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'''''Avatar: The Last Airbender'''''<ref name="netflix">{{Cite web |url=https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80237957 |title=''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' |accessdate=October 24, 2018| publisher=Netflix}}</ref> is an upcoming series produced by Netflix in partnership with [[Nickelodeon]], aiming to retell the story of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' in a live action format. Both [[Michael Dante DiMartino]] and [[Bryan Konietzko]] are returning to helm this adaptation, noting that they were "thrilled [...] to realize Aang's world as cinematically as [they] always imagined it to be, and with a culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast".<ref name="IGN">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/18/new-live-action-avatar-the-last-airbender-series-coming-to-netflix|title=New Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Series Coming to Netflix|date=September 18, 2018|accessdate=September 18, 2018|publisher=IGN}}</ref> Production is scheduled to begin in 2019,<ref name="deadline">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/avatar-the-last-airbender-live-action-series-netflix-1202467089/|title='Avatar: The Last Airbender' Live-Action Series In Works At Netflix|date=September 18, 2018|accessdate=September 18, 2018|publisher=Deadline}}</ref> with the show slated to air in 2020.<ref name="netflix" />
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'''''Avatar: The Last Airbender'''''<ref name="netflix">{{Cite web |url=https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80237957 |title=''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' |accessdate=October 24, 2018| publisher=Netflix}}</ref> is an upcoming series produced by Netflix in partnership with [[Nickelodeon]], aiming to retell the story of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' in a live action format. Both [[Michael Dante DiMartino]] and [[Bryan Konietzko]] are returning to helm this adaptation, noting that they were "thrilled [...] to realize Aang's world as cinematically as [they] always imagined it to be, and with a culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast".<ref name="IGN">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/18/new-live-action-avatar-the-last-airbender-series-coming-to-netflix|title=New Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Series Coming to Netflix|date=September 18, 2018|accessdate=September 18, 2018|publisher=IGN}}</ref> Production was originally scheduled to begin in 2019,<ref name="deadline">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/avatar-the-last-airbender-live-action-series-netflix-1202467089/|title='Avatar: The Last Airbender' Live-Action Series In Works At Netflix|date=September 18, 2018|accessdate=September 18, 2018|publisher=Deadline}}</ref> with the show slated to air in 2020.<ref name="netflix" />
   
 
== Summary ==
 
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== Casting ==
 
== Casting ==
While no casting choices have been announced, it was stated by Daniel Richtman in a post that they were "looking for a mostly Asian cast and a 12-14 Asian kid to play Aang".<ref name="DRP">{{Cite web |url=https://www.patreon.com/DanielRPK |title=Daniel Richtman's patreon |accessdate=March 3, 2020 |publisher=Patreon}}</ref> DiMartino and Koneitzko corroborated this in a post of their own, saying that they wanted to make a show that featured a "culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast".<ref name="TV">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/18/17874472/avatar-the-last-airbender-netflix-live-action-tv-reboot |title=Netflix planning live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender with original creators |publisher=The Verge |date=September 18, 2018 |accessdate=March 3, 2020}}</ref>
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While no casting choices have been announced, it was stated by Daniel Richtman in a post that they were "looking for a mostly Asian cast and a 12-14 [year old] Asian kid to play Aang".<ref name="DRP">{{Cite web |url=https://www.patreon.com/DanielRPK |title=Daniel Richtman's patreon |accessdate=March 3, 2020 |publisher=Patreon}}</ref> DiMartino and Konietzko corroborated this in a post of their own, saying that they wanted to make a show that featured a "culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast".<ref name="TV">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/18/17874472/avatar-the-last-airbender-netflix-live-action-tv-reboot |title=Netflix planning live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender with original creators |publisher=The Verge |date=September 18, 2018 |accessdate=March 3, 2020}}</ref>
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

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This article is about the real world.
This article is about the upcoming Netflix series. For other similar uses, see The Last Airbender (disambiguation).

Avatar: The Last Airbender[2] is an upcoming series produced by Netflix in partnership with Nickelodeon, aiming to retell the story of Avatar: The Last Airbender in a live action format. Both Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are returning to helm this adaptation, noting that they were "thrilled [...] to realize Aang's world as cinematically as [they] always imagined it to be, and with a culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast".[3] Production was originally scheduled to begin in 2019,[4] with the show slated to air in 2020.[2]

Summary

Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony. Then, everything changed. The animated show's original creators helm a live-action take on Aang's story.[2]

Casting

While no casting choices have been announced, it was stated by Daniel Richtman in a post that they were "looking for a mostly Asian cast and a 12-14 [year old] Asian kid to play Aang".[5] DiMartino and Konietzko corroborated this in a post of their own, saying that they wanted to make a show that featured a "culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast".[6]

References

  1. Tweet from Jeremy Zuckerman. Twitter (September 18, 2018). Retrieved on September 18, 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Avatar: The Last Airbender. Netflix. Retrieved on October 24, 2018.
  3. New Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Series Coming to Netflix. IGN (September 18, 2018). Retrieved on September 18, 2018.
  4. 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Live-Action Series In Works At Netflix. Deadline (September 18, 2018). Retrieved on September 18, 2018.
  5. Daniel Richtman's patreon. Patreon. Retrieved on March 3, 2020.
  6. Netflix planning live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender with original creators. The Verge (September 18, 2018). Retrieved on March 3, 2020.