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The new 2D animated series will consist of 26 half-hour episodes spread across two seasons, or Books 1 & 2 in Avatar style. News of the pickup comes as Last Airbender prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary, with the original show having debuted on Feb. 21, 2005.
Seven Havens hails from Avatar creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko under the Avatar Studios banner from Nickelodeon Animation in Burbank. It is currently in production.

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/avatar-last-airbender-seven-havens-animated-series-nickelodeon-1236313495/

LETS GOOOOO

(Korra was nowhere near as good as TLA but thats ok this is still nice news)

l e t s g o

wallmasterz posted...

(Korra was nowhere near as good as TLA but thats ok this is still nice news)

True but it was still good, even great by the end

Yesssssss

a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm. A young Earthbender discovers shes the new Avatar after Korra but in this dangerous era, that title marks her as humanitys destroyer, not its savior. Hunted by both human and spirit enemies, she and her long-lost twin must uncover their mysterious origins and save the Seven Havens before civilizations last strongholds collapse

Korra What did you do?

Sounds like the setting is an excuse to destroy all the steampunk stuff and go back to fantasy.

LightningStrikes posted...

Korra What did you do?

My wife and I always got annoyed by this. Korra constantly needed to be bailed out and was just so mistake prone. I know that her feelings of inadequacy were very much a part of her character but it was disappointing how rarely Korra got to be the hero in a situation.

Seems like it will be like Horizon where the modern is primitive and the ancient stuff is technological

I still wish they would do a prequel anthology series, spend an episode or two on various Avatars from before Aang's time. Three episodes for Kyoshi since she apparently lived for 200 years.

Actually a whole season of Kyoshi would be good enough for me.

Regardless I'm excited for this new post-apocalyptic setting as well. Ultimately I just want more from the Avatar world and this seems like a creative way to continue the story following Korra.

Technologically speaking, the original series was set in the equivalent of the mid-19th century where there is some industrialisation but not widespread and Korra is set 70 years later in a parallel of the 1920s. If it is a similar time jump this would put this series around the late 20th century. Maybe there will be lost modern technology, or maybe it will exist in the havens alone.

wallmasterz posted...

My wife and I always got annoyed by this. Korra constantly needed to be bailed out and was just so mistake prone. I know that her feelings of inadequacy were very much a part of her character but it was disappointing how rarely Korra got to be the hero in a situation.

I reckon it will turn out that it was not her fault and she was stopping it from being even worse all along.

foolm0r0n posted...

Seems like it will be like Horizon where the modern is primitive and the ancient stuff is technological

It just means that all of Koreas self-doubts were correct, and she always was a bad avatar. Im sure thats not their intention, of course.

CassandraCain posted...

I still wish they would do a prequel anthology series, spend an episode or two on various Avatars from before Aang's time. Three episodes for Kyoshi since she apparently lived for 200 years.

Actually a whole season of Kyoshi would be good enough for me.

Regardless I'm excited for this new post-apocalyptic setting as well. Ultimately I just want more from the Avatar world and this seems like a creative way to continue the story following Korra.

For the record there are two entire novels about Kyoshi

Was Korra originally a 2-season order too or not?

I didn't mind Korra but it was so clearly trying to find a story every time, and I didn't like how there was a new villain every season. With a two-season order maybe there'll be more of a long-term arc.

Korra was 1 with very slim to no chance for more. Then it was successful and Nick ordered 3 more. Then after the 2nd season didn't do too well they stopped supporting the show but the funding was already there.

WazzupGenius00 posted...

For the record there are two entire novels about Kyoshi

Also two for Yangchen and one (so far) for Roku.

Looking now it was greenlit as a miniseries, then it went up to two seasons, then four seasons. IIRC it wasnt season 2s performance that made them stop the show but the leak of the early episodes of season 3 that led to them just dumping the episodes in the middle of the summer where they performed terribly before going online only and putting season 4 out the same year.

Hopefully if this is conceived as two seasons from the top it will avoid the structural issues Korra had, though I really enjoyed the show.

It was REALLY obvious in Korra season 1 that it was meant to be a one shot thing. Particularly the ending.

LightningStrikes posted...

I reckon it will turn out that it was not her fault and she was stopping it from being even worse all along.

A lot of the plot for this already leaked a while back. ACTUAL SPOILERS ahead:

You're right.

Grand_Kirby posted...

It was REALLY obvious in Korra season 1 that it was meant to be a one shot thing. Particularly the ending.

the ending of Korra s1 was my favorite part

The ending of Korra season 1 is why I have still only watched Korra season 1.

I gave up mid S2 when korra got amnesia and the fucking love triangle restarted
I am aware S3 and S4 were seen as much better but cba attempting S2 again

The ending of season 1 is reasonable in the context of them thinking that they had to wrap up all the loose ends but very odd in the context of a multi-season show. They could have made season 2 much smoother and more compelling if they didnt take that decision at the very end. Great episode overall though, with probably the most shocking I cant believe they got away with that moment in the history of childrens television.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

The ending of Korra season 1 is why I have still only watched Korra season 1.

Man you gotta watch seasons 3 and 4, really top tier Avatar. Especially season 3.

malyg posted...

I gave up mid S2 when korra got amnesia and the fucking love triangle restarted
I am aware S3 and S4 were seen as much better but cba attempting S2 again

Same as above but IIRC you stopped like one episode away from two of the best Avatar episodes ever lol.

I was hoping for a male avatar....not for any sexist reasons, I promise. I just would have personally preferred one. Outside of that, I am excited for this series. I might have to do a rewatch of Korra, since I only watched that series once. I've watched original Avatar like a half dozen times so a rewatch there isnt as necessary but I may do it anyway.

S2 wasn't great but yeah had two great episodes

I didn't love S4's villain so much at first but she grew on me. And I liked the final couple of episodes there.

LightningStrikes posted...

shocking I cant believe they got away with that moment in the history of childrens television.

What are you referring to there? S3 had a lot of that with killing the queen and the Beifongs blowing up combustion lady's head

I assume he means Tarrlok and his brother, which to me still feels more shocking (heh) than the others

Ohh shit right yeah

UshiromiyaEva posted...

Sounds like the setting is an excuse to destroy all the steampunk stuff and go back to fantasy.

Lame. If they're tired of steampunk they should've had technology keep advancing to futuristic sci-fi levels instead.

Oh boy seems Korra dun fucked up again

...is it just me or have they announced like 3 or 4 things and none of them have come out yet? This is now on top of those

My controversial opinion is Korra was just as good as the original. Maybe better. Excited to see where this goes!

well the first season of the live action show did come out, and the second started production about four or five months ago

but yeah some movies got announced a while ago that weve heard nothing about since

The last we heard about the ATLA movies was the first getting a slight delay last year and some voice cast announcements. It is scheduled for January 20th 2026 and will presumably hit that. We will either see a trailer in the coming months or a delay. Which of these will come out first is unclear for now.

Xeybozn posted...

Lame. If they're tired of steampunk they should've had technology keep advancing to futuristic sci-fi levels instead.

Who would that appeal to? The entire point of there being an Avatar is lost if sci-fi weaponry was involved. Someone who can shoot fire is a novelty if everyone can just buy laser guns.

I think you can absolutely do storytelling about the role of an Avatar in a world of advanced technology. That would be an interesting theme. But I think this probably would have been contemporary without the catastrophe and if theres a sequel series to this maybe that is futuristic.

KamikazePotato posted...

Who would that appeal to? The entire point of there being an Avatar is lost if sci-fi weaponry was involved. Someone who can shoot fire is a novelty if everyone can just buy laser guns.

The power of bending/the avatar becoming obsolete through technology could easily be a pretty interesting background for good stories, what are you talking about

let's fucking go

WazzupGenius00 posted...

The power of bending/the avatar becoming obsolete through technology could easily be a pretty interesting background for good stories, what are you talking about

Why in the world would I want to watch an Avatar show where the Avatar is irrelevant

I got into the show because of the fantasy aspects, not sci-fi

I wonder if this got greenlit because that Netflix show was so bad? The original creators were pretty adamant about how that thing was a mess they no longer had anything to do with, and seemed to be in a less than stellar relationship with the management at the time, but they're back here according to the article. Feels like someone may have gone groveling.

KamikazePotato posted...

Why in the world would I want to watch an Avatar show where the Avatar is irrelevant

I got into the show because of the fantasy aspects, not sci-fi

L take and completely lacking in imagination.

Season 1 Episode 1 of an Avatar show that goes full sci-fi:

"I'm the Avatar, you gotta deal with-"

*vaporized by a hydrogen bomb from space*

wallmasterz posted...

My wife and I always got annoyed by this. Korra constantly needed to be bailed out and was just so mistake prone. I know that her feelings of inadequacy were very much a part of her character but it was disappointing how rarely Korra got to be the hero in a situation.

i loved this about korra but my wife also couldn't stand her

the live-action show was nowhere near as good as the animated series but it was about what you'd expect from a live-action adaptation of a very fantastical cartoon mostly featuring children...

KamikazePotato posted...

Season 1 Episode 1 of an Avatar show that goes full sci-fi:

"I'm the Avatar, you gotta deal with-"

*vaporized by a hydrogen bomb from space*

I dunno I think all the Fate/Stay Night characters tend to hold up just fine.

It takes quite a lot for a hydrogen bomb to get dropped!

SeabassDebeste posted...

i loved this about korra but my wife also couldn't stand her

I appreciated this in the first season but I wish Korra had grown past it. Instead she rarely got to be a hero. Heroes need conflict but I also want them to have their moments of success too. It feels like Korras character arc was disappointing in this regard

SeabassDebeste posted...

the live-action show was nowhere near as good as the animated series but it was about what you'd expect from a live-action adaptation of a very fantastical cartoon mostly featuring children...

Giving it too much credit. It made a bunch of changes that made it worse, that had nothing to do with it being an adaptation and everything to do with poor writing and directing.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

I wonder if this got greenlit because that Netflix show was so bad? The original creators were pretty adamant about how that thing was a mess they no longer had anything to do with, and seemed to be in a less than stellar relationship with the management at the time, but they're back here according to the article. Feels like someone may have gone groveling.

The Netflix show actually did super well and got a decidedly good enough reception. Its getting the full three seasons. If anything it probably just proved the strength of the brand.

KamikazePotato posted...

Season 1 Episode 1 of an Avatar show that goes full sci-fi:

"I'm the Avatar, you gotta deal with-"

*vaporized by a hydrogen bomb from space*

Maybe one day they will figure out a space opera series with a magic user as its Star, perhaps focusing on some Wars.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

Giving it too much credit. It made a bunch of changes that made it worse, that had nothing to do with it being an adaptation and everything to do with poor writing and directing.

yes, having some fuckups is exactly what you'd expect though

Star Wars sucks. I don't like Star Wars. In general I like the fantasy genre 15 times more than sci-fi, which is part of why I heavily preferred TLA over Korra. Whatever stories you can tell in sci-fi Avatar would probably not be interesting to me.

Maybe you disagree, but there are a lot of people out there just like me. Genre shifts are not always appreciated.

And I will say this.

The Avatar movie is hilariously bad and will never be forgotten. It has a place in history as a legendarily awful movie. There is enjoyment in it's utter failure.

I would bet $1000 that a bunch of people who watched Netflix Avatar forgot it came out. It's just kind of.....nothing.

Hilariously awful will always be superior to boring and forgettable mediocrity.

Also it's a bad parallel to make because the 'magic system' in Star Wars is completely different from Avatar, and build from the ground-up to work in Star Wars. What's an earthbender gonna do in space? Besides damage the spaceship they're on and wind up killing everyone, including themselves.

Actually that would be pretty funny.