Netflix’s first big Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer swoops in before a February premiere

The live action Avatar: The last airbender will officially premiere on Netflix on February 22, 2024. The streaming service announced the show’s release date and first teaser trailer during its Geeked Week presentation on Thursday.

Netflix first announced the live-action rendition of the beloved animated series in 2018. The original creators, Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, were on board to reimagine the series better than the M. Night Shyamalan film. However, the two left the production two years later, explaining that the vision of the Netflix series was not in line with the “spirit and integrity of Avatar.” Since then, they’ve announced new animated projects in the Avatar verse.

In the meantime, there is a new creative team 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 director. The main cast consists of Gordon Cormier (The score) as Aang; Kiawentiio (Anna with an E) as Katara; Ian Ousley as Sokka; and Dallas Liu (Pen15) as Zuko. The four relative newcomers are joined by heavyweights including Daniel Dae Kim, Amber Midthunder, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Danny Pudi and George Takei.

We’ve already seen some first glimpses of the show, including the main cast – as well as the Fire Nation characters – in costume. With an official release date on the horizon, there’s even more to come for the live-action Avatar.