Netflix released its live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender almost six years after announcing its reimagined remake in September 2018. With all the hard work, everything finally paid off after the series started to dominate the streamer with over 21 million views despite the critics' mixed reviews. So, with a successful first season and a major cliffhanger in the finale, many wonder if the show will return for a second season. And if a new report has anything to go by, it looks like Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 is now in the works.
Forbes revealed that Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 is already being worked on in the writers’ room and has been happening for several months. Though Netflix has yet to confirm anything officially, it’s a strong indication that the show will be renewed, and starting the writing work this early is seen as a move to shorten the waiting period between the two seasons—a recurring problem that many streaming series experience.
The show’s success is another hint that Aang may return to master all four elements and face the Fire Nation. For the week of February 19-25, the series topped Netflix’s Global Top 10 TV in English with 153 million hours viewed and 21.2 million views—a far cry from One Day’s 7.5 million views. It’s even the No. 1 TV show in 92 countries.
How did Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender hint at the second season?
Warning: Major spoilers ahead. Read at your own risk.
Another hint that Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 is happening is how the first season ended. The first season finale ended with a few cliffhangers. After Pakku deems Katara as the water master, she may start training Aang in the second season, or the two may work together to improve their waterbending abilities. Katara also must learn other sub-skills, like icebending.
In the case of Fire Nation, the final episode showed Princess Azula conquering the Earth Kingdom city of Omashu. The second season may explore her journey as she works hard to please her father, Lord Ozai. However, as the next installment is expected to adapt the animated series Book Two: Earth, it may feature the story of Prince Zuko and what he’s set to become after Commander Zhao makes a big revelation about his sister and his family.
Also, as the last scene shows the coming of Sozin’s Comet, it just reveals the Fire Nation’s power will incredibly increase. This may mean that Lord Ozai may cull the nation’s traitors and failures alike, and his soldiers will be unstoppable as they continue the Hundred Year War and conquer the world. As the series’ showrunner and executive producer Albert Kim described it as a “ticking clock” in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Aang has to do everything to stop the Fire Nation before it’s too late.
What is Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender about?
Avatar: The Last Airbender features the beginning of Aang’s journey as the Avatar. He’s the world’s last hope to bring balance and harmony among the four nations by mastering the four elements of water, earth, fire, and air to face Lord Ozai and stop the Fire Nation’s threat to conquer the world. With the help of Sokka, Katara, and a few allies, he’s now on his way to becoming the next Avatar.
You can read the synopsis below:
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. The four nations once lived in harmony, with the Avatar, master of all four elements, keeping peace between them. But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked and wiped out the Air Nomads, the first step taken by the Firebenders toward conquering the world. With the current incarnation of the Avatar yet to emerge, the world has lost hope. But like a light in the darkness, hope springs forth when Aang, a young Air Nomad — and the last of his kind — reawakens to take his rightful place as the next Avatar. Alongside his newfound friends Sokka and Katara, siblings and members of the Southern Water Tribe, Aang embarks on a fantastical, action-packed quest to save the world and fight back against the fearsome onslaught of Fire Lord Ozai. But with a driven Crown Prince Zuko determined to capture them, it won’t be an easy task. They’ll need the help of the many allies and colorful characters they meet along the way.
Though Netflix has yet to announce Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2, all hints point to a possible renewal. By the looks of it, it’s only a matter of time before the streamer confirms the show’s return.
