We love ranking things, comparing things, and complaining about things as we’ve seen with nearly any reboot, revival, prequel, and sequel series out there in recent years, there’s an additional level of scrutiny attached to a story’s continuation or reshaping. It’s definitely tempting to put one series down while lifting the other up. Korra’s story being important doesn’t mean that Aang’s isn't.- NX May 19, 2020 One of Netflix’s official Twitter accounts dedicated to genre-friendly and geeky content refused to put down Legend of Korra (which isn’t on Netflix) and validated its place within the world that ATLA created while also defending Netflix’s plans to make a live-action ATLA series that has both DiMartino and Konietzko on board. Rather, it was released as a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive poster in 2012 with the caption “Old Friends” paired with a similar rendition of Legend of Korra’s Team Avatar that featured the caption “New Friends.” Naturally, the debate grew with arguments ranging from Korra as a character (some going as far to scoff at a story around a female Avatar), the legacy characters playing a smaller role than desired, and even the romances arguments that actually, Legend of Korra is the better series, also followed. One fan even took artwork of Aang, Katara, Toph, Zuko, and Sokka as adults and used it to say, “Imagine an alternate Universe where 4 seasons of this dropped instead of Korra.” While that photo is official artwork, it wasn’t intended to be a sell for an adult ATLA series. (Both ATLA and Legend of Korra had the same creative team in creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, as well as some of the same writers and directors on staff.) But some also took it as an excuse to take shots at Legend of Korra, which spread quickly online as fans started to debate which one was better. There are plenty of discussions around favorite episodes, arcs of redemption and atonement, and shipping. In the same vein, many of the same arguments about both ATLA and its sequel, Legend of Korra, that emerged during their respective heydays are starting to resurface-and even the streaming service is stepping in to break up fans’ latest fight. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build upon everyone’s great work on the original animated series and go even deeper into the characters, story, action, and world-building.In the days since Avatar: The Last Airbender returned to Netflix, people have revisited a series they loved while others are just discovering it for the first time it’s currently Netflix’s most popular title.
We can’t wait to realize Aang’s world as cinematically as we always imagined it to be, and with a culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast.
We’re thrilled for the opportunity to helm this live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. According to The Verge, DiMartino and Konietzko said in a statement: Nevertheless, Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action seems to have plenty of promise, as the original showrunners - Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko - will serve as the executive producers. However, the film was met with heavy criticism, particularly for whitewashing the characters. Night Shyamalan tried to tackle a live-action adaptation with the now-infamous 2010 film. In September 2018, the streaming platform announced another live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. But even so, Netflix has plans to expand its Avatar: The Last Airbender content. And for now, fans will just have to hold on and use other services. NX SeptemNetflix plans to release a new ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ live-action adaptationĪt this point, no one knows whether The Legend of Korra will ever be available on Netflix. THIS IS WHAT WE’VE BEEN TRAINING FOR ALL THESE YEARS. AND I can confirm that the original creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, will be back to take on the live action.