In the pilot episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender, which premiered on Netflix, Aang and his companions set out on a mission to defeat the Fire Nation. If the original animated series is any indication, Aang’s adventure should continue for at least two more seasons.
Furthermore, Netflix has verified that suspicion. Here is all the information we have regarding the second season of the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix, as the streamer has already announced its plans for the show’s future.
Is Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 Happening?
Netflix said on March 6, only a week after the show’s premiere, that Avatar: The Last Airbender will return for a whopping two additional seasons. Because of this, the show should have enough episodes to finish the original series’ length of three seasons.
Since the young actors will age substantially between filming seasons 1 and 2, the live-action adaptation made a few minor changes to the plot, according to Albert Kim, who spoke with Entertainment Weekly. That kind of preparation shows that Kim was clearly considering the show’s future from the very beginning.
When Is The Release Date Of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2?
Given how soon Netflix has renewed the show, it’s likely that the producers will rush to finish filming season two. The likelihood of the show’s immediate return is low; a new season will premiere in 2025, but it’s more like that we will have to wait until 2026 to see where Aang and the gang’s journey goes. Considering the cast could rapidly grow out of their roles—much like the kids from Stranger Things—the good news is that the time it takes from announcement to premiere will be far less than the first season.
What Could Happen In Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2?
We should presumably expect a fairly faithful reproduction of season 2 next time around, since the first season of the live-action show rather nearly mirrors the first season of the animated series. We won’t know for sure what happens to Azula in season 2 until the next season of Avatar: The Last Airbender premieres on Netflix, but the creative team did make one significant change: they gave her more screen time in season 1.
But one thing is clear. There will be more of a time difference between season 1 and season 2 of the Netflix ATLA than the original show. Showrunner Albert Kim told Polygon that the writers knew going into season 1 that there would be longer gaps between episodes and that the performers would age dramatically. Thus, while developing season 1, the crew planned for a potential time jump.
“We wanted to account for the fact that Aang will have grown a little more than he would have in the original show,” he explains. “So one of the things that I know that fans are already noticing in season 1 is: Aang does not really do much waterbending, if at all in season 1. Because we actually wanted to, for one thing, slow down his bending education, [and] it gives us a little more time to do that. And we knew we would have more time.”
According to Kim, the show’s second and third seasons offer a new challenge compared to the first. The gaang, for one thing, jumps around the whole map. Additionally, unlike the cartoon, the episodes are presented in a much more serialized format.
Every narrative kind of counts, but it’s easier and harder to adapt because there’s a throughline, he explains. Unlike the first season, when we had to cut key stories, adventures, and episodes, this one will not. However, as each episode stood on its own, it did not derail the season’s plot.
Season 1 had a lot of character and plot shuffles, while season 2 may stick to the script more closely.
Who Could Join The Cast Of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2?
The first and last answer here is really all that matters: Who is Netflix going to find to play Toph? The casting announcement of the beloved character will be the most significant pre-release piece of information we receive, aside from the season’s premiere date, regarding the upcoming second season.