The live-action adaptation of the fantasy series “Avatar – The Lord of the Elements” seems to have been well received by audiences: just around two weeks after the official start of the first season on Netflix on February 22nd, the streaming service has now announced two more seasons.
And for good reason: According to Netflix’s press release, 41.1 million viewers streamed the adaptation of the animated series from the 2000s in the first eleven days. Accordingly, “Avatar: The Last Airbender” was number one in 76 countries and was in the top 10 in 92 countries.
Netflix has not yet announced when seasons two and three will go into production or when they can be expected to air.
The fantasy series is set in a war-torn world. Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim, 55) and his people plan to conquer the entire known globe. He begins his campaign with a treacherous attack on the nation of the Air Nomads. Only its young member Aang (Gordon Cormier, 14) escapes with his life. The young air nomad has an almost incomprehensible potential. Aang is destined to become the next Avatar. As the master of the elements, he would then be able to tame all four elements of water, fire, earth and air, an ability that no one else in the world of “Avatar” has.
But first Aang slumbers in eternal ice for 100 years while the Fire Nation plunges the world into war and chaos. More by chance, he is woken up from his long sleep by the siblings Sokka (Ian Ousley, 21) and Katara (Kiawentiio, 17). They belong to the Water Tribe and, together with Aang, his flying bison Appa and the lemur Momo, who can also fly, embark on the great adventure of stopping the Fire Nation and thus bringing peace, balance and harmony back to the world.
