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However, last August, both creators announced they were leaving the project, citing creative difficulties. After the critical flop that was the 2010 live action “The Last Airbender” - which received a dismal 5% on Rotten Tomatoes - fans were skeptical, but the involvement of DiMartino and Konietzko was widely taken as a good sign.

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In 2018, Netflix announced a live action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series was in the works. In addition to reigniting interest in the series, paving the way for Avatar Studios to even happen, Netflix may have contributed to this announcement in other ways. Similarly, “The Legend of Korra” also reached number one when it was added to the streaming site in August 2020. Since then, it has spent a record-breaking 61 consecutive days on Netflix’s top 10 list. While the show has previously aired in reruns on Nickelodeon as well as on Amazon Prime, “Avatar: The Last Airbender” was released on Netflix in May 2020 and soared to the number one most popular offering on the site within the week. This announcement, while seemingly out of the blue, can likely be credited to the show’s resurgence in popularity over quarantine. In a statement on Instagram, both creators expressed that they were “exceedingly grateful” and “excited to be back at Nickelodeon where Avatar began,” looking forward to returning to the fantasy world they helmed so many years ago.

24, Nickelodeon announced the creation of Avatar Studios, a production company which will make new content set in the world of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”Įven more exciting, original “Avatar” creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko will be on board as co-chief creative officers. “I think it would be very easy to do a Murphy Brown crossover,” Ehasz jokes.Thirteen years after the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series finale premiered, and six years after the series finale of its sequel, “The Legend of Korra,” it looks like the franchise may not be finished after all. “It’s obviously not my call, but my opinion is there’s room in the world for more Avatar.” “If they’re bringing back Murphy Brown, why not bring back Avatar?” he asks. Then Volpe chimes in, even more hopeful than Ehasz. I know there’d be a lot of people who’d be thrilled.” However, he couched his statement with an admission, simply stating, “I don’t know.” “I would be thrilled if there was another series.

The answer was surprisingly candid - and optimistic. In an interview with, Aaron Ehasz (head writer for Avatar: The Last Airbender) and Giancarlo Volpe (who directed 19 episodes of the series), and Justin Richmond (director of Uncharted 3) about Wonderstorm’s new series The Dragon Prince, we couldn’t help but ask about the possibility of new Avatar episodes. Back in 2014, the show’s creators made it pretty clear that they had no plans to continue the series with a third Avatar, but maybe that’s no longer the case. It’s been four long years since The Legend of Korra brought a thrilling finale to the saga that began over a decade earlier with The Last Airbender.

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