Avatar The Last Airbender was first an animated series but now is a live action series that all devoted fans have been waiting hoping it makes justice to the original. Directed by Albert Kim known for his notable contributions to television this live action adaptation brings renewed energy to Aang’s saga and his friends. The series is set to release on February 22nd on Netflix this first season consists of eight episodes, Albert Kim has made his mark with his work on shows like Leverage, Nikita and Sleepy Hollow, before transitioning into television he served as Senior News Director at ESPN where he created the entertainment news program ESPN Hollywood.

With a good eye for detail Kim’s vision for Avatar The Last Airbender is to engage both lifelong fans and those who soon will become after the season starts. Under Kim’s supervision the production team meticulously recreated the fantastic world of Avatar bringing to life the intricate cultures and landscapes inspired by Asian and Native American influences, the series as filmed in Vancouver the attention to detail something fans will their eye on as that.

Avatar The Last Airbender is set in a world divided in four nations named the fire nation, air nation, water nation and earth nation in every nation people can control their elements but they are going to face a war because the fire nation want to conquer them all. The series explores themes of balance, friendship, identity, struggle for peace and self discovery for some characters making it more than just a fantasy adventure it addresses real and complex issues from Aang’s journey to master the four elements to the moral dilemmas faced by characters like Zuko and Azula theirs enemies delivering him powerful messages. Through its diverse characters and richly imagined world Avatar The Last Airbender invites viewers to think on their own values, beliefs and to have an amazing experience through every adventure Aang’s will face.

Looking into the ensemble bringing the characters of Avatar The Last Airbender to life. Gordon Cormier performs the enigmatic Avatar Aang at just fifteen years old Cormier is a young star on the rise with previous work on the series Stand where he appeared alongside Whoopi Goldberg on the other side Dallas Liu known for his versatility in roles ranging from young Jin Kazama in Tekken to the endearing Shuji Ishii-Peters in PEN15 takes on the role of Prince Zuko, Liu’s face may also be familiar from Shang-Chi joining them is Kiawentiio Tarbell as Katara whose journey from the CBC series Anne with an E to the big screen in Beans has earned critical acclaim. Ian Ousley plays the role of Sokka adding some humor to the series Ousley has participated in different TV Series such as Physical and 13 Reasons Why series produced by Selena Gomes. Paul Sun-Hyung Lee takes on the beloved character of Uncle Iroh drawing on his extensive experience primarily in television series but is most known for his role on the Star Wars franchise as Captain Carson Teva. Elizabeth Yu a rising young actress takes on the role of Azula having previously worked in several films and let’s not forget the incomparable Daniel Dae Kim whose portrayal of Fire Lord Ozai complements the ensemble, Kim’s past performances include roles in Lost and the film Insurgent from the Divergent series.

Like any highly anticipated adaptation Avatar The Last Airbender has faced its own challenges and controversies from production delays to debates over character representation the journey to bring this series to life has been anything but simple or easy all this to the highly expectations claimed by the fans of the original series. For that reason the production has take very seriously every detail. Despite the obstacles fans can finally see the series on February 22nd in Netflix.

The story familiar to fans revolves around Aang a young airbender who is the Avatar the only being capable of bending all four elements: water, earth, fire and air. Aang must master his abilities to defeat the Fire Nation which is waging war against the other three nations but won’t be easy because he will be facing moral issues through his journey that needs to solve to complete his duty as the Avatar. Many are eagerly anticipating the premiere to see their beloved animated series brought to life almost twenty years after its debut.

Avatar the Last Airbender is a testament to the lasting legacy of a franchise beloved by audiences, although it premiered in 2005 and concluded in 2008 through Nickelodeon the story of Aang and his friends still alive to this days and now its bring back as a live action with Albert Kim as its visionary creator with a talented cast bringing iconic characters to life and the iconic themes that resonates across generations this adaptation is ready to make its mark. This saga seems to be well received by the audience and theirs many loyal fans who are eager to see a new version of this story live action and obviously at the same time all the fans will be breaking down every little detail of the series expecting that it is better than the movie and for what is shown in the trailer it seems that this will be the case.