My family has been massive fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender for years. It’s been over a decade since we watched the entirety of the original Nickelodeon animated series together, and then watched all of The Legend of Korra. Four years ago, when I listed out my favorite television shows of all time, Avatar: The Last Airbender was in the number two slot.
The second season of the Netflix live action series released this past month, and although I can’t comment yet since I’m waiting to watch until my family can watch with me, (don’t get me started) my primary concern with it is that so much time passed between seasons that the lead actor aged, and he’s no longer a kid. He just doesn’t look like Aang anymore. It’s sad, because he did a fantastic job during season one, and the actor they found to play Sokka is absolutely amazing. In any event, I can’t wait to see Toph in action.
Today, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender releases in theaters. Although my family has about a dozen other things scheduled over the weekend, I’m really hoping to figure out a way to make it to the theater, because the film looks excellent.
But the third and final thing, and the reason I’ve been inspired to write today, is the upcoming series I just learned about. Avatar: Seven Havens.
Avatar: Seven Havens is an all-new series from creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Set in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm, a young Earthbender discovers she’s the new Avatar after Korra. In this dangerous era, that title marks her as humanity’s destroyer, not its savior. Hunted by both human and spirit enemies, she and her long-lost twin must uncover their mysterious origins and save the Seven Havens before civilization’s last strongholds collapse.
After Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: Legend of Korra, I’ve been fantasizing for years about a third series with a new avatar, perhaps set in some kind of futuristic world. Instead, it seems, we get some kind of post-apocalyptic setting. I don’t care – I’ll take it. If Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are involved, then I’m just glad to get more content from them. Plus, the animation looks beautiful.
