Scripted series · Netflix
Avatar: The Last Airbender
The epic saga continues.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Gordon Cormier
Aang
15 eps
Kiawentiio
Katara
15 eps
Ian Ousley
Sokka
15 eps
Dallas Liu
Zuko
15 eps
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Uncle Iroh
15 eps
Miyako
Toph Beifong
7 eps
Ken Leung
Commander Zhao
8 eps
Daniel Dae Kim
Fire Lord Ozai
11 eps
Majesie lewton
Katara season 3 great British version
7 eps
Lim Kay Siu
Gyatso
4 eps
Casey Camp-Horinek
Gran Gran
3 eps
Ruy Iskandar
Lieutenant Jee
6 eps
Maria Zhang
Suki
5 eps
Ryan Mah
Lieutenant Dang
3 eps
Utkarsh Ambudkar
King Bumi
4 eps
Momona Tamada
Ty Lee
9 eps
Sebastian Amoruso
Jet
5 eps
Lucian-River Chauhan
Teo
3 eps
James Sie
Cabbage Merchant
3 eps
Rainbow Dickerson
Kya
2 eps
Wes Valarao
Smellerbee
2 eps
Nathaniel Kong
Longshot
2 eps
Yvonne Chapman
Kyoshi
5 eps
Matthew Yang King
Appa/Momo(voice)
14 eps
Arden Cho
June
2 eps
Ash Lee
Shufen
2 eps
Ciara Mandel
Lian
2 eps
Elizabeth Yu
Azula
12 eps
Danny Pudi
Sai
5 eps
Kimmy Choi
Yuyan Archer Captain
2 eps
Thomas Wayne Hum
Crew Member
2 eps
François Chau
The Great Sage
2 eps
Albert Nicholas
Guard
2 eps
Amber Midthunder
Princess Yue
3 eps
Kevan Ohtsji
General Li
2 eps
A Martinez
Pakku
2 eps
Nathaniel Arcand
Chief Arnook
2 eps
Irene Bedard
Yagoda
2 eps
Joel Oulette
Hahn
2 eps
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, Character Depth and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save a world at war — and fight a ruthless enemy bent on stopping him.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E06
Masks
A desperate Aang visits Avatar Roku for help on his journey as the Fire Nation closes in on him. At their fortress, a masked intruder breaks Aang out.
- Directed by Roseanne Liang
S01E04
Into the Dark
In captivity, Aang meets a king with a taste for games. To find their friend, the siblings must navigate a dark tunnel — and put their differences aside.
- Directed by Jabbar Raisani
- Written by Keely MacDonald
S01E01
Aang
An Airbender comes to grips with his new reality as war erupts. A century later, a pair of Water Tribe siblings make a discovery that changes everything.
- Directed by Michael Goi
S01E07
The North
As an attack on the Northern Water Tribe looms, Katara challenges a master Waterbender, Sokka meets a princess, and Aang takes Kuruk's words to heart.
- Directed by Jet Wilkinson
- Written by Audrey Wong Kennedy
S01E02
Warriors
Aang, Katara and Sokka arrive at a small Island, home to elite warriors named after Avatar Kyoshi. The Fire Nation gets wind of the Avatar's whereabouts.
- Directed by Michael Goi
- Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov
S01E08
Legends
Zhao leads the Fire Nation into the North with a bold plan to weaken the Water Tribe. When the battle takes a dark turn, Aang enters a powerful state.
- Directed by Jet Wilkinson
- Written by Albert Kim
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E03
City of Walls and Secrets
- Directed by Anu Menon
- Written by Helen Shang
S02E05
Ten Thousand Things
- Directed by Amit Gupta
- Written by Gabriel Llanas
S02E01
Somewhere Safe
- Directed by Jabbar Raisani
- Written by Christine Boylan
S02E02
A Fight, Once Begun
- Directed by Jabbar Raisani
- Written by Phinneas Kiyomura
S02E04
The Water Falls, the Stones Emerge
- Directed by Anu Menon
- Written by Teresa Huang
S02E06
The Parable of the Two Dragons
- Directed by Amit Gupta
- Written by Keely MacDonald
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Albert Kim
Showrunner
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Brendan Ferguson
Executive producer
Michael Goi
Executive producer
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Jabbar Raisani
Executive producer
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Christine Boylan
Executive producer
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Ryan Halprin
Executive producer
Dan Lin
Executive producer
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Lindsey Liberatore
Executive producer
Joshua Hale Fialkov
Writer
Keely MacDonald
Writer
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Helen Shang
Writer
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Phinneas Kiyomura
Writer
Gabriel Llanas
Writer
Audrey Wong Kennedy
Writer
Teresa Huang
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Christopher ZampasProducer
- Brendan FergusonExecutive Producer
- Joshua Hale FialkovProducer
- Michael GoiExecutive Producer
- Keely MacDonaldProducer
- Bonnie BenwickProducer
Writing
- Joshua Hale FialkovWriter
- Keely MacDonaldWriter
- Helen ShangWriter
- Phinneas KiyomuraWriter
- Gabriel LlanasWriter
- Audrey Wong KennedyWriter
Direction
- Michael GoiDirector
- Amit GuptaDirector
- Jabbar RaisaniDirector
- Hiromi KamataDirector
- Jet WilkinsonDirector
- Roseanne LiangDirector
Cinematography
- Michael GoiDirector of Photography
- Stewart WhelanDirector of Photography
- Simon ChapmanDirector of Photography
- Michael BalfryDirector of Photography
Music
- Takeshi FurukawaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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The wider universe
Connected Series
The Avatar Universe
The Four Nations across generations.
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