Kicking off Netflix’s Geeked Week amid a roster of Thursday’s presentations was the official teaser trailer for Avatar: The Last Airbender, following a teaser back in June. The show’s latest inspiration, succeeding its accolades from the original animated Nickelodeon hit, hails from Albert Kim (Sleepy Hollow, Nikita) who serves as showrunner and writer, as well as exec producer for its February 22 launch.
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The four nations of the world once lived in harmony, with the Avatar, master of all four elements, keeping peace between them. But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked and wiped out the Air Nomads, the first step taken by the firebenders towards conquering the world.
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, follows a young Air Nomad named Aang, as he reawakens to a world ravaged by war. Together with his newfound friends Sokka and Katara, he embarks on an action-packed quest to take his rightful place as the next AVATAR. This new live-action reimagining of the award-winning Nickelodeon animated series comes to Netflix in 2024.
Avatar: The Last Airbender stars Gordon Cormier as Aang, Kiawentiio as Katara, Ian Ousley as Sokka, and Dallas Liu as Zuko among the extensive roster. Also exec producing are Dan Lin (The Lego Movie, Aladdin) and Lindsey Liberatore (Walker) for Rideback and Michael Goi (Swamp Thing, American Horror Story), with Roseanne Liang co-exec producing. Episodes are also directed by Liang and by Goi, and by Jabbar Raisani.
