickelodeon's beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series, to its platform in most international regions in December 2020, What's On Netflix is reporting!
The news follows Netflix adding both series to its programming library in the U.S., where both shows enjoyed a resurgence of popularity with fans old and new - with Avatar even smashing a record.
In the United Kingdom, where the four seasons have been available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix UK will be getting all four seasons added on Monday, December 15.
Netflix Indonesia and Netflix Philippines have also announced they would be getting all four seasons on December 15th as will most of Latin America.
Update (17/12) - The Legend of Korra is also now available on Netflix Netherlands!
In Canada, there are no streaming options other than premium video-on-demand services, such as Nick+. Australians can find the series on Stan with four seasons with Amazon Prime carrying one season. Netflix Canada did stream all four seasons until it was removed in 2017. The series is also available to stream on many official Nickelodeon websites around the world, including Nickelodeon Benelux.
When Netflix first announced that they were adding The Legend of Korra in August it caused a lot of confusion, disappointing many fans around the world.
This is partly because it was announced on Netflix’s See What’s Next Twitter account (renamed since the original publishing of this article to Netflix Queue). That account is set up to deliver news and is often Netflix’s primary way of promoting Originals. However, it also shares news about content that is exclusive to the U.S. too, such as The Legend of Korra news.
NXonNetflix which often Tweets about global titles also shared the next but also included the caveat that it was U.S. only. However, that didn't stop media outlets sharing, at the time, the headline without the caveats.
Unlike Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender has been available on Netflix in most regions internationally for a while, with the U.S. being one of the last countries to stream it.
Launched in April 2012, Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra ran for 52 episodes over four seasons ("Books"), ending in 2014. Its first season premiered as basic cable’s number one kid’s show and drew 3.8 million viewers per episode, the highest for an animated series that year. Created and executive produced by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the series is translated in more than 25 languages for Nickelodeon branded channels internationally. The property has translated into a successful ongoing graphic novel series written by TV series co-creator DiMartino. The first graphic novel storyline, Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, has captured various Top 10 sales spots across children’s fiction, YA science fiction, and graphic novel categories since its debut in 2017.
The epic story of The Legend of Korra, set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender 70 years later, follows the journey of Avatar Korra, a 17-year-old girl striving to live up to the legacy of her predecessor Avatar Aang, while using her mastery of all four elements to confront political and spiritual unrest in a modernizing world.
The series made history by featuring an unmarried female same-sex couple in it's conclusion, which ended with Korra and Asami embarking on a romantic relationship, with fans endearingly calling the couple 'Korrasami'. Korra and Asami's relationship continues in comic book sequels to the series, including Ruins of the Empire.
The Legend of Korra cast includes Janet Varney (Stan Against Evil) as Korra, David Faustino (Married…with Children) as Mako, P.J. Byrne (Horrible Bosses) as Bolin, J.K. Simmons (The Closer) as Tenzin, Steve Blum (Cowboy Bebop) as Amon, Lance Henriksen (Aliens) as The Lieutenant, Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery) as Chief Lin Beifong, Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-0) as Hiroshi Sato, Seychelle Gabriel (Falling Skies) as Asami Sato and Eva Marie Saint (Superman Returns) as Katara. Joaquim Dos Santos served as co-executive producer.
Netflix is currently developing a live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The original creators of Avatar were originally slated to be a part of the live action series, and though they departed from it earlier this year, fans are crossing their fingers that it will still be a welcome part of the franchise that made Aang and friends so popular.
The Legend of Korra cast includes Janet Varney (Stan Against Evil) as Korra, David Faustino (Married…with Children) as Mako, P.J. Byrne (Horrible Bosses) as Bolin, J.K. Simmons (The Closer) as Tenzin, Steve Blum (Cowboy Bebop) as Amon, Lance Henriksen (Aliens) as The Lieutenant, Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery) as Chief Lin Beifong, Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-0) as Hiroshi Sato, Seychelle Gabriel (Falling Skies) as Asami Sato and Eva Marie Saint (Superman Returns) as Katara. Joaquim Dos Santos served as co-executive producer.
Netflix is currently developing a live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The original creators of Avatar were originally slated to be a part of the live action series, and though they departed from it earlier this year, fans are crossing their fingers that it will still be a welcome part of the franchise that made Aang and friends so popular.
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