Almost two weeks ago, the hotly anticipated fantasy series Avatar: The Last Airbender celebrated its premiere on Netflix. Since then, the remake of the animated series of the same name from the 2000s is represented in the Netflix charts and is causing a lot of discussion on the Internet – a success across the board.
Over 41 million viewers tuned in to the new Avatar series in the first eleven days. Netflix is apparently very happy with the numbers and has revealed its plans for the future of the project. As the Hollywood Reporter reports, not only the second season but also the third season has been officially ordered.
Avatar future secured: Seasons 2 and 3 of the Netflix series are definitely coming and then it’s over
Netflix has already planned its Avatar series from start to finish. Just like the animated model await us three seasons in total. After that the story ends. This is a good sign for fans: Netflix is not artificially lengthening the material and we no longer have to fear a sudden cancellation.
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Instead, we have the certainty that Netflix will implement the entire Avatar epic in live-action format. And if after that more need for stories consists of the fantasy universe, there is still the animated series The Legend of Korra, which could be filmed as a follow-up project for Netflix.
The Avatar series takes you into a world where the elements Water, fire, earth and air are of utmost importance. This world is divided into four nations, i.e. one nation per element. And every nation has so-called tamers who know how to control the respective element. Unfortunately things haven’t been peaceful for a long time.
For 100 years, the Fire Nation has been causing fear and terror through warlike activities. Hope now rests on the shoulders of young Aang (Gordon Cormier), who belongs to the almost completely wiped out Air Nomads and has the ability to to tame all elements and thus restore balance.
When will Avatar Season 2 and 3 start on Netflix?
Netflix has only announced the renewal of Avatar: Lord of the Elements. It is not yet clear when the second and third seasons will be released. With the extensive preparation that went into the first season 2026 at the earliest to expect the return of the fantasy series.
The first season of Avatar: Lord of the Elements consists of eight episodes. It can be assumed that the 2nd and 3rd seasons will also have this number of episodes. This would be the end of the Netflix series 24 episodes in total include. The animated model has 61 episodes in its three seasons. With a running time of around 23 minutes, these are also significantly shorter than the one-hour Netflix series.
Podcast for Netflix’s big fantasy remake Avatar: Lord of the Elements
With Avatar: Lord of the Elements, Netflix has relaunched an acclaimed animated series in live-action form. But can the live-action remake of Avatar live up to high expectations this time after the first cinematic adaptation of the fantasy adventure failed?
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We look at the strengths and weaknesses of the new Avatar series as fantasy entertainment and, as fans of the original, we also go into detail about changes, hidden details and Easter eggs in the second part of the podcast.