The Aang Gang is finally back in (live) action, but it’s taken until now for arguably the most beloved member to finally make his big appearance. Fans of the animated series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” have been eagerly waiting to see how the Netflix TV show adaptation would portray Toph, the blind, badass Earthbender who repeatedly stole the show throughout the original cartoon. While the casting of young actor Miya Cech certainly looked promising enough, fans were quick to raise concerns about the Toph series aging compared to its animated counterpart. Fortunately, it’s safe to say that these minor concerns will be put to rest now that we’re finally seeing her in action – along with the burning question of how the show’s creative team will portray their “view” of Earthbending.
This morning, Netflix released the first trailer for Season 2 of “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” which definitely lives up to the “teaser” part of that sentence. Although we quickly catch up with our original trio of Kiawentiio Tarbell as Katara, Ian Ousley as Sokka, and (much older) Gordan Cormier as Aang, the footage is clearly focused on Toph from the start with her ongoing narration, the focus on Aang’s training in Earthbending, and of course, the silver shot that introduces our favorite tomboy Earthbender and the stunning visuals showing how she sees (rather feels) the earth around. She.
Check out the trailer above!
Will Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 attract more fans after a disappointing debut?
It’s fair to say that this series has a tricky task ahead of it. Fans and critics weren’t exactly sold on 2024’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Season 1, which notoriously made bizarre updates to the source material (see: Sokka’s storyline) while remaining too faithful to the original cartoon. Can the writing team solve this difficult problem (Toph?) this time? That’s certainly the hope, especially since Netflix’s live-action adaptation has so much going for it. Maybe I don’t think Also It’s unclear how much Gordan Cormier has grown since filming season 1.
Season 2 comes from writers and showrunners Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani, who will succeed original showrunner Albert Kim. As viewers well know, this next step in the adventure quickly follows our trio’s hard-fought (but somewhat Pyrrhic) victory against the Fire Nation in the Season 1 finale. With no choice but to lick their wounds and move on, their next move inevitably takes them to the realm of the Earth Kingdom – a key ally they’ll need in their ongoing battle against both the immediate threat of vengeful Prince Zuko (Dallas Liu, who is barely glimpsed in the trailer) and the ultimate danger posed by Daniel Dae Kim’s Fire Lord Ozai.
“The Last Airbender” season 2 will arrive on Netflix in early 2026. Its synopsis reads:
In Season 2, after a bittersweet victory saving the Northern Water Tribe from an invading Fire Nation, Aang (Gordon Cormier), Katara (Kiawentiio) and Sokka (Ian Ousley) band together and embark on a mission to convince the elusive Earth King to aid them in their battle against the fearsome Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim).
