Nesianetwork.id - Successful with the One Piece manga and anime adaptation series, in February 2024 Netflix will again present a live action adaptation of the popular cartoon made by Nickiledon, namely Avatar The Last Airbender, not the blue Avatar.
This is the first time Avatar Aang has been made into live action, long before it was released as a feature film in 2010, but fans considered the quality to be lacking in various ways and its fate ended like Hollywood-style Dragon Ball.
Adapting cartoons and anime is not an easy job, even for studios from Japan, sometimes it doesn't always work. So far the adaptation from Netflix is considered successful as proven by the quality of the series One Piece , YuYu Hakusho and most recently Avatar Aang.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang) is an American fantasy adventure television series broadcast on Netflix. The series is a live-action adaptation of the animated television series of the same name (2005–2008). The series was first announced in September 2018. Albert Kim will serve as showrunner with an ensemble cast consisting of Gordon Cormier, Dallas Liu, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Elizabeth Yu and Daniel Dae Kim.
The series is scheduled to premiere on February 22, 2024 on Netflix and will consist of eight episodes.
Synopsis of the series Avatar: The Last Airbender
The series is set in a war-torn world inspired by Asian and Native American cultures where certain people can "control" one of the four classical elements of water, earth, fire, or air. Aang the "Avatar" and also the last surviving Air Nomad is the bridge between the mortal world and the spirit world.
Only the Avatar is able to master all four elements. An Avatar also has the goal of bringing and maintaining balance and peace between the world and nature. Now Aang is faced with the responsibility to end the militaristic Fire Nation's ambitions to conquer the world.
Together with his new friends, Katara and Sokka, Aang is determined to master all four elements while being pursued by Zuko, the exiled crown prince of the Fire Nation. Zukko tries to regain his honor by capturing Aang.
Cast of the series Avatar: The Last Airbender
Gordon Cormier as Aang: A free-spirited and peaceful twelve-year-old airbender who was frozen in ice for a hundred years. When he wakes up, all the other airbenders have been wiped out by the Fire Nation and he is sent on a mission to end the war and become a figure of balance and harmony for the world as the Avatar.
Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko: The scarred, exiled, and angry seventeen-year-old crown prince of the Fire Nation. He is determined to capture the Avatar. with the aim of ending his banishment and regaining his honor.
Kiawentiio as Katara: A fourteen year old child who is the last waterbender in her tribe after her mother was killed by the Fire Nation. Despite her personal tragedy, Katara joins Aang on his journey while developing his inner potential.
Ian Ousley as Sokka: Katara's sixteen-year-old brother who tries to become leader of his tribe after their father goes to war. Sokka also joins Aang on his mission with Katara. Sokka makes up for his lack of abilities with intelligence, resourcefulness, and a trustworthy boomerang.
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as General Iroh: A retired Fire Nation general, the older brother of Fire Lord Ozai, and Zuko's wise and loving uncle and mentor.
Elizabeth Yu as Princess Azula: A cunning, highly talented Fire Nation Princess and Prince Zuko's younger sister.
Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai: The cruel and sadistic ruler of the Fire Nation, younger brother of General Iroh, father of Prince Zuko and Princess Azula. Kim has lent his voice to the Avatar franchise several times in the animated series—first in Book 2 of The Last Airbender where he voiced General Fong, and in The Legend of Korra where he voiced Hiroshi Sato.
Ken Leung as Admiral Zhao: An ambitious, but also arrogant, cruel, and dishonorable Fire Nation naval officer and Zuko's main rival in his pursuit of the Avatar.
Maria Zhang as Suki: Leader and elite soldier of Kyoshi Island whose members are all women. Suki also becomes Sokka's lover.
Lim Kay Siu as Gyatso: An Air Nomad monk who is mischievous, cheerful, kind and caring. Gyatso is Aang's mentor and father figure.
A Martinez as Pakku: A waterbending expert from the Northern Water Tribe who also serves as Aang and Katara's teacher.
Amber Midthunder as Princess Yue: A Princess of the Northern Water Tribe who is also Sokka's lover.
Yvonne Chapman as Avatar Kyoshi: A legendary earthbending Avatar. He is a previous incarnation of Aang who was born before Avatar Roku.
Tamlyn Tomita as Yukari/Suki's mother: A very protective mother and mayor of her small village, Kyoshi Island.
Casey Camp-Horinek as Gran Gran: A female leader of the Southern Water Tribe, mother of Hakoda, and grandmother of Katara and Sokka.
CS Lee as Avatar Roku: The firebending avatar who preceded Aang and also became his mentor.
Danny Pudi as The Mechanist: A single father and inventor from the Earth Kingdom.
Utkarsh Ambudkar as King Bumi: The old king of Omashu who is Aang's oldest friend.
James Sie as Cabbage Merchant: An unlucky and hapless merchant whose crops are constantly destroyed. Sie reprises her role from the animated series.
Rainbow Dickerson as Kya: Sokka and Katara's mother.
Joel Montgrand as Hakoda: Sokka and Katara's father who is also the head of the Southern Water Tribe who goes to war.
Arden Cho as June: A bounty hunter.
Momona Tamada as Ty Lee: Princess Azula's acrobatic friend who is an expert in chi blocking.
Thalia Tran as Mai: Another friend of Princess Azula's who is skilled at throwing knives and also Zuko's love interest.
Joel Oulette as Hahn: An arrogant Northern Water Tribe warrior betrothed to Princess Yue.
Nathaniel Arcand as Arnook: Chief of the Northern Water Tribe.
Meegwun Fairbrother as Avatar Kuruk: A Northern Water Tribe Avatar born before Avatar Kyoshi.
Irene Bedard as Yagoda: A Northern Water Tribe healer.
Ryan Mah as Lieutenant Dang: An officer in the Fire Nation Navy.
François Chau as Grand Sage: Leader of the Fire Sages in the Fire Temple.
Sebastian Amoruso as Jet: Leader of the Freedom Fighters.
Hiro Kanagawa as Fire Lord Sozin: The Fire Lord who started the 100 year war and Zuko's great-grandfather.
George Takei as Koh the Face Stealer: A centipede-like spirit that uses the faces of the victims it steals. Takei also played the warden in Book 1: Episode 6 in the original animated series.
Randall Duk Kim as Wan Shi Tong: An owl spirit who is in charge of the Spirit Library with claims to know ten thousand things and is extremely distrustful of humans.
Lucian-River Chauhan as Teo: The Mechanist's Son.
Ruy Iskandar as Lieutenant Jee: Fire Nation lieutenant on Zuko's ship.
Taylor Lam Wright as Duke: A member of the Freedom Fighters and also Jet's friend.
Wes Valarao as Smellerbee: A female Freedom Fighter who is often mistaken for a man because of her stature.
Nathaniel Kong as Longshot: The silent archer of the freedom fighters.
Jeff Yung as Monk Tsutop. An airbending monk from one of the Air Temples.
Iris Han Aitong as Nameless Airbending Nun
Avatar: The Last Airbender series review
As a viewer of the cartoon version of Avatar, I really enjoy this live action series made by Netflix. It doesn't deviate too far from the card version and most importantly the cast selection is close to perfect, especially Gordon Cormier as Aang, a cheerful, naive and optimistic child.
If there are shortcomings, perhaps the action in some fights is still not exciting enough, it could have been more optimal, but perhaps it was adapted to the target audience so that it was made safe for all viewers.
Really can't wait for season two of the Avatar: The Last Airbender series, hopefully we can reach the final fight which will feature the epic battle between Aang and Fire Lord Ozai.
Highly recommended, you can watch it with your family while feeling nostalgic, enjoy watching.
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