Avatar: The Last Airbenderย is getting two more seasons, but Team Avatarย isn’t quite complete yet.ย Netflix has ordered a second and third season for its live-action adaptation of the Nickelodeon series, which dropped its first season back in February.ย While the first season introduced most of the series’ core cast of Aang, Sokka, Katara, Zuko, Ozai, and others, fans of the original series will notice thatย there’s oneย importantย name that’sย still missing from the live-action lineup.ย Toph Beifong has yet toย make herย debut, but the producers ofย Netflix’sย Avatar: The Last Airbenderย have assured fans that they’re following the original closely, meaning she’s almost here.
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Producers Tease New “Dynamics” For Season 2
Avatar: The Last Airbenderย doesn’t have a good history withย live-action adaptations, but thankfully, the makers of the Netflix seriesย seem toย have learned from the mistakes of the past.ย Season 1 of the live-action series debuted to mixed reviews in February 2023, starring Gordon Cormier as Aang, Kiawentiio as Katara, and Ian Ousley as Sokka. Like the original series, Season 1 mostly followed Team Avatar as they came to terms with what it means for Aang to be the Avatar. They also had their first clashes with antagonists likeย Zukoย (Dallas Liu) and Uncle Iroh (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee).
Not much isย currentlyย known about whatย Avatar: The Last Airbenderย Season 2 might have in store, but executiveย producer Jabbar Raisani has said that they’re following the original animated show as closely as possible, according toย The Direct.
“We really rely on the animated series. So I think you’re gonna see a lot of the dynamics that were true in the animated series come through in live action. It won’t be a one-to-one. You can never do a one-to-one, but, you know, expect that feeling all over again.”
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If this is true, then it’s likely that Season 2 will be taking Team Avatar to the Earth Kingdom, just like the original did in its second season. There, they metย Toph Beifong, a blind twelve-year-old girlย who wasย secretly a champion earthbender and a force to be reckoned with. She and herย completelyย uniqueย style of bendingย joined Team Avatar to continue Aang’s training, and she would become a big part of the team going forward. She’s also a fan-favorite among audiences who love her take-no-prisoners attitude.
Since the 2010 movie adaptation didn’t include her, Netflix’sย Avatar: The Last Airbenderย will hopefully mark Toph Beifong’s first live-action appearance, and we’re on the edge of our seats. There’s no wordย on when Season 2 ofย Avatar: The Last Airbenderย is supposed to come out, thoughย all eight episodes of Season 1 are currently available on Netflix.
