Film adaptation

Main article: The Last Airbender (film)

The series' first season was the basis of the 2010 live-action film The Last Airbender, which was
written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It was intended as the first of a trilogy of films, each of
which would be based upon one of the three television seasons. The film was universally panned for
its writing, acting, whitewashed cast, and Shyamalan's direction; it earned a 5% approval rating
on Rotten Tomatoes as well as five Razzies at the 31st Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst
Picture,[115][116][117] and some critics described it as one of the worst films ever made.[118][119][120] Although
the film originally shared the title of the television series, the title The Last Airbender was used
because producers feared it would be confused with James Cameron's film Avatar.[121] The Last
Airbender stars Noah Ringer as Aang, Nicola Peltz as Katara, Jackson Rathbone as Sokka, Dev
Patel as Zuko, and Shaun Toub as Iroh.[115]
Sequel series
Main article: The Legend of Korra

The Legend of Korra, a sequel series to Avatar: The Last Airbender, premiered on Nickelodeon on
April 14, 2012.[122] It was written and produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the
creators and producers of the original series.[123] The show was initially titled Avatar: Legend of Korra,
then The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra; its events occur seventy years after the end of Avatar:
The Last Airbender.[124] The series' protagonist is Korra, a 17-year-old girl from the Southern Water
Tribe who is the incarnation of the Avatar after Aang's death. [122]
Live-action series remake
Main article: Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024 TV series)

Netflix announced in September 2018 that a "reimagined" live-action remake of Avatar was to start
production in 2019. The series' original creators, DiMartino and Konietzko, were to be the executive
producers and showrunners.[5] The two said that they intended to adapt the series "with a culturally
appropriate, non-whitewashed cast".[125] It was announced that Jeremy Zuckerman, who composed
music for the original show, would also be returning to do the music for the remake. [126] On August 12,
2020, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko both revealed on their social media that they
had departed the show due to creative differences.[127][128][129][130]
In February 2021, Albert Kim was reported to have been brought on as the showrunner. [131] In August
later that year, it was reported that Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio Tarbell, Ian Ousley and Dallas
Liu were cast in the roles of Aang, Katara, Sokka and Zuko, respectively. [132] On November 3, Daniel
Dae Kim, who voiced General Fong in the original series, was reported to have been cast as Fire
Lord Ozai, followed two weeks later by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Lim Kay Siu and Ken Leung in their
respective roles as Iroh, Gyatso and Zhao, along with news that production had begun in Vancouver.
[133][134]
More casting news followed in December, with Elizabeth Yu, Maria Zhang, Yvonne Chapman,
Casey Camp-Horinek and Tamlyn Tomita respectively cast as Azula, Suki, Kyoshi, Kanna and
Yukari, the latter an original character.[135]
Avatar Studios
On February 24, 2021, ViacomCBS announced Avatar Studios, a new division of Nickelodeon
centered on developing animated series and films set in the Avatar universe, to be distributed via
Nickelodeon's linear and digital services, Paramount+, theatres, and other third-party platforms. The
division is helmed by original series creators DiMartino and Konietzko, who are its co-chief creative
officers and report to Nickelodeon Animation Studio president Ramsey Ann Naito.[136] In addition to
this announcement, the company also stated the studio would begin production of an animated film
sometime in 2021. Konietzko and DiMartino remarked that "with this new Avatar Studios venture we
have an unparalleled opportunity to develop our franchise and its storytelling on a vast scale, in
myriad exciting ways and mediums",[137] while ViacomCBS Kids & Family president Brian
Robbins declared "Avatar: The Last Airbender and Korra have grown at least ten-fold in popularity
since their original hit runs on Nickelodeon, and Ramsey Naito and I are incredibly excited to have
Mike and Bryan's genius talent on board to helm a studio devoted to expanding their characters and
world into new content and formats for fans everywhere".[136]