“Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, Nickelodeon made a hit animated series called Avatar: The Last Airbender. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Or rather, when Netflix began working on a live-action remake.
“On June 17, Netflix debuted the show’s first teaser trailer, confirming a release date and giving us our first look at Avatar Aang and his friends (aka the Gaang).
“Netflix’s history with live-action adaptations of animated series admittedly hasn’t been the greatest, with shows like Cowboy Bebop or Death Note paling in comparison to their anime counterparts.
“But while some fans will say they’re not excited, many of us at Tom’s Guide are at least curious. Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the greatest animated series of all time, and its only other live-action adaptation to date, M. Night Shyamalan’s universally panned The Last Airbender in 2010, set a pretty low bar.”
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