‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2 Trailer Unleashes the Fire Nation!! Check It Out!!

It’s been a busy, yet rocky start to the year for Avatar: The Last Airbender. For the first time since The Legend of Korra ended in 2014, an entirely new story in the world of elemental benders is about to arrive in the form of The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, originally slated for theaters but since moved to be a Paramount+ streaming release on October 9. Paramount, the filmmakers, and all the artists behind the animated feature were left reeling, however, when the entire film was leaked online back in April. A suspect was arrested just weeks later, but the damage had already been done, with those behind the film voicing the “disrespect” they felt seeing their years of effort spread across the internet.

For the Netflix live-action The Last Airbender series, at least, the news has been much better. Just over two years after Season 1 freed Aang from the ice once more, Season 2 is now only a month away from bringing Book Two of Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko‘s Nickelodeon classic to life and sending the GAang to the Earth Kingdom. After saving the Northern Water Tribe from the Fire Nation, Aang (Gordon Cormier), Katara (Kiawentiio), and Sokka (Ian Ousley), their next goals are to convince the Earth King to aid in fighting back and to find an earthbending teacher for the young Avatar. The first teaser gave a ground-shaking introduction to the blind prodigy Toph (Miya Cech), but now, Netflix has shared the official trailer, previewing the start of the Firebenders’ siege.

The footage opens with a chilling promise from Azula (Elizabeth Yu) — “The Earth Kingdom is going to fall.” Indeed, until the now clearly older Aang arrives, the Fire Nation has its opponents outmatched with blazing fury. In the likely time jump between seasons, an army has gathered just beyond the walls of the kingdom, forcing the Avatar and company to work quickly and try to convince the people that the fighting has never truly stopped, even though there are officials creepily repeating the iconic line, “There is no war in Ba Sing Se.” Toph may be the best earthbender Aang has ever seen, and she may be the key to unlocking his full potential, but they’ll need more help with destruction on a scale not yet seen in the series. Azula, in particular, is unlike any bender they’ve faced, though Zuko (Dallas Liu) is still running around, and danger seems to reach each member of the team, forcing Aang to consider what he might lose in this fight.

The End Is Already in Sight for Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’

Christine Boylan has taken the reins as showrunner for Season 2 from Albert Kim, though they’ll both still serve as executive producers with Jabbar Raisani, Dan Lin, Ryan Halprin, and Brendan Ferguson. Under their guidance, ATLA Season 1 was a major hit with over 298.6 million hours watched in less than two weeks while also being seen as a massive improvement over the infamous M. Night Shyamalan adaptation. Much of the same cast will return, with Miyako, Momona Tamada, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Maria Zhang, and Daniel Dae Kim among the other key players in the Avatar’s next journey. After this, the end will be firmly in sight for Netflix‘s adaptation, as Seasons 2 and 3 were filmed back-to-back for a quick turnaround. At just seven episodes, the final run will face a real challenge in adapting the contents of Book 3 and the ultimate showdown with Ozai in a satisfying way, with all the spectacle viewers have come to expect.