Nickelodeon has officially announced that a sequel to the critically acclaimed “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is the works! From the creator-producers of “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “The Legend of Korra” (tentatively titled) animated series is slated to premiere in 2011. According to Nickelodeon executive Brown Johnson, the new series will follow the adventures of a teenage Water Tribe girl avatar named Korra (pictured above presumably), described as a independent hothead “ready to take on the world.”
Here is the full press release courtesy of Nickelodeon!
NICKELODEON GREENLIGHTS NEW SERIES
FROM THE CREATORS OF THE ANIMATED TELEVISION HIT
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
Series Creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko
Bring Fans a New Adventure in the Avatar World The Legend of Korra
BURBANK, Calif. – July 21, 2010 – Nickelodeon, the number one producer of television animation in the world, has greenlit a new series from the creators of the hit animated TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender, it was announced today by Brown Johnson, President, Animation, Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group. The new series The Legend of Korra (working title), from creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, will premiere on Nickelodeon in 2011, continuing the evolution of the animated franchise and its mythology. The original series was the inspiration for the Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies live-action epic adventure, The Last Airbender, which has already grossed more than $115 million at the box office to date.
“Mike and Bryan have imagined a compelling new story inspired by the Airbender mythology that they so brilliantly crafted when the TV series began,” Johnson said. “This new avatar is not only a girl, but also hot-headed, independent and ready to take on the world.”
The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang – a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenaged girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra. With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water, and Fire), Korra seeks to master the final element, Air. Her quest leads her to the epicenter of the modern “Avatar” world, Republic City – a metropolis that is fueled by steampunk technology. It is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. However, Korra discovers that Republic City is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip it apart. Under the tutelage of Aang’s son, Tenzin, Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large.
Launched in February 2005, Avatar aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon and was ranked among the top five animated properties on television among boys, 2-11 and 6-11 (2005/2006). During this time, the series reached a total of 21.7 million total viewers (persons 2+), including 8.8 million kids 2-11 and 6.3 million kids 6-11*. Currently, Avatar: The Last Airbender is the number one program on Nicktoons among tweens. (Source: *Nielsen Cume Data – July 2008, Live + 7 day, 6 min. qualifier.)
Avatar: The Last Airbender was created and executive produced by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.
An award-winning filmmaker, DiMartino was a director at Film Roman for six years, working on the prime-time animated series King of the Hill, Family Guy and Mission Hill. During his tenure there, DiMartino animated and directed the short animated film Atomic Love, which has gone on to screen at festivals across the country including Sundance and the Los Angeles Film Festival. It also aired as part of the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival.
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Konietzko began his career in animation as a character designer at Film Roman for Fox’s prime-time series, Family Guy. He soon moved to the post of assistant director for two more Film Roman shows, Mission Hill and King of the Hill, working beside animation director DiMartino. Konietzko then became a storyboard artist and later an art director for the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim.
The new Avatar series will be produced at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif., and is co-executive produced by Joaquim Dos Santos.
Nickelodeon, now in its 31st year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 16 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).
I’m sure we will be seeing more of Korra at the San Diego Comic-Con later in the week. Stay tuned!
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July 21, 2010 at 10:51 am |
…*SCREAMING in my head*
SO excited! This is unbelievably awesome! xD Squeeee!
July 21, 2010 at 10:59 am |
woooooooooooooooooooow!!
its so so great!!!
good news!!!
/yeaaaaaaaaah/
July 21, 2010 at 11:29 am |
OMG. I have been waiting for more LAST AIRBENDER! That was the greatest series in the world! I guess I will grow on this one too. Is Korra one of the Avatars before or after Aang? She looks Water Tribe. 2011 is the year. Well, during the wait, The Clone Wars Season 3 is on. If Korra was after Aang, they should really show what happened to him. I just hope it’s not sad. I wonder if they will still use some of the same spirits?
Yeah!
July 21, 2010 at 11:32 am |
She’s got to be after Aang. Water is after Air. It’s the “SEQUEL”. Aaww. I will miss Katara, TOPH!, Aang and Sokka. Oh, and Appa and MoMo. I bet there will be 2 or 3 more Airbenders. Aang and Katara could have had kids. Anyone born Air Nomads is an Airbender.
July 21, 2010 at 12:59 pm |
I love your name TophFan990011 she was my favorite character and i was hoping that since the piece of crap movie came out they would start the same show back up again. Just wondering why isn’t it called Avatar: The Legend of Korra?
July 23, 2010 at 9:58 am |
Well in britain I think the title of Avatar: The Last Airbender was Avatar: The Legend of Aang no?
July 21, 2010 at 1:14 pm |
I’m so excited!!!! I will miss the old gang, but I hope it still shows them in the past (Older) ahhhhh I can’t wait!!!!
July 21, 2010 at 1:39 pm |
YES!!! Finally, a sequel! And for those of you curious, I looked this up and found some neat tidbits. Aang had a child alright, a SON in fact who’s an airbender. But I wonder what happened to Aang? makes me very ansty, personally. It’s kinda funny if you think about it. Aang went from light-heart and carefree to hot-headed waterbender who already knows most likely by now how to Earthbend and Firebend. That leaves Airbending. And if my instinct is right, we’ll see more of Aang sense if it like before then Aang will be Kora’s Avatar Guide.
July 22, 2010 at 5:17 am |
i so hope ang shows up as her guide!!! that would be so awesome …sorry im really excited haha
July 21, 2010 at 9:45 pm |
yeeeaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaahhhhh
July 22, 2010 at 1:31 am |
IM AM SO UPSET YET EXCITED. I WILL MISS THE LD GANG TOO MUCH. I DONT KNOW IF I CAN ACCEPT THAT THEY WILL BE DEAD
. IM SO SAD 
July 22, 2010 at 5:15 am |
OMFG IM EXCITED I HOPE THEY HAVE KATARA AND SOKKA AND TOPH SHOW UP IN THERE EVENTHOUGH THEY GUNNA BE LIKE 80 SOMEHTING ANYWAYS I’M EXCITED AND I HOPE WE GET TO SEE SOME OF THE OTHER CHARACTERS FROM THE ORIGINAL ….EXCEPT AANG CAUSE HE DEAD THTS THE ONLY WAY THE GIRL AVI IS THER BUT ANYWAYS OMG AANG HAS A KID I WONDER IF THE KID CAN BEND AIR AND WATER CAUSE HE’S KATARA AND ANGS KID THAT WOULD BE SOOO KOOL BUT YEAHHH!!!!! *FAN GIRL SHRIEK*
July 22, 2010 at 8:06 am |
YYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wasn’t really hoping that there would be another cartoon about Avatar, only because I thought it would be a fail – like the movie. But this cartoon sounds absolutely EPIC. I just can’t wait!! I hope it comes out in the UK
July 23, 2010 at 1:51 am |
hmmmm vedry nice:p
July 24, 2010 at 8:28 pm |
*lets out fangirl shriek* FINALLY!! *sits down with bag of popcorn* god i cant wait for this series to come out im gonna clear my calander of any events so i can watch it
though i am a bit upset that toph isnt gonna be in it she was my fave character *sighs* May be im gonna find some other blind short earth bender to love in this series X3….probably not lol
July 25, 2010 at 5:00 pm |
i read theres gonna be a character named meelo, which might be a grandson of sokka and suki, and a character named wei bei which might be related to toph because his name has bei in it which is part of tophs last name bei fong. In the show korra knows water earth and fire already she is from the southern water tribe which was rebuilt. The air temples have been rebuilt and so has basing sei. But korra needs to learn air bending so she goes to this mysterious republic city where she finds tnzin which is aang and kataras air bending son to teach her airbending. But the city is corupted with non benders who are trying to take over the city, and its supposed to be darker than the old show but still have that goofy feel
July 26, 2010 at 7:54 am |
holy crap.
i’ve been waiting for this since i finished the last airbender book 123!!!!!!!
it’s just sad to think that the cast is different,,,but i’m hoping for the best for this season!
July 26, 2010 at 6:43 pm |
Oh my gosh! I am so excited! I’m sad that Toph has to grow old; she was my favorite character in the show…Oh well. At least the Avatar universe doesn’t have to disappear! It’s interesting to see the industrialization of the world. Can’t wait! It should come out sooner!
July 30, 2010 at 2:17 pm |
From what i have read so far she knows 3 elements thats CRAP. the story should be from her finding out that shes the avatar to learning each individual element and finally defeating the evil ruler of the republic city
August 6, 2010 at 1:57 am |
Yes ! A new season is coming out ~!
August 13, 2010 at 2:18 pm |
i hope they mack mor than 12 episods mor more more
August 21, 2010 at 12:39 pm |
hi am really exited but i really wana know wat happend to zoku’s mother in the last season of avatar the last air bender
August 25, 2010 at 12:44 pm |
This is awesome! I loved the last airbender! I just really hope that there isn’t still only one airbender, i know ang and katara had a son, but i hope there are otheres. I also hope there are more flying bison because i loved appa! i really hope that they can work that in somehow!
August 26, 2010 at 10:49 pm |
ohh yeah!!
August 27, 2010 at 4:01 pm |
that is friken metal i am so exited to see it i liked the movie and show as much as i like my metal!!!! and im a guy who really loves my metal.cant what to let my little brothers know!!!
August 28, 2010 at 5:39 am |
did they show the picture of aang son? iwould be very interested
September 7, 2010 at 7:05 am |
things i would like to see on the legends of korra
1:a new gang
2:aang guiding korra in the spirit world/avatar state
3:to see katara and aangs child/kid
4:there will be new voices
5:that korra is related to katara
September 16, 2010 at 11:16 am |
I am Happy that the will be a new avatar,but am sad that i’m going to miss my aang well let me see how this is going to be.
September 16, 2010 at 11:18 am |
I am Happy that the will be a new avatar,but am sad that i’m going to miss my aang well let me see how this is going to be.legend of korra
October 27, 2010 at 6:35 pm |
I will miss katara but cant wait for the new seiries.
October 29, 2010 at 10:44 pm |
i’m so excited to the next chapter of aang
November 4, 2010 at 6:05 pm |
ohh yea
November 7, 2010 at 8:00 pm |
holy SHIT OMG I AM SO HAPPY ANNG MARRIES KATARA, SUKIAND SOKKA, (toph by herself…
) other then that I AM SITTING ON MY RECLINER and wait till THE NEW YEAR BALLS DROP! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT
November 18, 2010 at 11:45 pm |
aang and katara get in bed together and do eachother (luckily), and the have a baby son. tenzin. and he is the guide to korra. aang unfortunatley cant be korra’s guide because when an avatar dies, a new one is reborn. appa is an air biesen, which live for hundreds of years, and the air biesen was the first master of air bending. so appa could possibly teach korra aswell as tenzin. there is also a chance the old gang and momo couldve survived, when aang was on his deathbed, he couldve frozen katara and his friends so that later in the future they could be unfrozen just like aang was in the beginning of the last airbender.
November 20, 2010 at 1:22 am |
this sounds great but im kind of sad that the characters i grew to love are gone =(
November 20, 2010 at 10:35 am |
i am a fffffffffffffan of kora
November 20, 2010 at 10:37 am |
momeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyemoprrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrskyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
November 27, 2010 at 11:14 pm |
AAAAHHHHGGGGGGGGGGGGG CANT WAIT CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM A MAJOR FANGIRL WHO CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS NEW SEISE!!!!! ME AND MY TV ARE MARRIED RIGHT NOW! 8888888888DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
November 27, 2010 at 11:18 pm |
i am sooooooooooooooo going to glue myself to my couch with a bag of popcorn and a 2litter of root bear and watch this seires to the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why does katara get to marry aang though? i wanted to!!! *pouts*
March 19, 2011 at 1:04 pm |
i still think im gonna like the origanal show then this
April 2, 2011 at 2:06 am |
i cant wait for the new show i have been watch avatar from 2005 to 2011 and i cant wait i do wish it will show how aang died and if toph died alone are if she lied i loved her and i wish it wold show what happend after the final kiss that mad me mad how it ended like that and i have been waiting forever for a new series
April 22, 2011 at 4:35 pm |
Okay I have so far found 3 sites that say 2011 but countless others that say mid-2012. Lets get the real date out there.
May 24, 2011 at 7:17 pm |
Just read this too
Even longer to wait
“With 12 episodes done and half of the mini-series to finish, the creators Konietzko and DiMartino have announced that Legend of Korra is set to debut on television screens in 2012. This is something for Avatar fans to look forward to.”
July 4, 2011 at 1:15 pm |
hilarious best friend quotes,
July 4, 2011 at 8:04 pm |
can’t wait for the release date…. i would luv to watch this new series.. “the last airbender” series was awesome and we have lots of expectations from this new series…
July 9, 2011 at 11:11 pm |
Yea seeing the old gang gone is pretty depressing. I hate that..but its pretty cool how its showed up in the future..im also wondering where does the great uncle iroh or zuko come into play…they were a crucial part to the series..its sad how toph really never foudn her man but..still..Sukki-Sokka Aang-Katara, Now does anyone rember this?
Zuko-mai rember them now it makes me wonder where they come into play
October 3, 2011 at 5:01 am |
i’m wondering who is toph’s husband? and is toph still alive in the new series?
November 11, 2011 at 6:37 pm |
O_O ZOMGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awwww imma gunna miss totally sarcastic cheated on Souki Sauka (( if that how ya spell the names)) Zomgs does anyone know the day it come out???