By Chikamso Chukwuenyem For Mailonline
10:15 22 Feb 2024, updated 10:31 22 Feb 2024
Netflix fans went wild on Thursday when the remake of an iconic animated series rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes finally dropped.
All eight episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender were released on the streaming platform – a massive six years after the show was first announced.
Avatar follows a young monk named Aang who is the last surviving ‘Airbender’ and, unbeknownst to him, the eighth reincarnation of the Avatar, the human embodiment of light and peace.
Originally a Nickelodeon cartoon which ran from 2005 to 2008, this Netflix adaptation marks the second live-remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The first was 2010 feature film The Last Airbender.
The Netflix series has a relatively unknown cast bar Daniel Dae Kim who portrays main antagonist, Fire Lord Ozai.
Protagonist Aang is portrayed by Gordon Comier, his friends Katara and Sokka by Kiawentiio and Ian Ousley respectively, antagonist Prince Zuko by Dallas Liu, his sister Princess Azula by Elizabeth Yu, and his uncle Iroh by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.
Fans took to X, formerly Twitter, and wrote: ‘Avatar the last airbender is STREAMING RIGHT NOW!!!!!’
‘Am crying bruv Avatar the last Airbender’
‘In these terrible times.. the “Avatar: the last airbender” live action is coming out today. *Tear drop*’
‘IT’S AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER DAY!!! LET’S GOOOOO!!!’
‘Me calling in sick tomorrow after Binging the avatar all night #AvatarTheLastAirbender’
‘IS AVATAR COMING OUT IN TWO MINS? GET UP’
‘Okay episode 1 was solid and emotional! I keep having to clean my glasses due to tear bending. #AvatarTheLastAirbender’
‘Goosebumps!!!!!!!!!! #AvatarTheLastAirbender’
The Netflix series was developed by Albert Kim. The film was announced in 2018, production began in 2019 and filming lasted from November 2021 to June 2022.
Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, creators of the original animated series were involved in the Netflix series at first.
In June 2020, the creators departed the series due to creative differences citing a ‘negative and unsupporting’ environment.
As of 2023, the original Avatar: The Last Airbender has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The 2010 adaptation has 5%.
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