As Netflix&#039;s Avatar: The Last Airbender nears its February release date

&#8216;Avatar: The Last Airbender&#8217; Showrunner Reveals What Direction the $120,000,000 Worth Show Will Take

When it comes to anime, no fictional tale has collected more adaptations than
Avatar: The Last Airbender. With a plethora of multimedia renditions, including
TV shows, comics, and games, Aangs’s expansive legacy has enjoyed decades worth
of relevance. Venturing into the challenging realm of creating a live-action
series from this franchise is none other than Netflix. While the fantastical
narrative was slated to appear on the steaming platform almost two months from
now, not much was known about it. 

Finally shedding light on it, the man helming the show’s production for Netflix
has revealed some enticing details. 


HOW WILL NETFLIX’S AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER PLAY OUT?

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Albert Kim
[https://ew.com/avatar-the-last-airbender-albert-kim-original-creators-departing-8416094?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=6581b0aa2325860001533dff],
who is creating the live-action adaptation for Netflix, revealed what viewers
can expect from it. While stressing that it will be their “version” of Avatar:
The Last Airbender, he also clarified that it will not stray too much from the
source material of the 2005 Nickelodeon series. However, its eight-episode-long
first season will feature some small changes. 



They improvised a little on how the series will “start” by straying from
Nickelodeon’s version. Secondly, they also chose to “unravel” certain plot
points and remixed them “to make sense for a serialized drama“. He confessed to
feeling “very curious” about how viewers will react to these changes. Well, if
Netflix manages to pull off the same success as One Piece, his efforts are bound
to pay off. 

ALSO READ: Ahead of Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Live-Action Release,
Netizens Relay Their Mixed Feeling for the Show
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-ahead-of-netflixs-avatar-the-last-airbender-live-action-release-netizens-relay-their-mixed-feeling-for-the-show/]

As it turns out, the show’s making also shares a similarity to Netflix’s One
Piece live-action series. 


THE THREAD THAT CONNECTS ONE PIECE TO AVATAR’S LIVE-ACTION

During the interview, another thing that Kim shed light on was the obstacles he
faced during its creation. When the people who had originally created the show,
Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, walked away from Netflix’s
adaptation in 2020, Kim was left feeling understandably “intimidated”. Well,
something similar happened during One Piece’s making too. Eiichiro Oda, the
mastermind behind One Piece had given its makers an equally hard time
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-i-dont-think-ive-ever-been-more-how-one-pieces-creator-made-the-live-action-adaptation-a-more-difficult-task/]. 

Netflix Co-CEO Reveals the Biggest Challenge of One Piece Live Action
[data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==]Credits:
Imago

Still, unlike Avatar: The Last Airbender, One Piece’s creator did not abandon
the project. However, for Kim, the daunting task was made all the more
challenging when he was left alone to carry the project to completion midway.
So, fans will have to wait till 22nd February to see whether the show manages to
soar despite this interruption or not. 

ALSO READ: Ahead of Its Release, Fans Get a Fresh Look At Netflix’s Anticipated
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-ahead-of-its-release-fans-get-a-fresh-look-at-netflix-anticipated-avatar-the-last-airbender/]

What do you think of Netflix’s strategy for the series? Do you reckon the little
changes will disappoint Avatar enthusiasts? Share your thoughts in the
comments, 

Ibadat Kaur

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When it comes to anime, no fictional tale has collected more adaptations than Avatar: The Last Airbender. With a plethora of multimedia renditions, including TV shows, comics, and games, Aangs’s expansive legacy has enjoyed decades worth of relevance. Venturing into the challenging realm of creating a live-action series from this franchise is none other than Netflix. While the fantastical narrative was slated to appear on the steaming platform almost two months from now, not much was known about it. 
Finally shedding light on it, the man helming the show’s production for Netflix has revealed some enticing details. 
<h2>How will Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender play out?</h2>
In <a href="https://ew.com/avatar-the-last-airbender-albert-kim-original-creators-departing-8416094?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_term=6581b0aa2325860001533dff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Albert Kim</a>, who is creating the live-action adaptation for Netflix, revealed what viewers can expect from it. While stressing that it will be their “version” of Avatar: The Last Airbender, he also clarified that it will not stray too much from the source material of the 2005 Nickelodeon series. However, its eight-episode-long first season will feature some small changes. 
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They improvised a little on how the series will “start” by straying from Nickelodeon’s version. Secondly, they also chose to “unravel” certain plot points and remixed them &#8220;to make sense for a serialized drama&#8220;. He confessed to feeling “very curious” about how viewers will react to these changes. Well, if Netflix manages to pull off the same success as One Piece, his efforts are bound to pay off. 
ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-ahead-of-netflixs-avatar-the-last-airbender-live-action-release-netizens-relay-their-mixed-feeling-for-the-show/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ahead of Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Live-Action Release, Netizens Relay Their Mixed Feeling for the Show</a>
As it turns out, the show’s making also shares a similarity to Netflix’s One Piece live-action series. 
<h2>The thread that connects One Piece to Avatar&#8217;s live-action</h2>
During the interview, another thing that Kim shed light on was the obstacles he faced during its creation. When the people who had originally created the show, Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, walked away from Netflix’s adaptation in 2020, Kim was left feeling understandably “intimidated”. Well, something similar happened during One Piece’s making too. <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-i-dont-think-ive-ever-been-more-how-one-pieces-creator-made-the-live-action-adaptation-a-more-difficult-task/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eiichiro Oda, the mastermind behind One Piece had given its makers an equally hard time</a>. 
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Still, unlike Avatar: The Last Airbender, One Piece’s creator did not abandon the project. However, for Kim, the daunting task was made all the more challenging when he was left alone to carry the project to completion midway. So, fans will have to wait till 22nd February to see whether the show manages to soar despite this interruption or not. 
ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-ahead-of-its-release-fans-get-a-fresh-look-at-netflix-anticipated-avatar-the-last-airbender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ahead of Its Release, Fans Get a Fresh Look At Netflix’s Anticipated ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’</a>
What do you think of Netflix’s strategy for the series? Do you reckon the little changes will disappoint Avatar enthusiasts? Share your thoughts in the comments,

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