Paramount+ marquee key art: Aang crouched on a cliff with his glider staff, glowing backlight, teal mountains (no title)
Image: Paramount+ / Nickelodeon

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Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animated Series)

Aang, the young Avatar and last airbender, wakes after a century frozen in ice and must master all four elements to end the Fire Nation's Hundred Year War. The story runs across three books named for the elements he learns: Water, Earth and Fire.

Status
Released; streaming
Release
2005-02-21 to 2008-07-19 on Nickelodeon
Where
Paramount+; Netflix in the US under a license reported to run to about April 2027
Key people
Michael Dante DiMartino (co-creator), Bryan Konietzko (co-creator), Jeremy Zuckerman (composer)

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Timeline

  1. Avatar: The Last Airbender premieresNickelodeon debuts the series. The anniversary is now celebrated as Avatar Day.
  2. Original series finaleBook Three: Fire ends the animated series.
  3. ATLA arrives on Netflix in the USThe streaming debut sparks a major popularity revival.
  4. ATLA's Netflix US license reportedly endsAs reported by What's on Netflix in 2025.

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Official 'Avatar 20' anniversary art: Aang and Momo riding Appa through stylized clouds under the Nickelodeon Avatar 20 logo (20th anniversary party flyer)
Official 'Avatar 20' anniversary art: Aang and Momo riding Appa through stylized clouds under the Nickelodeon Avatar 20 logo (20th anniversary party flyer)
Team Avatar action key art: Zuko, Sokka, Aang, Katara and Toph bending side by side on a rocky ridge
Team Avatar action key art: Zuko, Sokka, Aang, Katara and Toph bending side by side on a rocky ridge
Paramount+ marquee key art: Aang crouched on a cliff with his glider staff, glowing backlight, teal mountains (no title)
Paramount+ marquee key art: Aang crouched on a cliff with his glider staff, glowing backlight, teal mountains (no title)
Paramount+ social key art: Avatar: The Last Airbender logo with Chinese characters beside Aang crouching with his staff
Paramount+ social key art: Avatar: The Last Airbender logo with Chinese characters beside Aang crouching with his staff
Book One: Water key art (cropped above title block): Katara, Aang and Sokka in fighting stances beneath Zuko's looming eyes
Book One: Water key art (cropped above title block): Katara, Aang and Sokka in fighting stances beneath Zuko's looming eyes
Book Two: Earth key art (cropped above title block): giant Avatar State Aang with Sokka and Suki, Toph, Zuko and Katara
Book Two: Earth key art (cropped above title block): giant Avatar State Aang with Sokka and Suki, Toph, Zuko and Katara
Book Three: Fire key art (cropped above title block): shirtless Aang with glowing arrow before giant glaring eyes on a red, calligraphy-covered background
Book Three: Fire key art (cropped above title block): shirtless Aang with glowing arrow before giant glaring eyes on a red, calligraphy-covered background
Map of the World of Avatar in series style: Fire Nation, Earth Kingdom, Water Tribes and Air Temples with the four nation emblems in the corners (small inset zoom box near the top)
Map of the World of Avatar in series style: Fire Nation, Earth Kingdom, Water Tribes and Air Temples with the four nation emblems in the corners (small inset zoom box near the top)
Smiling Aang portrait against a starry night sky, the promo image Nickelodeon used for its 20th-anniversary Comic-Con 2025 announcement
Smiling Aang portrait against a starry night sky, the promo image Nickelodeon used for its 20th-anniversary Comic-Con 2025 announcement
SDCC 2025 Avatar 20 poster: Aang sitting on a grassy hill beside a resting Appa under a blue sky with the Avatar 20 logo
SDCC 2025 Avatar 20 poster: Aang sitting on a grassy hill beside a resting Appa under a blue sky with the Avatar 20 logo
SDCC 2025 Avatar 20 emblem poster: cream Avatar 20 logo in a black circle on a red Fire Nation-patterned background
SDCC 2025 Avatar 20 emblem poster: cream Avatar 20 logo in a black circle on a red Fire Nation-patterned background
Avatar: The Last Airbender Complete Series Blu-ray box set cover (Benelux 'De Complete Serie / L'Integrale' edition): Katara and Sokka walking toward an icy cliff under a water-swirl Aang emblem
Avatar: The Last Airbender Complete Series Blu-ray box set cover (Benelux 'De Complete Serie / L'Integrale' edition): Katara and Sokka walking toward an icy cliff under a water-swirl Aang emblem
Product photo of the SDCC 2025 Nickelodeon exclusive Aang wanted poster print with Chinese calligraphy
Product photo of the SDCC 2025 Nickelodeon exclusive Aang wanted poster print with Chinese calligraphy
Episode still, 'The Boy in the Iceberg' (Book One, Ep. 1): Aang leaping happily among icebergs
Episode still, 'The Boy in the Iceberg' (Book One, Ep. 1): Aang leaping happily among icebergs
Episode still, 'The Warriors of Kyoshi' (Book One): Suki in Kyoshi Warrior makeup and armor with her warriors in the dojo
Episode still, 'The Warriors of Kyoshi' (Book One): Suki in Kyoshi Warrior makeup and armor with her warriors in the dojo
Episode still, 'The Waterbending Scroll' (Book One): Aang and Katara practicing waterbending by a river below cliffs
Episode still, 'The Waterbending Scroll' (Book One): Aang and Katara practicing waterbending by a river below cliffs

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