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entertainment1 year ago

"Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Series Faces Showrunner Shake-Up"

Albert Kim, the showrunner for Season 1 of Netflix's live-action adaptation of "Avatar: The Last Airbender," is stepping down ahead of Season 2, with Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani taking over his responsibilities. Kim will join Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians as an executive producer for its upcoming second season but will remain on board as an EP for "Avatar." This change follows previous behind-the-scenes shifts, including Kim replacing the original creators in 2020. Despite the shake-up, Netflix has renewed the show for a third and final season.

entertainment1 year ago

"Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Showrunners Shuffle Continues"

Netflix's live-action "Avatar: The Last Airbender" series is on its third showrunner as Albert Kim exits, with co-executive producer Christine Boylan and exec producer Jabbar Raisani taking over. Kim, who replaced the original creators, will remain credited as an exec producer and is expected to sign a development deal with Disney's 20th Television. The show, which received mixed reviews, has been renewed for two additional seasons.

entertainment1 year ago

"Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Showrunner Shake-Up: Raisani and Boylan Take the Lead"

Albert Kim, the showrunner for Netflix's live-action "Avatar: The Last Airbender" series, is stepping down, with Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani taking over as executive producers for the next two seasons. Kim will remain as an executive producer for Seasons 2 and 3 but has signed a deal with Disney to work on the "Percy Jackson" series and develop new projects. Boylan and Raisani bring extensive experience in television and will lead the show's production going forward.

entertainment1 year ago

"Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Sees Showrunner Shake-Up Again"

Albert Kim, the showrunner for Netflix's live-action adaptation of "Avatar: The Last Airbender," is moving on to join Disney's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" as an executive producer, with Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani taking over leadership for seasons two and three. The show has been a hit for Netflix, quickly renewed for two more seasons, and is based on a world divided into four nations with people who can telekinetically manipulate elements.

entertainment1 year ago

"Unveiling Avatar: The Last Airbender's VFX, Season 1 Facts, and Netflix Review"

Albert Kim, showrunner of Netflix's live-action adaptation of "Avatar: The Last Airbender," discusses the challenges and decisions behind the series, including balancing the original's essence with new narrative threads, referencing the animated series for changes in the Avatar State, and the importance of casting ethnically and age-accurate actors. He also addresses the inclusion of pivotal events not shown in the animated series, the character development of Sokka and Katara, and the representation of an Asian family dynamic through the Zuko/Azula/Ozai relationship.

entertainment1 year ago

"Unveiling the True Essence of 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'"

The showrunner of the Netflix live-action series "Avatar: The Last Airbender" discusses incorporating elements from later seasons of the animated series into the first season of the live-action adaptation, particularly with the introduction of Azula. While the team made sure to stick to the story of the first season, they left the door open to potentially use elements left out of season one in later seasons. The focus has been on completing the first season, with no deliberate plan to look beyond it, and critical reviews for the series have been mixed.

entertainment2 years ago

"Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender Unveils Dramatic Battles and Adorable Critters in Official Trailer"

The showrunner of Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender, Albert Kim, revealed that the series will introduce changes to the Avatar State, making it a more rare and significant occurrence compared to the animated series. Kim explained that they wanted to ensure that Aang's access to the Avatar State felt special and have tweaked the rules for when and how he can access it. Kim emphasized that these modifications are part of adapting the story to a new medium and dimensionalizing it. The live-action series is set to debut on Netflix on February 22, 2024.