The live-action Avatar: The Final Airbender will formally premiere on Netflix on Feb. 22, 2024. The streaming service revealed the discharge date and the present’s first teaser trailer on Thursday throughout its Geeked Week presentation.
Netflix first introduced the live-action rendition of the beloved animated present in 2018. The unique creators, Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, had been on board to reimagine the sequence higher than the M. Night time Shyamalan movie. Nevertheless, the 2 left manufacturing two years later, explaining that the imaginative and prescient of the Netflix sequence didn’t align with the “spirit and integrity of Avatar.” They’ve since gone on to announce new animated initiatives within the Avatar-verse.
In the meantime, a brand new inventive crew, lead by Sleepy Hole’s Albert Kim, took over the Netflix present. Michael Goi (Riverdale), Jabbar Raisani (Misplaced in Area), and Roseanne Liang (Shadow within the Cloud) additionally joined as administrators. The principle forged consists of Gordon Cormier (The Stand) as Aang; Kiawentiio (Anne with an E) as Katara; Ian Ousley as Sokka; and Dallas Liu (Pen15) as Zuko. The 4 relative newcomers are joined by heavy-hitters together with Daniel Dae Kim, Amber Midthunder, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Danny Pudi, and George Takei.
We’ve already seen some first glimpses of the present, together with the primary forged — in addition to the Fireplace Nation characters — in costume. With an official launch date on the horizon, there’s extra to come back for the live-action Avatar.
