Avatar: The Last Airbender fans have been on an emotional roller coaster these past few years. In 2018, Netflix announced its intentions to remake Nickelodeon’s beloved animated series in live-action — all with the help of its original creators, Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino. But everything changed in 2020 when the duo departed the project, citing creative differences. Their departure seemed to signal that Netflix’s remake wouldn’t deliver the comfort that fans had been hoping for, instead repeating the disappointments of the past. Fortunately, Konietzko and DiMartino did offer a consolation prize of a kind.
The original Avatar creators ultimately weren’t interested in recreating the world in live-action — but that doesn’t mean the story had to end there. Shortly after leaving the Netflix series, Konietzko and DiMartino announced their plans to create more animated content set in the Avatar universe. First on the docket is a feature-length sequel to the original series, set to follow Team Avatar into adulthood. That film is still a ways off from its 2026 premiere, but it won’t be the last offering from Konietzko and DiMartino’s Avatar Studios. Their partnership with Nickelodeon will continue with Avatar: Seven Havens, an animated sequel series set to introduce the next Avatar in the cycle.
