Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Netflix to Share Updates For 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Live-Action Series During Geeked Week 2023

Netflix has announced that it will reveal some updates about the streamer's upcoming live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon's beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series during the service's Geeked Week 2023!

Aang in Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'

Below is Netflix's official announcement:

Geeked Week Returns This November! Watch the Trailer Now

17 October 2023

The wait is over! Netflix’s Geeked, the ultimate destination for all things genre entertainment, is back with our third annual Geeked Week. Brace yourselves for an epic week-long virtual celebration filled with debuts, news, first looks, behind-the-scenes secrets, merch drops, and more fun surprises from your favorite series, films, animation and games. 

Kicking off on Monday, November 6 (aka Stranger Things Day) and running through Sunday, November 12, Geeked Week is the home for the hottest updates on 3 Body Problem, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Brothers Sun, Damsel, Devil May Cry, Leave The World Behind, Rebel Moon, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, and even more jaw-dropping reveals. And we’re kicking the sneak peeks off today with our epic trailer:


Stay glued to GeekedWeek.com because we're about to drop announcements and secrets that will make your geeky heart skip a beat. And join us on YouTube, X, Twitch, Facebook, and TikTok to stay in the loop on all things Geeked Week and your favorite Netflix genre gems. 

So, set your countdown clocks, mark your calendars, and prepare to geek out like never before! This is one week you won't want to miss, so stay tuned, stay hyped, and, most importantly, stay geeked!

GW23 POSTER SAVE THE DATE

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Although not stated outright in the trailer, this year's Geeked Week could include news for Star Trek: Prodigy, which Netflix recently acquired from Paramount+.

What to Know for Avatar: The Last Airbender Live-Action Series on Netflix

Avatar: The Last Airbender will be streaming its live-action series with Netflix in 2024. Albert Kim serves as showrunner, executive producer and writer with Dan Lin, Lindsey Liberatore, Roseanne Liang, and Michael Goi signed on as executive producers. The Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series stars the likes of Gordon Cormier as Aang, Kiawentiio as Katara, Ian Ousley as Sokka, Dallas Liu as Zuko, and Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai. The extended supporting cast announced thus far as includes Maria Zhang as Suki, Paul Sun-Hyung as Uncle Iroh, Elizabeth Yu as Azula, Momona Tamada as Ty Lee, Thalia Tran as Mei, Lim Kay Siu as Monk Gyatso, and Ken Leung as Commander Zhao, and Amber Midthunder as Princess Yue.

More of the extended cast includes Tamlyn Tomita as Yukari, Yvonne Chapman as Avatar Kyoshi, Casey Camp-Horinek as Gran Gran, Arden Cho as June, A Martinez as Master Pakku, Nathaniel Arcand as Chied Arnook, Meegwun Fairbrother as Avatar Kuruk, Utkarsh Ambudkar as King Bumi, Danny Pudi as The Mechanist, Lucian-River Chauhan as Teo, Ruy Iskandar as Lt. Jee, Hiro Kanagawa as Fire Lord Sozin, C.S. Lee as Avatar Roku, François Chau as The Great Sage, Ryan Mah as Lt. Dang, Randall Duk Kim as Wong Shi Tong, and George Takei as Koh, the Face Stealer.

Netflix first announced that a new live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender was in the works way back in 2018, but unfortunately there were some big changes going on behind the scenes in the time sense. Originally announced with the involvement of original Avatar: The Last Airbender series creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, it was soon revealed that the creators left the series due to creative differences.

Stream Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra on Paramount+ and Netflix! Try Paramount+ for FREE at ParamountPlus.com

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Originally published: October 17, 2023.

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