In honor of the winter solstice — aka the day in the Avatar-verse when the line between the spirit world and the human world is blurred — Netflix released some new first-look photos of the upcoming live-action reimagining of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
This round of photos highlights some of the series’ most beloved minor characters, particularly freedom fighter Jet (Sebastian Amoruso); bounty hunter June (Arden Cho); and Kyoshi Warrior Suki (Maria Zhang). Oh, and also, Danny Pudi is the Mechanist (remember him?).
There’s a bonus photo of Gordon Cormier’s Aang meditating, too. It is a very spiritual time of year, after all!
Like previous images we’ve seen, these new photos translate the cartoon pretty well, especially when it comes to the little details of the costumes.
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Photo: Robert Falconer/Netflix
Photo: Robert Falconer/Netflix
Photo: Robert Falconer/Netflix
Photo: Robert Falconer/Netflix
Photo: Robert Falconer/Netflix
Netflix first announced the live-action rendition of the beloved animated show in 2018. The original creators, Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, were on board to reimagine the series better than the 2010 M. Night Shyamalan film. However, the two left production two years later, explaining that the vision of the Netflix series did not align with the “spirit and integrity of Avatar.” They’ve since gone on to announce new animated projects in the Avatar-verse.
Meanwhile, a new creative crew, led by Sleepy Hollow’s Albert Kim, took over the Netflix show. Michael Goi (Riverdale), Jabbar Raisani (Lost in Space), and Roseanne Liang (Shadow in the Cloud) also joined as directors. The main cast includes Gordon Cormier (The Stand) as Aang; Kiawentiio (Anne with an E) as Katara; Ian Ousley as Sokka; and Dallas Liu (Pen15) as Zuko. The four relative newcomers are joined by heavy-hitters including Daniel Dae Kim, Amber Midthunder, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Danny Pudi, and George Takei.
Avatar: The Last Airbender is set to hit Netflix on Feb. 22, 2024.