Avatar Studios is an American

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and a division of

Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nickelodeon Animation Studio Inc. (also known as Nickelodeon Animation Studios or Nick Animation and credited as Nickelodeon Productions on-screen) is an American animation studio owned by Paramount Global through the Nickelodeon Group. It has c ...

formed in February 2021 to oversee the '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' franchise. Franchise co-creators

Michael Dante DiMartino Michael Dante DiMartino (born July 18, 1974) is an American animator, producer, writer, and director. He is best known, together with Bryan Konietzko, as the co-creator of the animated TV series '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' and ''The Legend o ...

and

Bryan Konietzko Bryan Joseph Konietzko (born June 1, 1975) is an American animator, writer, producer and director. He is best known, together with Michael Dante DiMartino, as the co-creator and executive producer of the animated series '' Avatar: The Last Airben ...

serve as co-chief creative officers.

Background

'' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', an animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, aired on the cable channel

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from 2005 to 2008. During its run, it would achieve high ratings as well as garner critical acclaim and several awards. It was succeeded by a sequel series, ''

The Legend of Korra ''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as ''TLOK'' and also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or more rarely simply as ''Korra'') is an American animated Fantasy television, fantasy action drama television series created by Michael Dante ...

'', which ran from 2012 to 2014. The property would grow into a multi-media franchise consisting of an ongoing comics series, a prequel novel series, video games, and a

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History

In 2018,

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announced that a live-action remake of ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' was to start production in 2019. The series' original creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, were initially announced to be the executive producers and

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s. In June 2020, the creators departed the series due to creative differences. That same year, Nickelodeon licensed the original ''The Last Airbender'' as well as ''The Legend of Korra'' to Netflix, which led to a boom in popularity for both series. This success convinced Nickelodeon to rekindle their relationship with Konietzko and DiMartino and explore further opportunities. In February 2021,

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announced during its annual Investor Day the formation of Avatar Studios, a new division of Nickelodeon centered on developing animated series and films set in the universe of the franchise, to be distributed via Nickelodeon's linear and digital services,

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, theatres, and other third-party platforms. The division is helmed by DiMartino and Konietzko, who are its co-chief creative officers and report to

president Ramsey Ann Naito. It was also announced that the studio's first project would be an animated theatrical film that was initially planned to begin production in 2021. The film, titled '' The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender'', is set to be released in theaters on October 9, 2026 by

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. It will serve as a continuation of the original series. In June 2022, it was reported that two additional theatrical animated films were also in the works. In February 2025, it was announced that a new series, titled ''Avatar: Seven Havens'', was in production at Avatar Studios.

Filmography

Films

Television series

References

External links

* {{Paramount Global Avatar: The Last Airbender The Legend of Korra Film production companies of the United States American animation studios American companies established in 2021 Nickelodeon Animation Studio Companies based in Burbank, California Nickelodeon Animation studios owned by Paramount Global 2021 establishments in California