Following several big-budget adaptations, Netflix is now about to adapt Avatar: The Last Airbender. Considering the recent success of the One Piece series, the enthusiasm regarding another adaptation is high. Fans are hoping Netflix will make a better adaptation than M. Night Shamalayan’s film adaptation. While co-creators of the show Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were announced as being a part of the live-action show, they are no longer involved with it. Following their departure, Sleepy Hollow showrunner Albert Kim had been brought in as the showrunner, producer, and writer of the series.
As per Hollywood reporter, this collaboration is an effort of Avatar rightsholders Nickelodeon and Viacom to create new interpretations. “This partnership with Netflix is part of our broader efforts at Nick and Viacom to tap into our enormous library of culturally resonant properties to produce new interpretations, and we can’t wait for people to see Netflix’s live-action version of ‘Avatar.’”
Cast of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender
Netflix live-action show Avatar: The Last Airbender features a cast of young talent actors along with some familiar faces from across the Hollywood industry. In January 2019, the former showrunner and co-creator of the original show addressed the controversy of white-washing of the cast saying, the series is committed to “culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed casting.”
Current showrunner Albert Kim on Netflix’s official blog shared hopes regarding the establishment of “a new benchmark in representation” with the series. “A live-action version would establish a new benchmark in representation and bring in a whole new generation of fans. This was a chance to showcase Asian and Indigenous characters as living, breathing people. Not just in a cartoon, but in a world that truly exists, very similar to the one we live in.”
The entire cast is listed below:
- Gordon Cormier – Aang
- Ian Ousley – Sokka
- Kiawentiio – Katara
- Dallas Liu – Prince Zuko
- Paul Sun0Hyung Lee – Uncle Iroh
- Ken Leung – Commander Zhao
- Maria Zhang – Suki
- Tamlyn Tomita – Yukari
- Elizabeth Yu – Azula
- Daniel Dae Kim – Fire Lord Ozai
- Yvonne Chapman – Kyoshi
- Casey Camp-Horinek – Gran Gran
- Ruy Iskandar – Lieutenant Jee
- Kay Siu Lim – Gyatso
- C.S. Lee – Avatar Roku
- Amber Midthunder – Princess Yue
- A Martinez – Master Pakku
- Irene Bedard – Yagoda
- Joel Oulette – Hahn
- Nathaniel Arcand – Chief Arnook
- Meegwun Fairbrother – Avatar Kuruk
- Arden Cho – June
- Utkarsh Ambudkar – King Bumi
- Danny Pudi – The Mechanist
- Lucian-River Chauhan – Teo
- James Sie – Cabbage Merchant
- Momona Tamada – Ty Lee
- Thalia Tran – Mai
- Hiro Kanagawa – Fire Lord Sozin
- François Chau – The Great Sage
- Ryan Mah – Lt. Dang
What Will Happen in Netflix’ The Last Airbender?
The live-action series will closely follow the original animated source. The star of the series Gordon Cormier opened up to Netflix regarding the show. “’Avatar: The Last Airbender’ live action I feel like is going to bring everything you know and love about the original series back to life. And hopefully [it will] just bring a bunch of new fans who have never heard [of] the show before into this universe, and to me that’s pretty exciting. I’m a fan of the show personally, and I’m just excited for this as you guys are.”
That means the Netflix live-action show will tell the story of the Last Airbender and the latest Avatar Aang. Aang and some of his friends will go on a journey across the Asiatic nation to end the rule of the tyrannical Fire Nation and bring peace to the world. The story will be complemented by the signature elements where people possess the power to wield air, fire, earth, or water as a weapon.
According to Avatar insider AvatarNews, Netflix’s take on the series will arrive in February 2024. However, nothing has been confirmed by Netflix. The live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender show is expected to release in 2024.
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