Avatar: The Last Airbender (upcoming TV series)

• Gordon Cormier as Aang:[2] The Avatar and a free-spirited 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 beholden on a quest to end the war and become the figurehead of balance and harmony for the world.
• Kiawentiio Tarbell as Katara:[2] A fourteen-year-old who is the last waterbender of her tribe after her mother was killed by the Fire Nation. Despite her personal tragedy, she joins Aang on his journey while growing to her true potential.
• Ian Ousley as Sokka:[2] Katara's sixteen-year-old brother who has taken up becoming the quasi-leader of their tribe after their father left to fight in the war. He joins Aang on his mission along with Katara, and makes up for his lack of bending abilities with his intelligence and resourcefulness.
• Dallas Liu as Zuko:[2] The scarred, exiled crown prince of the Fire Nation, bent on capturing the Avatar to end his banishment and regain his honor.
• Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai:[3] The tyrannical ruler of the Fire Nation, and Zuko's father. Kim previously voiced General Fong in the animated series.
• Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Iroh:[4] A retired Fire Nation general and the wise and nurturing uncle and mentor to Zuko.
• Lim Kay Siu as Gyatso:[4] A kind and caring Air Nomad monk who is Aang's mentor and father figure.
• Ken Leung as Commander Zhao:[4] An ambitious Fire Nation military officer and Zuko's main rival in his pursuit of the Avatar.

In September 2018, Netflix announced that a "reimagined" live-action remake of Avatar was to start production in 2019. The series' original creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, were initially announced to be the executive producers and showrunners.[5][6] In June 2020, the creators departed the series due to creative differences. This was revealed after DiMartino published an open letter on his own website on August 12, 2020. The pair cited differences in their approach to the show compared with Netflix's vision, also citing a "negative and unsupporting" environment during their time with the studio.[7][8][9][10] In August 2021, Albert Kim had officially joined as a writer, executive producer and showrunner; he commented in a blog post: "My first thought was, 'Why? What is there I could do or say with the story that wasn't done or said in the original?' 'But the more I thought about it, the more intrigued I became. We'll be able to see bending in a real and visceral way we've never seen before."[11] In the same post, Kim emphasized that "throughout this process, our byword has been 'authenticity.' To the story. To the characters. To the cultural influences. Authenticity is what keeps us going, both in front of the camera and behind it." Dan Lin, Lindsey Liberatore, Michael Goi, and Roseanne Liang were also announced as executive producers with Goi and Liang both directing episodes of the series.[12][11]

The creators are committed to "culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed casting" according to a statement from Konietzko.[13] In August 2021 following leaked casting reports, Netflix revealed the show's cast for the main four characters: Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio Tarbell, Ian Ousley and Dallas Liu as Aang, Katara, Sokka and Zuko respectively.[11] Kim felt that "this was a chance to showcase Asian and Indigenous characters as living, breathing people. Not just in a cartoon, but in a world that truly exists, very similar to the one we live in."[14] In November 2021, Daniel Dae Kim joined the cast of the series as Fire Lord Ozai.[3] Later that month, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Lim Kay Siu, and Ken Leung joined the cast of the series, playing Iroh, Gyatso, and Commander Zhao respectively.[4]

Co-creator Bryan Konietzko said that he was hoping to include Dante Basco, the original voice actor who played Zuko.[15]

Production and filming began in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 16, 2021, and will last until May 2022, under the working title Trade Winds and Blue Dawn.[12][16][4][17]

Jeremy Zuckerman, who composed music for the original show, was originally set to return to compose the music for the remake[18] but later denied his involvement with the show after DiMartino and Konietzko left the project.[19]