Gordon Cormier as Aang in the live-action series “Avatar: The Next Airbender.”
Aang’s journey to end the Fire Nation’s reign for good will continue, as the live-action series of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is greenlit for two more seasons.
The announcement was given by Korean-American actor Daniel Dae Kim, who stars as Fire Lord Ozai in the series, in what appeared to be a video chat with fellow castmates Gordon Cormier (Aang), Dallas Liu (Prince Zuko), Kiawentiio (Katara), and Ian Ousley (Sokka).
Also included in the call are Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Uncle Iroh) and Elizabeth Yu (Princess Azula), as seen in an announcement video.
In what seemed to be a fake-out before the announcement itself, Dae Kim first said sorry to his castmates for the “unexpected news” which led to them listening with worried expressions.
“It’s kind of sensitive so they asked me to do it. It may not be the news we’re expecting so it was a very special show for me. I think it was for everyone else. I’m sorry if this is unexpected but they are not able to announce a season two for our show,” he said.
Dae Kim then paused dramatically before breaking the news to his cast mates.
“They did say something else to me which is really important. They said they’re not able to announce a Season 2, because… they would like to announce Seasons 2 and 3,” he said, as his pronouncements were met with loud cheers.
Cormier and Liu admitted they were “initially scared” of Dae Kim’s announcement while laughing.
“Avatar: The Last Airbender” is the live-action adaptation of the beloved animated series of the same name which ran from 2005 to 2008. It tells the story of Aang, the last airbender of his kind, who’s faced with the responsibility of being the titular Avatar to save the four Nations from the militaristic control of the Fire Nation.
In a press conference last February, Cormier said portraying the “happy side” of Aang was “quite easy” for him while bringing the tragic side of his character’s backstory was “a little more difficult.” He nonetheless said he, too, grew with Aang throughout production.