
Scripted series · Nickelodeon
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Water. Earth. Fire. Air.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Avatar: The Last Airbender actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Avatar: The Last Airbender reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 61 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
200224 episodes
Unaired Pilot, Recaps, Specials and DVD extras.
Best episode · S00E07 Escape From the Spirit World

Season 1 · Complete
Book One: Water
200520 episodes
8.1IMDbKatara and Sokka (a brother and sister from the Southern Water Tribe) discover the Avatar (a 12-year-old Airbender boy named Aang) frozen in an iceberg. Together the three begin their journey to the North Pole to find a master waterbender so Aang can begin his Avatar training!
Best episode · S01E20 The Siege of the North (2)

Season 2 · Complete
Book Two: Earth
200620 episodes
8.4IMDbAang, along with Katara, Sokka, and their animal friends Appa and Momo, continues on his quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar. According to the Avatar cycle, the group must now enter the Earth Kingdom to search for a master earthbender to teach Aang.
Best episode · S02E20 The Crossroads of Destiny

Season 3 · Complete
Book Three: Fire
200721 episodes
8.5IMDbAang wakes up from his battle with Azula to discover that Ba Sing Se has fallen and the world thinks he's dead. So he and his friends set off undercover across the Fire Nation to find Fire Lord Ozai before the Day of Black Sun. Prince Zuko returns home as the triumphant son, but soon finds the honor he so greatly craved from his father is worthless. New alliances are formed and Team Avatar forges a new plan to stop the Fire Lord. But will they find him in time?
Best episode · S03E21 Sozin's Comet: Avatar Aang (4)
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S03E21
Sozin's Comet: Avatar Aang (4)
Aang is on the offensive after getting hit in the back of his scar and triggering the Avatar State. Meanwhile, after Zuko seems to have the upper hand against Azula, Katara is forced to join the fight when Azula resorts to desperate measures.
- Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos
- Written by Aaron Ehasz, Bryan Konietzko

S03E20
Sozin's Comet: Into the Inferno (3)
Sokka, Suki, and Toph try to stop the Fire Nation's air fleet. Meanwhile, Zuko and Azula duel in an Agni Kai and Aang confronts the Fire Lord.
- Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos
- Written by Aaron Ehasz, Bryan Konietzko

S00E07
Escape From the Spirit World
After being shot by Azula's lethal lightning attack, Aang falls into a deep slumber. Escape from the Spirit World explains that while Aang's mind and body were immobile, his soul was trapped in the Spirit World. He encounters Princess Yue, the Moon Spirit, who informs him that if he does not reconnect with his past four lives, the Avatar Cycle will end.

S01E20
The Siege of the North (2)
Aang returns from the spirit world to a big surprise. Meanwhile, Zhao and his forces continue to press deeper into the Northern Water Tribe. Iroh makes a powerful stand and Zuko struggles to keep his plan intact.
- Directed by Dave Filoni
- Written by Aaron Ehasz, Bryan Konietzko

S02E20
The Crossroads of Destiny
Everyone races against time to stop Azula's sinister plan. Zuko finds companionship in an unlikely source. Aang's destiny hangs in the balance—and so does Zuko's, as Iroh tells him it's time to make a choice.
- Directed by Michael Dante DiMartino
- Written by Aaron Ehasz, Bryan Konietzko

S03E06
The Avatar and the Firelord
The tale of Avatar Roku and Fire Lord Sozin is revealed to Aang and Zuko by different sources. Both learn about themselves and are shown the origins of the war.
- Directed by Ethan Spaulding
- Written by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E08
Creating the Legend: Waterbending

S03E20
Sozin's Comet: Into the Inferno (3)
- Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos
- Written by Aaron Ehasz, Bryan Konietzko

S03E21
Sozin's Comet: Avatar Aang (4)
- Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos
- Written by Aaron Ehasz, Bryan Konietzko

S03E18
Sozin's Comet: The Phoenix King (1)
- Directed by Ethan Spaulding
- Written by Aaron Ehasz, Bryan Konietzko

S03E19
Sozin's Comet: The Old Masters (2)
- Directed by Giancarlo Volpe
- Written by Aaron Ehasz, Bryan Konietzko

S03E17
The Ember Island Players
- Directed by Giancarlo Volpe
- Written by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Bryan Konietzko
Creator

Michael Dante DiMartino
Showrunner
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Katie Mattila
Writer
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John O'Bryan
Writer

Aaron Ehasz
Writer
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Joann Estoesta
Writer
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Nick Malis
Writer

Joshua Hamilton
Writer
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James Eagan
Writer
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Ian Wilcox
Writer

Tim Hedrick
Writer

May Chan
Writer

Matt Hubbard
Writer
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Elizabeth Welch Ehasz
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Aaron EhaszProducer
- Bryan KonietzkoExecutive Producer
- Michael Dante DiMartinoExecutive Producer
Writing
- Katie MattilaWriter
- John O'BryanWriter
- Aaron EhaszWriter
- Bryan KonietzkoWriter
- Joann EstoestaWriter
- Nick MalisWriter
Direction
- Anthony LioiDirector
- Michael Dante DiMartinoDirector
- Ethan SpauldingDirector
- Joaquim Dos SantosDirector
- Dave FiloniDirector
- Giancarlo VolpeDirector
Music
- Benjamin WynnOriginal Music Composer
- Jeremy ZuckermanOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
3 wins · 2 nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program2007
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Peabody Awards
1 win · latest 2008
- WinnerPeabody Awards2008
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Annie Awards
1 win
- WinnerAnnie Award for Best Animated Television Production for Children
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Genesis Award
1 win
- WinnerGenesis Award
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Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Cartoon
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeKids' Choice Award for Favorite Cartoon2008
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The wider universe
Connected Series
The Avatar Universe
The Four Nations across generations.

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