With just over a year gone since the show first premiered, Miya Cech has an uncertain update on Avatar: The Last Airbender was enough of a ratings success to net a season 2 renewal from Netflix.
During a recent interview with The Direct for the red carpet premiere of her new film Marshmallow, Cech was asked if Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 was on track for a 2025 release or later. The star, who makes her debut in the new season as fan-favorite earthbender Toph, itted to not being sure exactly when the show would return to the screen, indicating that the team is "looking at early 2026 for season 2". Check out what Cech shared below:
Yeah, I mean, personally, I’m not exactly sure. I feel like they’re trying to keep our expectations realistic, so I think that we were looking at early 2026 for Season 2, but let’s just hope it gets done a little quicker than that.
What Cech's Comments Mean For Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2's Release
Netflix Likely Isn't Rushing It
If to compare the filming timeline from season 1 to the show's next chapter, Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 is certainly nearing the end of its production. The show's debut season took seven months to shoot, and with season 2 having kicked off in mid-September, if it's on a similar track, it will likely wrap by the end of the month. However, considering the scale of the animated show grew with each subsequent season, it's also possible the live-action adaptation has another couple of months of shooting left.
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Regardless of when exactly it wraps filming, though, Cech's indication that the show could be on track for an early 2026 premiere is actually a promising sign for Avatar: The Last Airbender's turnaround time between seasons. Netflix is notorious for the years' worth of gaps between the seasons of their biggest shows, namely Stranger Things, which grew to have three-plus-years of waiting. An early 2026 premiere date would make it so that The Last Airbender returns just in time for its two-year anniversary.
This would also go a long way to ensuring that the young actors in the show don't age out of their roles before they have a chance to adapt its source material. Since Netflix has already renewed Avatar: The Last Airbender through season 3, it's very likely that the writing team has already begun working on its scripts, which could then lead to production getting underway on it by the end of the year and ensuring an even quicker turnaround time than season 2.
Our Take On Cech's Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 Release Update
A Somewhat Promising Sign For The Show's Future
I've always tried to be understanding of Netflix's lengthy gap between the seasons of their shows, particularly when it leads to shows retaining the high level of quality they had from the start, but Cech's Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 update has me feeling mixed. In one sense, maintaining realistic expectations is a reasonable request, especially since it means Netflix are dedicated to getting the show right after the modestly received debut season. But in the other, even more than Stranger Things, the young cast's age is key to their characters, and a lengthy wait is troublesome.
Source: The Direct
Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Release Date
- February 22, 2024
- Directors
- Michael Goi, Roseanne Liang, Jabbar Raisani, Jet Wilkinson
- Writers
- Albert Kim, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
WHERE TO WATCH
Based on the acclaimed animated Nickelodeon television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender is an action-adventure fantasy series developed by Albert Kim. The series follows Aang, a young man training to harness the four elements to live up to the title of Avatar - the one who will restore balance to the world.
- Franchise(s)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Main Genre
- Adventure
- Creator(s)
- Albert Kim
- Seasons
- 1
- Story By
- Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
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