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Netflix announces final ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ season 2 cast (Photos Provided by Netflix)

Production is currently underway on Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender season two, and the streamer just announced new additions to the cast. The eight actors round out the ensemble of the much-anticipated second season of the fantasy series.

Per Netflix, the new cast and characters are:

o Chin Han (Mortal Kombat) as “Long Feng”

o Hoa Xuande (The Sympathizer) as “Professor Zei”

o Justin Chien (The Brothers Sun) as “King Kuei”

o Amanda Zhou (The Handmaid’s Tale) as “Joo Dee”

o Crystal Yu (Doctor Who) as “Lady Beifong”

o Kelemete Misipeka (Sons of Thunder) as “The Boulder”

o Lourdes Faberes (The Sandman) as “General Sung”

o Rekha Sharma (Yellowjackets) as “Amita”

“A live-action reimagining of the beloved Nickelodeon animated series following Aang, the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements to restore balance...

Netflix’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” live-action series has added eight actors to the cast of Season 2, Variety has learned exclusively.

The new cast members are: Chin Han, Hoa Xuande, Justin Chien, Amanda Zhou, Crystal Yu, Kelemete Misipeka, Lourdes Faberes, and Rekha Sharma.

Han will play Long Feng, who was the leader of Ba Sing Se secret police, the Dai Li, in the animated Nickelodeon series. Xuande will play Professor Zei, head of the anthropology department at Ba Sing Se University in the original series who was obsessed with finding Wan Shi Tong’s Library.

Chien will play King Kuei, ruler of the Earth Kingdom. Zhou will play Joo Dee, a public servant and guide for important visitors in Ba Sing Se. Yu will play Lady Beifong, Toph’s mother. Misipeka will play The Boulder, a professional earthbending wrestler. Faberes will play General Sung, a high-ranking Earth Army commander. Sharma...

Andra Day will join season two of Disney’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Athena, the network announced Sunday.

Day’s Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, is the mother of Annabeth Chase (played Leah Sava Jeffries) in Rick Riordan’s wildly popular teen book series.

“I can’t wait to bring her to life and work alongside such talented actors,” Day said in a video statement after Disney announced the news. “Stay tuned for this epic journey y’all.”

Day’s casting is the most recent in a string of updates that Disney has released regarding Percy Jackson‘s upcoming season two. Jeffries will return as Annabeth along with Walker Scobell (the titular Percy), Aryan Simhadri (Grover), Charlie Bushnell (Luke) and Dior Goodjohn (Clarisse). New cast member Daniel Diemer will play Tyson the cyclops in season two. Tamara Smart will play Thalia Grace, the demigod daughter of Zeus.

Avatar: The Last Airbender premiered on 22 February 2024 on Netflix. Based on the animated TV series created by Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, the show received mixed reviews from both fans and critics.

In addition to the critique of the writing of the show, the casting choice was also questioned by fans. One actress who bore the brunt of unimpressed fans was Elizabeth Yu who portrayed the sinister character of Azula. Many were not happy with the character’s portrayal but some fans defended the show’s vision. The layout of Azula’s character in season one might prove to be beneficial for her development in later seasons.

The transformative villain: Azula’s character build-up

Netflix came out with an Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series, created by Albert Kim. The adventure-fantasy show brought the animated series’ beloved characters onscreen. However, as it happens with most adaptations fan’s reactions were mixed.

Tamara Smart joins ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ (Disney/David Bukach)

Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians has found its Thalia Grace. Tamara Smart (Resident Evil) has joined the season two cast as a recurring guest star, playing Zeus’ daughter.

Smart joins returning series stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn, and Daniel Diemer in the upcoming season. The second season is based on Rick Riordan’s second novel of his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Sea of Monsters.

Disney+ offers this description of Thalia: “Thalia is the Demigod daughter of Zeus who made her last stand to protect her friends at the edge of Camp Half-Blood. Rather than let her die, Zeus transformed her into a tree that anchors the force field that protects camp. Tough and prickly, with a rebel/punk sensibility, Thalia is fiercely loyal to her friends...

Disney+ has officially announced that Tamara Smart (Resident Evil) will join the cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians as the beloved character Thalia Grace, daughter of the sky god Zeus. Smart will appear as a recurring guest star in season two of the epic adventure series alongside series regulars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn, and Daniel Diemer.

Season two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians is based on The Sea of Monsters, the second installment in Disney Hyperion’s bestselling Percy Jackson book series by acclaimed author Rick Riordan.

Thalia is the Demigod daughter of Zeus who made her last stand to protect her friends at the edge of Camp Half-Blood. Rather than let her die, Zeus transformed her into a tree that anchors the force field that protects camp. Tough and prickly, with a rebel/punk sensibility, Thalia is fiercely loyal to...

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Season 2 has found its Thalia Grace.

Tamara Smart has been cast as Thalia in the Disney+ series. Smart will appear in the recurring guest star role alongside series regulars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn, and Daniel Diemer. Variety recently exclusively reported that Timothy Simons will appear in Season 2 as Tantalus.

Season 2 of the show will be based on the book “The Sea of Monsters,” the second book in the Percy Jackson series by author Rick Riordan. Production is currently underway on Season 2, which is slated to debut in 2025.

“Thalia Grace is one of the most important characters in the Percy Jackson universe, so the right casting was critical,” Riordan said. “Thalia is a powerful warrior, a fiercely loyal friend, and a demigod rebel with a very ‘punk’ / ‘rage-against-the-machine’ sensibility. As soon as we saw Tamara Smart play this role,...

Season two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians has cast another important role.

Tamara Smart (Netflix’s Resident Evil) is joining the series based on author Rick Riordan’s Greek mythology-laden novels as Thalia Grace, the demigod daughter of Zeus. She’ll recur in season two, which is in production and slated for a 2025 premiere.

Smart is the latest addition to the season two cast. Daniel Diemer, who plays Tyson the cyclops, will be a series regular alongside Walker Scobell (Percy), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth), Aryan Simhadri (Grover), Charlie Bushnell (Luke) and Dior Goodjohn (Clarisse). Sandra Bernhard, Kristen Schaal and Margaret Cho will have guest roles as the Gray Sisters.

In Riordan’s novels, Thalia is a friend of Annabeth and Luke who sacrifices herself so they can reach Camp Half-Blood safely. Zeus intervenes to stop Thalia from dying, turning her into a tree that anchors the protective veil around the camp.

With the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender having left fans in awe, it didn’t come as a surprise that Netflix would very hastily turn its eyes to the second season of the series. The show was renewed for two seasons in March, 2024 itself.

The streaming giant soon set about its business of taking the second season forward. Albert Kim stepped down from the capacity of showrunner, with Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani taking over the reins of the show. But that isn’t the only major alteration for Avatar Season 2.

Toph will be one of the critical characters in the upcoming seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender Avatar: The Last Airbender has been renewed for a new season | Image Credits: Netflix

Gordon Cormier’s Aang is all set to embark on a new chapter of his journey. With the Avatar: The Last Airbender having already found a master waterbender,...

Long ago, four nations lived together in harmony. Now, the Water Tribe, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads are joining forces to introduce the cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The live-action adaptation based on the Nickelodeon animated series will follow Aang, the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements and restore balance to a world threatened by the Fire Nation. The immersive world of Avatar: The Last Airbender is populated with nascent heroes, determined foes, wise mentors, and many more memorable characters.

For showrunner Albert Kim, the series is “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.”

Before the epic journey unfolds, let’s put some faces to names with a complete guide to...

Netflix’s live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is back in production for Season 2, with the streamer revealing that Miya Cech has been cast as the fan-favorite character Toph.

In a clip released as part of Netflix’s annual Geeked Week fan event, Toph’s feet are seen in closeup before she stomps down and demonstrates her earthbending.

The 17-year-old Cech is likely best known to audiences as the younger version of Ali Wong’s character in the Netflix romantic comedy “Always Be My Maybe,” released in 2019. Funnily enough, she also played a younger version of Ali Wong’s character in an episode of the Netflix series “Beef.” She also starred in Nickelodeon’s short-lived series “The Astronauts” and had a supporting role in last year’s coming-of-age comedy “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.”

Toph was first introduced in Book 2 of the original “Last Airbender” animated series.

The Disney+ Original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians made a splash at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event today, with a panel featuring the cast and more. The panel featured series stars Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase), and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood), with Charlie Bushnell (Luke Castellan) and Dior Goodjohn (Clarisse La Rue) who join as series regulars this season.

Executive producers Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz, and Craig Silverstein were also present. Toby Stephens (Poseidon), Jason Mantzoukas (Mr. D/Dionysus), and Daniel Diemer (Tyson). The panel marked the first public appearance of all six season two series regulars together. Mantzoukas also confirmed that he’ll return as Camp Half-Blood’s camp director, Mr. D.

Additionally, it was announced that Sandra Bernhard, Margaret Cho, and Kristen Schaal will guest star in season two of the epic adventure series as the Gray Sisters.

Bernhard will portray Anger,...

Percy Jackson and the Olympians has begun filming its second season, but its stars took a pause to appear at Disney’s D23 fan event Saturday — where they revealed a few new actors will be joining the cast.

Walker Scobell, Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava Jeffries appeared on stage alongside fellow series regulars Charlie Bushnell and Dior Goodjohn and new castmember Daniel Diemer, who will play Tyson the cyclops in season two. The cast offered a brief teaser for the coming season (watch it below) — including Percy (Scobell) taking the reins of a chariot — and announced some additions to the cast.

Sandra Bernhard, Kristen Schaal and Margaret Cho will guest star as the Gray Sisters, who run a taxi service (also known as the Chariot of Damnation) and share one eye and one tooth between them. Bernhard will play Anger, who’s in charge of collecting fares and is impatient...

As Comic-Con subsides, the news in pop culture entertainment isn’t over, as Netflix has now released a teaser trailer announcing the commencement of their new-ish yearly event — Geeked Week. Today Netflix announced that its fourth annual Geeked Week celebration will take place the week of September 16, culminating with a live, in-person fan event in Atlanta on the evening of Thursday, September 19. This is the first time Geeked Week will bring together fandoms from series, film and games at a live fan event. Tickets for the event will be available for purchase on September 3.

The synopsis from Netflix about the event reads,

“Celebrating Netflix’s biggest global fandoms, Geeked Week will highlight Netflix’s most beloved Geeked titles. More details on the week of programming will be released in the coming weeks.”

The trailer shows a montage of clips from the stable of popular Netflix originals, which include Stranger Things,...

Today, in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (Under the Bridge) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase), and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled The Sea of Monsters by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down.

His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under...

Season two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians has cast one of its key new roles.

Daniel Diemer will join the Disney+ series as Tyson the cyclops, a fan-favorite character from author Rick Riordan’s quintet of novels. Diemer’s casting was announced Thursday during a panel for the show at Comic-Con.

Season two of Percy Jackson, based on the second book in the series, The Sea of Monsters, is set to go into production next week in Vancouver. Diemer will be a series regular, joining stars Walker Scobell (Percy), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover).

Tyson is a young cyclops who grew up alone on the streets and finds it tough to survive in the human world. He’s also a child of Poseidon (Toby Stephens) — which means he’s Percy’s half-brother.

In a video for the Comic-Con crowd, Riordan introduced the new addition: “Some of you may know,...

Sweet Tooth has concluded its epic story with its third and final season on Netflix. Based on a DC comic book series of the same name by Jeff Lemire, the post-apocalyptical fantasy drama series follows a young hybrid boy going on a dangerous journey with his gruff protector that will change his life and the world forever. Sweet Tooth stars Christian Convery in the lead role, with Nonso Anozie, Stefania Lavie Owen, Adeel Akhtar, Dania Ramirez, Naldei Makel Murray, and Will Forte starring in supporting roles. So, if you miss all the post-apocalyptical and perilous adventures after the final season of Sweet Tooth, here are some similar shows you can watch next.

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His Dark Materials is a fantasy drama series created by Jack Thorne. Based on a trilogy of novels of the same name by author Philip Pullman, the HBO...

The open casting call for Toph in Netflix’s second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender is making some lovely headlines in the tabloids. Additionally, they’re pioneering inclusivity by encouraging blind or low-vision actors for Toph’s role.

With Season 1 debuting to a torrent of excitement & securing a renewal for additional seasons, this live-action adaptation of the beloved 2005 Nickelodeon series continues to spark conversations—albeit with some trepidation from fans. Remember how Toph’s original character enthralled us with her wit, and, of course, her prodigious earthbending prowess at just 12 years old?

Elizabeth Yu plays Azula in Avatar: The Last Airbender | Netflix

Now, the show’s vision of a “mid-late teen” Toph has spurred a sense of protectiveness amongst die-hard fans. Could this new portrayal of the sassy, confident, and unfiltered Toph—with dance or martial arts skills as a delightful bonus—reshape our perceptions & expectations of the iconic character?...

This article contains spoilers for 9-1-1 season 7 episode 10.

ABC’s 9-1-1 is no stranger to gripping season finales, and the season 7 ender is no different.

Captain Bobby Nash (Peter Krause) and his wife, Sergeant Athena Grant (Angela Bassett), have been at the center of a lot of this season’s high-stakes drama. Season 7 opens with them on a disastrous honeymoon cruise that featured pirates and explosions, and the season finale picks up where the last episode left off, with a fearless Bobby rescuing Athena from their burning home before he collapsing from cardiac arrest. The pair just can’t catch a break.

Since last week’s episode ended, fans have only wanted to know the answer to one question: Does the beloved Captain Bobby Nash live to see another season? Let’s break it all down.

Does Bobby Die?

This week’s episode puts viewers through the wringer...

While, Netflix has made a name for itself by canceling our favorite shows like I Am Not Okay With This and The Order, the streaming service still serves as one of the biggest content machines on the planet. That’s why when a series clicks with the audience Netflix has to renew it so let’s check out the lucky names of the shows that have been given the green light for future seasons in 2024.

Survival of the Thickest Season 2

Survival of the Thickest is a comedy-drama series created by Michelle Buteau and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel. Based on Buteau’s memoir of the same name, the Netflix series follows the story of a recently single plus-sized woman as he tries to rebuild her life while struggling as a stylist. Survival of the Thickest came out with its first on the streamer in July 2023 and nearly seven months later Netflix announced that...

Jeffrey Aro has worked on the stunt teams of several major films and television shows in his career – including “Yellowjackets,” “Lost in Space,” “War for the Planet of the Apes,” and more. But his role as supervising stunt coordinator on the Netflix series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” might have been the most complex and trickiest of his career. Discussions about the show started months ahead of production, and the series required Aro to not just train a cast of young actors in the ways of airbending and martial arts but also adhere to what fans of the property remember from the beloved anime series that ran on Nickelodeon in the mid-2000s.

“The first layer we wanted to ensure the cast understood was breathing. So much authentic movement can be found in the breath,” Aro tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. “So we just defined four different qigong inner-energy breathing techniques.

Fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender will have to brace themselves for the major changes that will happen in the series as both executive producer and showrunner confirmed that there will be condensing and timeline jumps in the upcoming seasons.

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender

Based on the Nickelodeon animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender contains a multitude of storylines and subplots that may not be tackled in the live-action series due to limited episodes.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Seasons 2 And 3 May Skip Multiple Storylines

During Paleyfest 2024, executive producer Jabbar Raisani told The Direct that they will have to pack several stories into two seasons with the limited episodes they have.

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“I think it’s a lot like season 1. There’s a...

Avatar: The Last Airbender has its fair share of straight and queer ships, something that the fandom has endlessly debated about within both The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. While The Last Airbender was usually lagging in the canon queer relationship department, it seems that the live-action adaptation of the series amended that with its first season.

Ian Ousley as Sokka, Gordon Cormier as Aang, Kiawentiio as Katara in season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender

The first season of the show covers a lot of ground. It has a lot more freedom compared to its animated iteration, given that it is a completely separate medium with a different audience in mind. This allowed the story to explore other themes that could only be alluded to in the animated version or had to be wholly absent thanks to the time it was made in and the audience it catered to.

In the original show, Aang and Katara end up being together. However, fans have often wondered, if it was the plan to begin with, following the undertones in her and Zuko’s bond. Despite starting off on the wrong foot by living on opposite sides of the war, Katara did eventually start to see good in Zuko, but the original show never overtly inclined towards establishing a romantic bond.

But with the live-action series moving forward for two more seasons, the showrunner of the first season refused to indulge if the show will expand upon their bond.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Showrunner Refused to Comment on Zuko and Katara’s Future

Avatar: The Last Airbender | Netflix

In Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s case, showrunner Albert Kim clarified that instead of translating the animated series to the small screen as it is, they’re aiming to be true to the show’s spirit.

While fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender receive two more seasons of the new Netflix live-action version of the popular 2005 animated series from Nickelodeon, Paramount has unveiled new details of the animated trilogy that was announced years ago. These new details come as the Netflix show proved to be a big success for the streamer. However, news also recently broke that the live-action show will be getting new showrunners for the next two seasons after Albert Kim steps down. Kim remains a part of the series as an executive producer for seasons two and three. Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani will lead the show as executive producers in the future.

As for the upcoming animated trilogy of Avatar: The Last Airbender, according to Entertainment Weekly, the Paramount panel at CinemaCon has announced some further information. The working title for the trilogy is currently Aang: The Last Airbender. Eric Nam has...

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, developed by Albert Kim, is a live-action adaptation of the animated television series of the same name, created by Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko. The live-action adaptation stars Gordon Cormier, Ian Ousley, Kiawentiio, and more.

Set in a fictional world where human civilization is divided into four nations based on the elements: water, fire, earth, and air. The story follows the adventurous journey of 12-year-old Aang, the next Avatar who can master all four elements. Katara and Sokka accompany him on his quest to save the world from the onslaught of the Fire Lord while avoiding being captured by Crown Prince Zuko. Ian Ousley once again discussed his character compared to the character from the original animated series.

Ian Oulsey and Kiawentiio as Sokka and Katara

Ian Ousley Insists on Finding Ways to Bring out a More Serious Side to Sokka without Losing...

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender received mixed reviews from fans and critics, and while the series introduced fresh concepts that are somehow different from the animated series, it still made sure to bring back beloved characters.

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender

One of which is King Bumi played by Utkarsh Ambudkar. The figure is known for being the eccentric earth-bending king of Omashu, so it definitely took the actor and his makeup team quite some time to transform his look.

King Bumi Actor Wants Fans To Give Avatar: The Last Airbender A Chance

While speaking with Cbr last 2022, Utkarsh Ambudkar revealed how long he had to sit down and watch his army of makeup artists change his appearance into King Bumi.

“It was like six hours in a chair transforming into King Bumi, and I think people are really gonna be pleased when they see the series.”

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The animated Avatar: The Last Airbender series, created by Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, has become a cult classic although the last season aired more than a decade ago. Its popularity among the viewers led to its adaptation into M. Night Shyamalan’s 2010 live-action film. It also spawned the sequel series The Legend of Korra, which aired from 2012 to 2014.

A still from Avatar: The Last Airbender

Fast forward to 2023, a Netflix live-action remake of the series was released. Just like the animated show, this live-action series also featured numerous characters such as Aang the Avatar, his companions Katara and Sokka, the exiled Fire Nation crown prince Zuko, and many others. Every fan has their own bias when it comes to all these characters. Similarly, the writers too have a personal favorite.

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s Creator Revealed the Writers’ Favorite Character

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Water, Earth, Fire, Air, New Showrunners. Netflix‘s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender will switch things up for its remaining seasons as Albert Kim steps down as the wildly entertaining elemental adventure showrunner. Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani will lead the show as executive producers in the future. Boylan and Raisani are well-versed in the world of Avatar after Boylan served as co-executive producer on Season 1. At the same time, Raisani was an executive producer, director, and VFX supervisor. Kim remains a part of the series as an executive producer for seasons two and three.

Kim’s exit stems from his getting the opportunity to develop more projects at Disney. Additionally, he’s boarding the second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians as an executive producer. Avatar: The Last Airbender was renewed by Netflix for two more seasons after the series exceeded expectations at launch. While the...

Avatar: The Last Airbender recently has been renewed for two seasons. The live-action reimagining of the beloved animated series follows Aang, the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements to restore balance to a world threatened by the terrifying Fire Nation and will conclude with season 3.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

While the first season had eight episodes, there’s no word as of now on how many episodes will be in the final two seasons. In the meantime, the show just faced a big change before tackling Book Two for the live-action series.

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Albert Kim, who developed the series and served as showrunner on Season 1, is stepping down.

Change in Leadership in Netflix’s Live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender Series

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Avatar: The Last Airbender is getting a third showrunner as it moves into Season 2.

Showrunner Albert Kim, who replaced creators Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, is leaving the Netflix live-action series, THR reports.

Co-executive producer Christine Boylan and executive producer Jabbar Raisani will take over as the third showrunners for the second and third seasons.

Keep reading to find out more…

Sources say Albert Kim‘s “intention was to lay the foundation for season one of Avatar: The Last Airbender after stepping in for the beloved franchise’s creators,” adding that he was “ready to move on to new opportunities.”

He will remain credited as an exec producer on Avatar: The Last Airbender, and will join the Disney+ series Percy Jackson as an exec producer.

Producers also confirmed that the show will end with its third season!

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is undergoing yet another behind-the-scenes change. Albert Kim, who served as showrunner for Season 1, is stepping down ahead of Season 2, passing his responsibilities to Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani.

As for Kim, he’s leaping from one adaptation of a beloved children’s franchise to another; he recently signed on to join Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians as an executive producer for its upcoming second season. He isn’t leaving the Avatar world entirely, however, as he’ll remain on board as an EP.

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Netflix’s live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series is undergoing a change in leadership.

Variety has learned that Albert Kim, who developed the series and served as showrunner on Season 1, is stepping down. Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani will lead the show as executive producers going forward. Netflix has already announced the show has been renewed for two more seasons, concluding with Season 3.

Boylan served as co-executive producer on Season 1 of “Last Airbender,” while Raisani was an executive producer, director, and a VFX supervisor. Kim will remain onboard as an executive producer for Seasons 2 and 3. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Kim wanted to explore new opportunities following the multi-year development process on “Last Airbender” and has signed a deal with Disney to work as an executive producer on the “Percy Jackson” series while also developing new projects for that company.

Boylan’s other credits include the...

Avatar: The Last Airbender is making a showrunner change.

Albert Kim, who served as showrunner and wrote the pilot for Netflix’s hit live-action adaptation anime adaptation, is moving on with Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani taking over leadership of the show as exec producers for seasons two and three.

Kim shepherded the show for nearly two and a half years and will remain on the show as an executive producer. He has just signed a deal with Disney to join Percy Jackson and the Olympians as an exec producer after it was renewed for a second season.

Boylan was a co-exec producer on the first season. She has previously worked as a co-exec producer on series including Citadel, Poker Face and The Punisher as well as working on series including Castle and Once Upon A Time.

Raisani was director, executive producer and a VFX supervisor on season one. He...

Avatar: The Last Airbender is heading into its second season with its third showrunner at the helm.

Showrunner Albert Kim, who replaced creators Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, is also exiting the Netflix live-action series. Co-executive producer Christine Boylan and exec producer Jabbar Raisani — both of whom were hired by Kim — will take over as the drama’s third showrunners for the previously announced second and third seasons.

Sources say Kim’s intention was to lay the foundation for season one of Avatar: The Last Airbender after stepping in for the beloved franchise’s creators. Given the long turnaround time in crafting the series — Netflix ordered it in 2018, the creators left in late 2020 and the show didn’t debut until February 2024 — sources say Kim was ready to move on to new opportunities.

Kim, whose résumé include Sleepy Hollow and Leverage, will remain credited as an exec producer on Avatar: The Last Airbender...

Many of the current generation of Asian and Pacific Islander writers working in television today came up through the Cape New Writers Fellowship, one of the most successful entry-level programs in the industry.

Now, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment is expanding its focus to the other end of the pipeline. The Cape Showrunners Incubator, powered by Starz’s #TakeTheLead diversity initiative for its inaugural year, will draw upon the nonprofit’s experience in talent development to give upper-level Api TV scribes the mentorship and other resources they need to break through that final ceiling.

“Showrunners and creative executives are the two main drivers of what ultimately ends up on screen, and this incubator is the perfect complement to the Cape Leaders Fellowship for creative executives if we want to change the stories that are told in mainstream media,” Cape executive director Michelle K. Sugihara said in a statement,...

At a time when episodic releases were the norm for shows aimed at children, Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dimartino opted to make Avatar: The Last Airbender a serialized show. And despite being made for children, adults too could find meaning in the series, thanks to the creative duo’s perfection, as it went on to become a phenomenon for an entire generation.

Among the many aspects that added greatly to the show’s quality, its rich world is arguably the most impressive, for which Dimartino and Konietzko went to extensive lengths to make it feel alive. Nothing displays the duo’s desire to go the extra mile more than the city of Ba Sing Se, which has some horrifying real-world roots.

Real Chinese Labor Camps Inspired Ba Sing Se’s Lake Laogai

A still from Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender

While entirely fictionalized, the world of The Last Airbender...

Updated: The Paley Center for Media has revealed new additions to the lineup for the 41st PaleyFest LA, which runs from Friday, April 12 through Saturday, April 20 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Joining The Morning Show on opening night, April 12 are Karen Pittman (Mia Jordan); Nicole Behaire (Christina Hunter); Charlotte Stoudt, Showrunner & Executive Producer, and Mimi Leder, Executive Producer & Director.

For the Loki panel, Owen Wilson will join the previously announced Tom Hiddleson, along with Sophia Di Martino, Eric Martin, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. That’s April 13.

Judd Apatow will moderate Curb Your Enthusiasm on Thursday, April 18, while Patton Oswalt will moderate The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Saturday, April 20.

Arden Cho (June) will join Avatar: The Last Airbender on April 14.

Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner Rich Appel will moderate the Q&a conversation for Family Guy 25th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, April 19.

As previously announced, Andy Samberg will...

There is no denying that no other kids’ show will ever be able to match the magic of the Emmy Award-winning animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The 2005 premiere of Nickelodeon’s animated fantasy action TV series marked the beginning of Aang and lasted until 2008. Netflix has also attempted to create a live-action adaptation, developed by Albert Kim.

Now, returning to the Nickelodeon show, we know that some characters have the ability to ‘bend’ or control any of the four elements: earth, fire, water, and air. Children, teenagers, and adults all enjoyed Avatar: The Last Airbender because of its well-developed world, exquisitely rendered characters, and mature writing. Of course, it contributed to its enormous critical and commercial success.

A still from Avatar: The Last Airbender

Having said that, with 61 episodes spread across three seasons, the creators were actually able to capture lightning in a bottle. However, a few extremely poor...

Netflix recently came out with the live-action adaptation of the beloved Nickelodeon animated show Avatar: The Last Airbender. The promotional material and trailers of the show impressed audiences and they were expecting great things from the series after M. Night Shyamalan’s dismal 2010 adaptation. The series was released on Netflix on February 22, 2024.

A still from Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender

While the show was on top of Netflix charts and watched by many people, fans of the original show were underwhelmed by the adaptation’s lack of key elements that were integral to the original show’s narrative. A new report has now come out about the original creators of the show initially being part of crafting the adaptation but later leaving the show.

Albert Kim Was Devastated By The Departure of the Creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender

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Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender has been making headlines for several reasons since the announcement of the live-action series adapted from the fan-favorite Nickelodeon show. In a recent update, Netflix revealed that the fantasy action adventure is renewed for two more seasons after its first season run.

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender

Dallas James Liu, who played Zuko in the Albert Kim-created show for the streamer, confirmed the nod which, per the actor, will create opportunities for indigenous and Asian communities. However, a glaring mistake in the series contradicts the very notion of Liu’s hope. Fans have clearly pointed that out.

Dallas James Liu Discussed Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Renewal

Dallas James Liu in Avatar: The Last Airbender

Dallas James Liu recently attended Vanity Fair and Instagram’s pre-Oscars party, Vanities: A Night for Young Hollywood, at Bar Marmont, and spoke with Variety’s...

Princess Azula, the daughter of Firelord Ozai, is undoubtedly one of the strongest female characters in the show, making her one of the cruelest antagonists in Avatar the Last Airbender. Known for being the only firebender capable of creating blue flames, she is intelligent, cruel, and always one step ahead of everyone, and nothing displays it better than the opening episode of Season 3.

While she succeeds in almost killing Aang, the firebender refuses to take the credit when meeting her father, and the motivations behind this decision further cement her as one of the best villains.

Azula in Avatar the Last Airbender

Avatar the Last Airbender Director Details Azula’s Motivations Behind Giving Zuko Credit

Joining Janet Varney and Basco on the Avatar: Braving The Elements podcast, the director detailed his reasoning behind why Azula refused to take the glory of almost killing Aang. In the opening episode of Season...

Being only eight episodes long, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the beloved animated show had to skip a few story beats, and in doing so, Avatar: The Last Airbender skipped one crucial element. While the Netflix adaptation is still a major improvement over M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender, fans aren’t happy following the show’s decision to deviate from the source material.

Unlike the animated show, whose theme for the first season involved waterbending (Book One: Water), surprisingly, in the Netflix adaptation, Aang never learns to waterbend.

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Aang Skips Learning Waterbending in Avatar: The Last Airbender

While it’s not uncommon for creators to take some creative liberties on how to structure the existing story in live-action, great adaptations often stay true to the source material’s theme. But in Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aang never learns waterbending, and throughout the whole season,...

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender has been a topic of much discussion since its release, garnering both praise and criticism. The series, starring Gordon Cormier in the lead role, swiftly climbed to the top of the Netflix streaming charts, despite the mixed reactions. And fans and the cast of the series have now rejoiced with the news of a two-season renewal for the show.

Gordon Cormier as Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender

However, the news of the renewal was not delivered swiftly to the cast, as Daniel Dae Kim, who portrays the role of Fire Lord Ozai in the Netflix adaptation, orchestrated a prank with false cancellation news, which left them in a state of shock and disbelief.

Daniel Dae Kim Pranks the Cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender

Netflix has officially renewed Avatar: The Last Airbender for Season 2 and Season 3. And Daniel Dae Kim...

We have a bit of good news for the fans who loved Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the beloved Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, as the streaming giant has just renewed the fantasy adventure series for two more seasons in advance.

Based on an animated series of the same name by Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, the Netflix live-action series is set in a world that is divided by four nations – Air Nomads, the Earth Kingdom, the Water Tribe, and the Fire Nation. All of the Nations are fighting a 100-year war against the Fire Nation, who are trying to conquer and rule the whole world. The three nations might get a chance at winning this war if the prophesized Avatar reappears, who has been missing for 100 years.

The series’ story follows the last Airbender alive, a boy named Aang who is the Avatar prophesized to win...

The live-action adaptation of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender was released on Netflix last month and now, it has been confirmed that the series has been renewed for a second and third season despite mixed reviews from critics and fans. This news has created a rift among the fans as they debate on social media over the show’s future.

A still from Avatar: The Last Airbender

This news has led to several debates on social media over the series’ future. Many lost hope when the original series creators Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko quit as executive producers and showrunners in 2020. However, the new showrunner Albert Kim assured fans that the show won’t be a let-down but unfortunately, some reviews state otherwise. The show’s 8-episode structure has been mainly criticized as the show feels rushed.

Some fans aren’t excited for Avatar: The Last Airbender...

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender has brought about notable changes from the original series, particularly in the portrayal of Fire Lord Ozai, portrayed by Daniel Dae Kim. That’s not all as there were other notable and controversial changes as well.

Fire Lord Ozai

The condensed format of just eight episodes has prompted adjustments to the storyline, impacting the narrative of Aang’s quest to restore peace among the warring kingdoms. Nevertheless, the actors gave it their all in the show and this included Daniel Dae Kim. In fact, Daniel Dae Kim left Suki actress Maria Zhang shocked for a good reason.

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Fans of the new live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender should be pleased to know that Aang will be able to continue his journey for two more seasons. According to Deadline, Netflix has renewed the series that is based on the popular Nickelodeon animated show of the same name, which was created by Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko. In the review from our own Steve Seigh, he stated, “The show’s creator, Albert Kim, has quelled my fears of this show becoming another cinematic blight on Avatar‘s good name, and I hope other fans are as impressed with it as I am. I marched into Kim’s series with my hackles raised and expectations on the low end of the spectrum. Being proven wrong feels pretty good right about now.”

Not only has Avatar: The Last Airbender been renewed, but Netflix has given the mystical fantasy two more seasons,...

Netflix is doubling down on Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The streamer has renewed the lavish live-action adaptation of the Nickelodeon series for two more seasons.

The order will conclude the story of Aang’s journey to become the Avatar in fantastical world.

Since the show’s Feb. 22 debut, the series has been Netflix’s top English-language TV show with 41.1 million views, according to the streamer.

While the first season was eight episodes, there’s no word yet on the episode count of the final two seasons. Netflix has done double-season renewals before (on shows like Emily in Paris and Stranger Things), but this might be the first time the streamer has ordered two seasons to close out a series. The Avatar animated series likewise told its story across three seasons.

The story follows Aang (Gordon Cormier), the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements (Water, Earth, Fire,...

Netflix has renewed “Avatar: The Last Airbender” for two more seasons. The series, a live-action adaptation of the hit Nickelodeon series of the same name, will end with Season 3, following the same structure as the animated version.

“Avatar” is set in a world divided into four nations — the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation and the Air Nomads — that 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. With the current incarnation of the Avatar yet to emerge, the world has loses hope until Aang (Gordon Cormier), a young airbender, reawakens to take his rightful place. Alongside new friends Sokka (Ian Ousley) and Katara (Kiawentiio), siblings and members of the Southern Water Tribe, Aang embarks on...