Aang is ready to continue his fight for peace and balance in the world, and now we know when the show is returning. Netflix has already announced the premiere date for the second season of the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The anime on which the Netflix show is based has three seasons, so the live-action version of Avatar was expected to be an extensive project. However, Netflix is known for cancelling series that didn’t meet its expectations for viewer numbers, so the future of Avatar wasn’t assured.
It seems now that teenagers Aang, Katara and Sokka will again set out on a dangerous quest. We expect the heroes to be accompanied by the furry, flying bison, Appa, and the winged lemur, Momo.
We’ve gathered all news, rumours and predictions on season 2 below. You can also read up on everything we know about Avatar: Seven Havens.
Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 release date
Avatar: The Last Airbender will return for season 2 on Thursday, 25 June 2026.
How to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series
The live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is exclusive to Netflix. If you haven’t signed up for Netflix, you can do so on the website, with plans starting from £5.99/$8.99 per month.
Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 plot
Spoilers for Avatar: The Last Airbender below.
The Netflix series derives from Avatar: The Last Airbender (also known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang), which is widely considered one of the best animated series of all time.
In this fantasy world, characters can control and manipulate one of the four elements – water, earth, fire, or air – by ‘bending’ them telekinetically. However, only the Avatar can master all four.
The first season of the live-action show covers the events from Book One: Water, anime season 1. Siblings Katara and Sokka found Avatar Aang and set off with him to the Northern Water Tribe. However, they were followed by envoys of the Fire Nation, including the exiled Prince Zuko and the cynical Admiral Zhao.
In the season finale, the Water Tribe clashed with the Fire Nation’s fleet at the North Pole. Although Aang and the water benders managed to repel the attack, the Tribe suffered heavy losses.
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The creators included a preview of the new season in the mid-credit scenes. In his city, Fire Lord Ozai learns that a Sozin’s Comet will soon appear in the sky, from which the fire benders can draw power to enhance their skills. Ozai plans to use this moment to destroy the Avatar and conquer the world. It also turns out that during the battle at the North Pole, the Azula-led army captured the capital of the Earth Kingdom.
Viewers should prepare for a time jump between seasons 1 and 2. The child actors playing in the series have grown, and the series creators needed to explain the changes in their appearance.
We should see the introduction of earth bender Toph, a blind girl who becomes a permanent fixture in the group. Plus, the group may also visit Ba Sing Se, the Earth kingdom capital, which places its citizens into ‘rings’, based on their class.
The rulers attempt to maintain a sense of peace in the city, sometimes to the point of denying outside threats. This is something that proves incredibly dangerous to Aang and the group.
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Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 cast
Avatar features many fascinating characters – here are the actors that will likely return in season 2, and the roles they play:
- Gordon Cormier as Avatar Aang, the last airbender
- Kiawentiio as Katara, girl from the Southern Water Tribe
- Ian Ousley as Sokka, Katara’s older brother, warrior of the Water Tribe
- Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko, heir to the throne of the Fire Nation, who is tasked to capture Aang
- Daniel Dae Kim as Lord Ozai, commander of the Fire Nation’s armies and Zuko’s father
- Maria Zhang as Suki, Kyoshi Warrior in the Earth Kingdom
- Paul Sun-Hyung as Uncle Iroh, retired general of the Fire Nation and Zuko’s uncle
- Elizabeth Yu as Azula, Fire Nation princess and Zuko’s sister
- Momona Tamada as Ty Lee, right-hand woman to Azula
- Thalia Tran as Mei, also a supporter of Azula
- Lim Kay Siu as Monk Gyatso, Ang’s mentor and guardian
- Ken Leung as Commander Zhao, leader of the Fire Nation army
- Amber Midthunder as Princess Yue, member of the Northern Water Tribe
- Tamlyn Tomita as Yukari, mayor of Kyoshi Island
- Casey Camp-Horinek as Gran Gran, Katara and Soka’s grandmother
- Arden Cho as June, a bounty hunter
- A Martinez as Master Pakku, a water-bending master of the Northern Water Tribe
- Nathaniel Arcand as Chief Arnook, leader of the Northern Water Tribe
- Utkarsh Ambudkar as King Bumi, King of Omashu
- Danny Pudi as The Mechanist, inventor and engineer of the Earth Kingdom
- Hiro Kanagawa as Fire Lord Sozin, former leader of the Fire Nation
- François Chau as The Great Sage, leader of the Five Sages
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The second season of the series will also feature some new faces:
- Miya Cech as Toph, a master Earthbender
- Chin Han as Long Feng
- Hoa Xuande as Professor Zei
- Justin Chien as King Kuei
- Amanda Zhou as Joo Dee
- Crystal Yu as Lady Beifong
- Kelemete Misipeka as The Boulder
- Lourdes Faberes as General Sung
- Rekha Sharma as Amita
Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 crew
Initially, the creators of the original animation, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, were involved in the series’ development. They were supposed to work as producers and showrunners. However, they left the project in 2020.
In 2021, Netflix announced the new team for Avatar: The Last Airbender. Albert Kim (Sleepy Hollow) serves as the showrunner, executive producer, and screenwriter. Dan Lin (The Lego Movie), Roseanne Liang (Creamerie), Lindsey Liberatore (Walker), and Michael Goi (American Horror Story) are co-executive producers for the show. The score for the series was developed by Takeshi Furukawa.
Albert Kim won’t return as a showrunner for season 2, although, he will still serve as executive producer. For now on, Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani took the reins of the project.
Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 trailer
Here’s the official trailer:
Will there be a season 3 of Avatar: The Last Airbender?
Yes! Filming for the third season has wrapped. It will be the last season of Netflix’s Avatar, concluding the journey of Aang and his friends. It’s still unknown when it will be released, but it could be as early as 2027.
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