‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ – New Images Reveal Live-Action Jet, June, and More
The bounty hunter and freedom fighter come to life in Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series.
For those unfamiliar with Avatar: The Last Airbender, the animated show debuted on Nickelodeon in 2005. Thanks to its amazing writing, it has won numerous awards and boasts a fan base spanning all age groups.
The show is set in a war-ravaged Asiatic and Arctic realm. The story unfolds in a world where specific individuals possess the ability to manipulate or “bend” one of the four fundamental elements: water, earth, fire, or air. Aang, the “Avatar,” holds the unique power to bend all these elements. He is fated to restore peace to the world, particularly from the threat of the Fire Nation.
Accompanied by his allies Katara, Sokka, and Toph, Aang embarks on a journey to master each element. However, their quest is complicated by the pursuit of Zuko, the banished prince of the Fire Nation. He is determined to capture the Avatar to redeem his honor.
Netflix is giving the beloved universe another chance at live-action, this time without M. Night Shyamalan.
New Images
The new images include our first look at June, a bounty hunter hired by Zuko, the only son of Fire Lord Ozai, to capture Aang. On the other side of the conflict, Jet is the leader of the Freedom Fighters, a group of refugees from the Earth Kingdom. The Fire Nation’s firebenders killed his parents, and he has vowed revenge.
Kanna, aka Gran Gran, is Sokka and Katara’s grandmother. She’s a skilled healer and one of the oldest members of the Southern Water Tribe. The preview also revealed Yukari, mother of Suki and mayor of Kyoshi Island (home of Avatar Kyoshi). And finally, The Mechanist, an inventor from the Earth Kingdom.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Cast & Details
Aang (Gordon Cormier), Katara (Kiawentiio), Sokka (Ian Ousley), Prince Zuko (Dallas James Liu), Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim), Uncle Iroh (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee), Princess Azula (Elizabeth Yu), Commander Zhao (Ken Leung), and more. Albert Kim (Sleepy Hollow) is showrunner.
The four nations of the world 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. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, follows a young Air Nomad named Aang, as he reawakens to a world ravaged by war. Together with his newfound friends Sokka and Katara, he embarks on an action-packed quest to take his rightful place as the next AVATAR.
The series includes 10 episodes.
Avatar: The Last Airbender will premiere on Netflix on February 22nd.
