In a world of terrible TV remakes, the 2024 version of Avatar: The Last Airbender lands nowhere close to that list.
From phenomenal and realistic age-appropriate casting to a well-paced and thrilling storyline, this remake may be one of the best “Avatar: The Last Airbender” renditions since the original animated series premiered in 2005. Though the storyline may not have been as identically paced as the original animated series it was constructed in a way that made the viewer excited to tune in but also made sense and was easy to follow.
“Avatar: The Last Airbender” takes place in a fictional world where humans possess the power of the four elements; water, earth, fire, and air. The show follows the journey of a twelve-year-old boy named Aang, who is awakened by a brother and sister duo named Sokka and Katara after being frozen in ice for one-hundred years. He soon realizes that he is the last airbender alive and the Avatar, who must master all four elements in order to bring balance back to the world and defeat the tyrannical Fire Nation. Aang travels the world, learning the elements from different teachers and facing various challenges as he works towards his goal of ending the war and restoring peace to the world. Throughout the series, Aang must also come to terms with his own identity as the Avatar and grapple with the responsibilities that come with his growing power.
The actors cast in the series did an amazing job at capturing the youthful spirits of each character while also embodying the internal and mental struggles that each character was forced to face and eventually overcome. Actor Dallas James Liu, who played Prince Zuko, perfectly embodied the character and the rollercoaster of emotions that Zuko felt throughout the series while trying to capture the avatar and return home.
This remake was overall an amazing project with amazing actors who flawlessly executed each role and left the viewer wanting more.