Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Final Airbender sequence will proceed, because the streaming service has renewed the present for 2 further seasons.
This isn’t solely surprising information; the present has been the #1 sequence on all of Netflix because it debuted final week. In its first week of streaming it has over 21 million views; final week it had one other 19.9 million views. Nothing else on Netflix final month got here near these numbers.
The unique Avatar ran for three seasons and 61 episodes on Nickelodeon.
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Whereas the up to date, live-action Avatar has discovered a large viewers on streaming, evaluations of the present have solely been so-so thus far; the sequence has been hovering across the rotten mark on Rotten Tomatoes because it premiered. (It at present holds a barely rotten rating of 59 % on the location.) But when 40 million Netflix customers are going to look at the present, that doesn’t actually matter.
Right here is the sequence’ official synopsis:
Water. Earth. Fireplace. Air. The 4 nations as soon as lived in concord, with the Avatar, grasp of all 4 parts, maintaining peace between them. However all the pieces modified when the Fireplace Nation attacked and worn out the Air Nomads, step one taken by the firebenders in direction of conquering the world. With the present incarnation of the Avatar but to emerge, the world has misplaced hope. However like a light-weight within the darkness, hope springs forth when Aang (Cormier), a younger Air Nomad — and the final of his sort — reawakens to take his rightful place as the following Avatar. Alongside his newfound associates Sokka (Ousley) and Katara (Kiawentiio), siblings and members of the Southern Water Tribe, Aang embarks on a fantastical, action-packed quest to avoid wasting the world and combat again towards the fearsome onslaught of Fireplace Lord Ozai (Kim). However with a pushed Crown Prince Zuko (Liu) decided to seize them, it received’t be a simple job. They’ll want the assistance of the numerous allies and colourful characters they meet alongside the best way.
The primary season of Avatar: The Final Airbender is streaming in full on Netflix proper now.
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