Avatar: The Last Airbender
Series, 2005, The 2000s, Set in The Four Nations
Avatar: The Last Airbender is #21 of 21 in release order and #21 of 21 in chronological order in the Nickelodeon Classics.
The story
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Avatar: The Last Airbender recap
In a world where some people can bend water, earth, fire or air, the Fire Nation has waged war for a hundred years. Katara, a waterbender, and her brother Sokka find Aang frozen in an iceberg: he is the Avatar, the only person who can master all four elements, and the last surviving airbender, who fled before the Fire Nation wiped out his people. Book One: Water follows their journey to the North Pole so Aang and Katara can learn waterbending, chased by Zuko, the banished Fire Nation prince, and his uncle Iroh. Book Two: Earth adds the blind earthbender Toph, and ends with Ba Sing Se falling and Zuko siding with his sister Azula. Book Three: Fire has the group invade the Fire Nation; Zuko turns against his father, Fire Lord Ozai, and joins Aang as his firebending teacher. The series runs from 2005 to 2008.
Avatar: The Last Airbender ending explained
The four-part finale, "Sozin's Comet", has Aang face Fire Lord Ozai and, instead of killing him, take away his bending. Zuko and Katara defeat Azula, Zuko becomes Fire Lord, the war ends, and Aang and Katara kiss in Ba Sing Se. The world continues in The Legend of Korra (2012 to 2014), and a film about an adult Aang, The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, was moved from theaters to Paramount+ for fall 2026.
Where to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender is streaming on Netflix and Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 9.3/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Danny Phantom, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Danny Phantom, the last.
Cast
- Zach Tyler Eisen as Aang (voice)
- Mae Whitman as Katara (voice)
- Jack De Sena as Sokka (voice)
- Dante Basco as Zuko (voice)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Appa / Momo (voice)
- Michaela Jill Murphy as Meng (voice)
- Mako as Iroh (voice)
- Cricket Leigh as Mai (voice)
- Grey DeLisle as Azula / Banished Servant (voice)
- Olivia Hack as Ty Lee (voice)
- Mark Hamill as Ozai (voice)
- Jennie Kwan as Suki (voice)
Created by Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko.