AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER SEASON TWO RETURNS JUNE 25 ON NETFLIX
STEP INTO THE EARTH KINGDOM
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After a bittersweet victory saving the Northern Water Tribe from the invading Fire Nation, Avatar Aang (Gordon Cormier), Katara (Kiawentiio) and Sokka (Ian Ousley) regroup and set off on a mission to convince the elusive Earth King to aid in their battle against fearsome Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim).
Their journey to the impenetrable city of Ba Sing Se, home of the Earth King, is treacherous but also fruitful - Aang discovers Toph (Miyako), an audacious young master of earthbending, and convinces her to help him add earthbending to his powers of airbending and waterbending.
Get your behind-the-scenes look at the cast on the set of Season 2 before the epic live-action series returns. , , , Dallas Liu (Zuko), Elizabeth Yu (Azula) and share their excitement for the new season and what's in store for fans.
To celebrate the upcoming release of Avatar: The Last Airbender season two, Netflix has unveiled four new character posters featuring Aang (Gordon Cormier), Katara (Kiawentiio), Sokka (Ian Ousley) and Toph Beifong (Miyako Cech):
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| Katara | Courtesy of Netflix |
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| Sokka | Courtesy of Netflix |
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| Toph Beifong | Courtesy of Netflix |
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| Prince Zuko | Courtesy of Netflix |
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| Uncle Iroh | Courtesy of Netflix |
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| Princess Azula | Courtesy of Netflix |
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| Fire Lord Ozai | Courtesy of Netflix |
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ABOUT: AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER S2
Release Date: June 25, 2026
Starring: Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu, Miyako, Elizabeth Yu, Momona Tamada and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, with Maria Zhang and Daniel Dae Kim.
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER follows Aang, the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements (Water, Earth, Fire, Air) to restore balance to a world threatened by the terrifying Fire Nation. In S2, after a bittersweet victory saving the Northern Water Tribe from the invading Fire Nation, Avatar Aang, Katara and Sokka regroup and set off on a mission to convince the elusive Earth King to aid in their battle against fearsome Fire Lord Ozai.
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER is a live-action reimagining of the award-winning and beloved Nickelodeon animated series. Christine Boylan (
Poker Face,
Once Upon a Time) serves as executive producer and writer. Jabbar Raisani (
Lost in Space,
Stranger Things) is executive producer and director, alongside directors Anu Menon, Amit Gupta and Hiromi Kamata. Dan Lin and Ryan Halprin serve as executive producers from Rideback. Additional executive producers include Brendan Ferguson and Albert Kim.
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From TUDUM by Netflix:
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 Will Arrive This Summer
As you wait for the Gaang’s return, check out all the Season 2 news.
The war against the Fire Nation is far from over. Back in March 2024, Avatar: The Last Airbender was renewed for Seasons 2 and 3, which will conclude this epic story. The second season will land on Netflix June 25.
Four young characters stand on rocky terrain at sunset with a flying creature in the sky, promotional poster for Avatar: The Last Airbender series, Netflix branding, and a release date of 2026.
“We’re looking forward to working with all of our actors again and digging into the deeper, more complicated relationships that develop as their journey continues in Season 2,” executive producers Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani told Tudum. “We are going to show the real-world versions of iconic scenes from the original, and explore some of the stories that the animation didn’t. Mainly, we’re looking forward to seeing our gang all together again.”
What is Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 about?
After a bittersweet victory saving the Northern Water Tribe from the invading Fire Nation, Avatar Aang (Gordon Cormier), Katara (Kiawentiio), and Sokka (Ian Ousley) regroup and set off on a mission to convince the elusive Earth King to aid in their battle against fearsome Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim).
Their journey to the impenetrable city of Ba Sing Se, home of the Earth King, is treacherous but also fruitful — Aang discovers Toph (Miyako), an audacious young master of earthbending, and convinces her to help him add earthbending to his powers of airbending and waterbending.
But even the city’s mighty walls cannot keep the Fire Nation’s forces at bay. Prince Zuko (Dallas Liu) continues his quest to capture the Avatar — made even more difficult by his status as fugitive traitor from the Fire Nation, and a nagging conscience that makes him question whether he is on the right path. Even worse for our heroes, his formidable sister, Princess Azula (Elizabeth Yu), now joins the fray. But the most dangerous enemies of all may be those unseen, for soon the Avatar and his companions will learn: Nothing is as it seems in a city of walls and secrets.
“There’s no war in Ba Sing Se,” tease Boylan and Raisani. “For the Gaang, fans can expect more brilliant plans from Sokka, even more masterful bending from Katara, Appa and Momo to be as fluffy as ever, and Aang to learn a new bending form (or two).”
Further, Raisani and Boylan are excited about building on the strong foundation of Season 1. “We’re going to challenge our characters with more complex and nuanced obstacles as they navigate a more tactile world,” say Boylan and Raisani. “Just as the animated series matured and progressed, the live-action will also take these characters and worlds and grow them.”
What new cast and characters will be introduced in Season 2?
At Netflix’s Geeked Week 2024, it was announced that Miyako joined the cast as Toph,, alongside returning cast Gordon Cormier (Aang) Kiawentiio (Katara), Ian Ousley (Sokka), Dallas Liu (Zuko), Elizabeth Yu (Azula), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Iroh), Daniel Dae Kim (Fire Lord Ozai), Momona Tamada (Ty Lee), and Thalia Tran (Mai).
- Chin Han (Mortal Kombat, Skyscraper) as Long Feng
- Hoa Xuande (The Sympathizer, Top of the Lake: China Girl) as Professor Zei
- Justin Chien (The Brothers Sun, The Great Leap) as King Kuei
- Amanda Zhou (Spinning Out, The Handmaid’s Tale) as Joo Dee
- Crystal Yu (Doctor Who, Good Omens) as Lady Beifong
- Kelemete Misipeka (Sons of Thunder) as The Boulder
- Lourdes Faberes (The Sandman, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre) as General Sung
- Rekha Sharma (Yellowjackets, Battlestar Galactica) as Amita
- Terry Chen (Lucky Star, Jessica Jones, House of Cards) as Jeong Jeong
- Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness, Between the Temples, Ghostlight) as Lo and Li
- Lily Gao (Blue Sun Palace, Twisted Metal, Slip) as Ursa
- Madison Hu (The Brothers Sun, The Boogeyman) as Fei
- Dichen Lachman (Severance, Jurassic World: Dominion, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) as Yangchen
What happened in Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1?
A live-action reimagining of the acclaimed Nickelodeon animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender follows Aang, a young boy who’s the titular Avatar –– which means he’s the only one capable of mastering all four elements (air, water, fire, and earth). In Season 1, Aang wakes up after a 100-year slumber to discover he’s the only surviving airbender. The world is being threatened by the imperialistic Fire Nation, which wiped out every other airbender and is working to subjugate the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribes. With the help of his newfound friends Katara, a waterbender, and her brother Sokka, Aang sets off on a journey to restore balance to this fractured world.
Aang and his companions achieve a Pyrrhic victory in the Season 1 finale. Sure, they were able to stop the Fire Nation — led by Prince Zuko, his uncle Iroh, and Commander Zhao (Ken Leung) — from destroying the Northern Water Tribe, but it was merely a distraction from the larger war. Miles away, Zuko’s sister, Princess Azula, conquered Omashu, one of the two Earth Kingdom cities that had managed to stave off the Fire Nation until now, and took King Bumi (Utkarsh Ambudkar) prisoner. As if that wasn’t devastating enough, a mid-credit scene reveals that Sozin’s Comet, a rare cosmic event, is on the horizon, which can’t mean anything good for our heroes.
But on the bright side, see [
here] for a blooper reel from Season 1 where the cast goes beyond bending and breaks… into laughter.
“I thought it was really clever of the writers to end Season 1 in that way, because you want to get a sense that the universe of the show is expanding with every season,” Daniel Dae Kim, who plays Zuko and Azula’s ruthless father, Fire Lord Ozai, told Tudum in February. “And they really did a good job of that with that cliff-hanger and also created a sense of urgency and time.”
“Always leave the audience wanting more,” Lee added. “I just had chills seeing Lizzy as Azula. You’ve got King Bumi in shackles, and it’s just like, ‘Oh, there’s so many cliff-hangers.’ I was like, ‘Oh, I want to shoot Season 2, 3 right now.’ ”
Thankfully, he’s getting his wish.
Will there be an Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3?
Yes! In fact, the third and final season has already wrapped filming, so you can rest assured that the Gaang’s complete arc will unfold (or un-bend).
When is the Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 release date?
The saga continues June 25, only on Netflix.
Keep checking back here for more information about what’s to come for the Aang gang. In the meantime, you can watch the cast’s adorable audition tapes [
here].
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Originally published: May 09, 2026.
