Elizabeth Yu

Image: NetflixNetflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series is officially a success. The new series debuted on the streamer’s English-language TV list with 21.2 million views and reached the top 10 in 92 countries, according to Netflix’s released rankings. How The Last Airbender Inspired Lisette OliveraThat’s quite a wonder and feat when the discourse around the show has become a hot topic, with fans of the original animated series expressing disappointment in the adaptation. However, it’s entirely possible…

With Avatar: The Last Airbender premeiring later in the month, Netflix has gradually started to pull back the curtain on its adaptation of the 2005 cartoon. The show was never going to be a complete one-to-one of the original, but it does feel like some of the additions and tweaks to the show—like tampering down Sokka’s sexist behavior—don’t entirely get why they existed in the source material to begin with.How The Last Airbender Inspired Lisette OliveraOne interesting move the new show’s making is a remixing of…

Image: NetflixNetflix made clear its intent to create a live-action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender years ago, with occasional information in the form of casting for the first season’s various characters. Things really began to kick into gear earlier this year as the streamer planted the show’s flag for a 2024 release, and now the first real trailer is here to show you what all the fuss is about.The setup, for those who didn’t watch the 2005 Nickelodeon animated series, goes something like this: in a world where…