The upcoming feature The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender will bypass a theatrical debut in theaters in October 2026 and premiere exclusively on Paramount+ as the streamer becomes the exclusive home of all animated content from Avatar Studios, the creative force behind the beloved and acclaimed Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Ditto for the new series Avatar: Seven Havens. Both animated projects are being produced by Avatar Studios, which was formed in 2021 under Nickelodeon as a division designed to create a new, ever-growing universe based on the worlds of Avatar and subsequent series, The Legend of Korra.
There’s more on the Legend of Aang front: Taika Waititi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Dee Bradley Baker, Peta Sergeant, Freida Pinto and Ke Huy Quan have joined previously announced castmembers Dave Bautista, Eric Nam, Jessica Matten, Dionne Quan, Román Zaragoza and Steven Yeun.
both the film and series.
“The Avatar Universe has captivated audiences for two decades, and Paramount+ is proud to be the exclusive streaming home for its beloved animated incarnation,” said Jane Wiseman, Head of Originals for Paramount+. “The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender and Avatar: Seven Havens represent the next evolution of storytelling from Avatar Studios — bringing together remarkable talent both in front of and behind the camera to deliver the epic adventures and emotional depth fans have come to expect,” she said. “These additions, alongside The Legend of Korra and the original series, solidify Paramount+ as the destination for the animated Avatar Universe.”
The Last Airbender ran from 2005 to 2008, and was set in a world of warring nation states where people, known as “benders,” can manipulate the four elements of earth, fire, wind and water. The series has received the Peabody Award, a Primetime Emmy, Annie Awards and Genesis Awards.
In the film adaptation, the world’s last Airbender earns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens to upend the peace they sacrificed everything to achieve. (The movie’s name is described as a working.)
Seven Havens, set in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm, follows a young Earthbender who discovers she’s the new Avatar after Korra—but in this dangerous era, that title marks her as humanity’s destroyer, not its savior. Hunted by both human and spirit enemies, she and her long-lost twin must uncover their mysterious origins and save the Seven Havens before civilization’s last strongholds collapse.
More to come.