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Gordon Cormier as Aang: A free-spirited and peaceful twelve-year-old airbender who was frozen in ice for one hundred years. When he wakes up, all the other airbenders have been wiped out by the Fire Nation and he embarks on a quest to end the war and become the figurehead of balance and harmony for the world as the Avatar.

Gian Carlo portrays young Aang in flashbacks.

Kiawentiio as Katara: A fourteen-year-old who is the last waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe after her mother was killed by the Fire Nation. Despite her personal tragedy, she joins Aang on his journey while growing to her true potential.

Meadow Kingfisher portrays young Katara in flashbacks.

Ian Ousley as Sokka: Katara's sixteen-year-old brother who has tried to become the quasi-leader of their tribe after their father left to fight in the war. He joins Aang on his mission along with Katara, and makes up for his lack of bending abilities with his intelligence, resourcefulness, and trusty boomerang.

Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko: The seventeen-year-old scarred, exiled, and short-tempered crown prince of the Fire Nation, bent on capturing the Avatar to end his banishment and regain his honor.

Jordan Roberto Chien portrays young Zuko in flashbacks.

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Uncle Iroh: A retired Fire Nation general and the wise and nurturing uncle and mentor to Zuko.

Ken Leung as Commander/Admiral Zhao (season 1): An ambitious, yet arrogant, ruthless, and dishonorable Fire Nation naval officer and Zuko's bitter main rival in his pursuit of the Avatar. Leung said he initially assumed he was auditioning for a character from James Cameron's Avatar franchise due to how Netflix set up secret auditions with fake scenes during the casting process.

Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai: The tyrannical and sadistic ruler of the Fire Nation, Iroh's younger brother, and Zuko and Azula's father. Kim had previously lent his voice to the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise: as General Fong in Book Two of The Last Airbender and as Hiroshi Sato in The Legend of Korra. "He's deliciously a villain, and that's what I sank my teeth into," Kim said in an interview, going on to compare Ozai with Darth Vader from Star Wars.

Elizabeth Yu as Princess Azula (season 2; recurring season 1): The cunning and prodigiously gifted princess of the Fire Nation and Zuko's younger sister. Showrunner Albert Kim stated ahead of the series premiere that Azula is featured a lot more in the show's first season than she is in the first season of the animated series, crediting the knowledge of what Azula does later in the original show's second and third seasons for the writers having the advantage of where to take her.

Cordelia Chao portrays young Azula in flashbacks.

Momona Tamada as Ty Lee (season 2; recurring season 1): Azula's acrobatic and cheerful friend who is skilled in chi-blocking.

Miyako as Toph Beifong (season 2): An abrasive and unfiltered earthbending prodigy who was born blind and uses her abilities to sense around her by feeling seismic vibrations.

Recurring

Lim Kay Siu as Gyatso (season 1): A mischievous, chipper, kind, and caring Air Nomad monk who is Aang's mentor and father figure.

Casey Camp-Horinek as Gran Gran (season 1): The matriarch of the Southern Water Tribe and Sokka and Katara's paternal grandmother.

Matthew Yang King (seasons 1–2) and Dee Bradley Baker (season 2) as the vocalizations of:

Appa, a sky bison who is Aang's companion.

Momo, a winged lemur who befriends Aang and joins him on his journey.

Ruy Iskandar as Lieutenant Jee (season 1): A Fire Nation officer on Zuko's ship.

Ryan Mah as Lieutenant Dang (season 1): A Fire Nation naval officer loyal to Zhao.

Maria Zhang as Suki: The leader of Kyoshi Island's elite all-female soldiers, the Kyoshi Warriors.

Utkarsh Ambudkar as King Bumi: The elderly king of Omashu who is Aang's oldest friend. Pradnesh Prakask portrays a young Bumi in flashbacks.

Danny Pudi as Sai, the Mechanist: A single father and inventor from the Earth Kingdom.

Thalia Tran as Mai: Azula's stoic friend who is skilled in knife throwing.

Sebastian Amoruso as Jet: The leader of the Freedom Fighters, a group of revolutionaries who fight back against the Fire Nation.

Amber Midthunder as Princess Yue (season 1): The princess of the Northern Water Tribe. Midthunder also voices the fox form of Princess Yue in the Spirit World.

Rekha Sharma as Amita (season 2): A herbalist from Omashu who bonds with Sai.

Jeremiah Oh as General Vinh Tran (season 2): A Fire Nation general who leads the campaign to invade Ba Sing Se.

Crystal Yu as Poppy Beifong (season 2): Toph's overprotective mother.

Hoa Xuande as Professor Zei (season 2): A scholar and professor at Ba Sing Se University.

Justin Chien as Earth King Kuei (season 2): The ruler of Ba Sing Se.

Chin Han as Long Feng (season 2): The cultural minister of Ba Sing Se and leader of the Dai Li.

Amanda Zhou as Joo Dee (season 2): A guide for new arrivals in Ba Sing Se.

Lourdes Faberes as General Sung (season 2): The commander of forces protecting the outer walls of Ba Sing Se.

Gabriel Takahashi as Lieutenant Khettry (season 2): An Earth Kingdom officer in Ba Sing Se.

Kelsey Lopes as Jin (season 2): A waitress at a tea shop in Ba Sing Se who is interested in Zuko.

Guest

Introduced in season 1

Hiro Kanagawa as Fire Lord Sozin: The Fire Lord who started the 100-year war and Zuko's great-grandfather.

Clyde Kusatsu as Kaja: A Fire Sage who serves Sozin. Kusatsu previously voiced the character Pasang in the animated series.

David Sakurai as an Earth Kingdom spy who discovers Sozin's plan to attack the other nations.

Yvonne Chapman as Avatar Kyoshi (seasons 1–2): The legendary earthbender Avatar preceding Aang's previous incarnation, Roku.

Tamlyn Tomita as Yukari: Suki's mother and the fiercely protective mayor of her small village on Kyoshi Island.

Lucian-River Chauhan as Teo (seasons 1–2): Sai's wheelchair-using son.

James Sie as the Cabbage Merchant (seasons 1–2): An unfortunate merchant whose produce is continually destroyed. Sie reprises his role from the animated series.

Osric Chau as Tan: The leader of a group of Fire Nation rebels who plan to assassinate Ozai.

Taylor Lam Wright as the Duke: The youngest member of the Freedom Fighters.

Vincent Huang as Pipsqueak: A physically imposing member of the Freedom Fighters.

Wes Valarao as Smellerbee (seasons 1–2): A female member of the Freedom Fighters who is often mistaken for a boy because of her looks.

Nathaniel Kong as Longshot (seasons 1–2): A silent archer and member of the Freedom Fighters.

Albert Nicholas as Captain Dixit (seasons 1–2): An Earth Kingdom captain in Omashu who seeks revenge for Iroh's role during the siege of Ba Sing Se.

Justin Wong as Chong (seasons 1–2): The leader of a group of nomadic minstrels in Omashu.

George Takei as the voice of Koh the Face Stealer: A centipede-like spirit who collects the faces of his victims. Takei previously voiced the warden of a Fire Nation prison camp in the animated series.

Randall Duk Kim as the voice of Wan Shi Tong (seasons 1–2): An owl-like spirit and collector of knowledge who is very distrustful towards humans.

Arden Cho as June: A bounty hunter who is hired by Zuko to find the Avatar.

Rainbow Dickerson as Kya: Sokka and Katara's mother.

Joel Montgrand (season 1) and Adam Beach (season 3) as Chief Hakoda: Sokka and Katara's father and the chieftain of the Southern Water Tribe who left to fight in the war.

Trevor Carroll as Bato: Hakoda's friend and a Southern Water Tribe warrior.

Ash Lee as Shufen: The head of an Earth Kingdom village that is being terrorized by an angry forest spirit.

Ciara Mandel as Lian: Shufen's daughter.

Simon Chin as Yang: A bartender at an Earth Kingdom village.

C. S. Lee (season 1) and Lawrence Kao (season 2) as Avatar Roku: The firebender Avatar preceding Aang, who mentors him in communing with the spirit world.

François Chau as the Great Sage: The leader of the Fire Sages at a fire temple dedicated to Avatar Roku.

James Rha as Shyu: A Fire Sage who guides Aang through the fire temple.

A Martinez as Pakku: A waterbending master from the Northern Water Tribe.

Nathaniel Arcand as Chief Arnook: The chieftain of the Northern Water Tribe and Yue's father.

Irene Bedard as Yagoda: A waterbender healer from the Northern Water Tribe.

Joel Oulette as Hahn: A Northern Water Tribe warrior formerly betrothed to Princess Yue.

Meegwun Fairbrother as Avatar Kuruk (seasons 1–2): The waterbender Avatar preceding Kyoshi.

Introduced in season 2

Dolly de Leon as Lo and Li: Azula's twin advisors.

Madison Hu as Fei: A farmer whose parents were killed by Fire Nation soldiers.

Rickie Wang as Peng: Fei's younger brother who encounters Zuko.

Kelemete Misipeka as The Boulder: An overconfident earthbending wrestler.

Lily Gao as Ursa: Zuko and Azula's mother.

Shintaro Kanaoya as Lao Beifong: Toph's father and a wealthy businessman.

Andy Yu as Ji Shen: The Beifong family secretary. He is loosely based on the character Master Yu from the animated series.

Mapuana Makia as Lady Ouyang: A socialite in Ba Sing Se who is acquainted with the Beifong family.

Michael Cha as Lord Ouyang: A socialite in Ba Sing Se and Lady Ouyang's husband.

Terry Chen as Jeong Jeong: A former Fire Nation officer who deserted the army and took refuge in Ba Sing Se.

Vincent Tong as Lau Wong: A shady opportunist who blackmails Toph with allegations regarding her parents. Tong has previously voiced Zuko in several video games published by GameMill Entertainment.

Benny Wang as Tycho: A struggling refugee who attempts to rob Iroh.

Dichen Lachman as Avatar Yangchen: The airbender Avatar preceding Kuruk.

Introduced in season 3

Jon Jon Briones as Piandao

Tantoo Cardinal as Hama

Cast notes

Casting

Prior to their departure, DiMartino and Konietzko had revealed that they are committed to "culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed casting" according to a statement from Konietzko. Konietzko had said that he was hoping to include Dante Basco, the original voice actor of Zuko. In August 2021 following leaked casting reports, Netflix revealed the show's cast for the main four characters: Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley and Dallas Liu as Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Zuko respectively. Kim felt that "this was a chance to showcase Asian and Indigenous characters as living, breathing people. Not just in a cartoon, but in a world that truly exists, very similar to the one we live in." In November 2021, Daniel Dae Kim, who previously voiced General Fong in the animated series and later Hiroshi Sato in The Legend of Korra, joined the cast as Fire Lord Ozai. Later that month, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Lim Kay Siu, and Ken Leung joined the cast of the series, playing Iroh, Gyatso, and Commander Zhao respectively. In December, Elizabeth Yu, Yvonne Chapman, Tamlyn Tomita, Casey Camp-Horinek and Maria Zhang were added to the cast, respectively playing Azula, Avatar Kyoshi, Yukari (a new character added as Suki's mother in replacement of the mayor of Kyoshi Island), Gran Gran and Suki.

In April 2022, Arden Cho and Momona Tamada joined the cast as June and Ty-Lee. Later that month, C. S. Lee was cast as Avatar Roku. In June 2022, A Martinez and Amber Midthunder were cast as Master Pakku and Princess Yue respectively. In July 2022, it was revealed that James Sie would reprise his role as the Cabbage Merchant from the animated series. In September 2022, additional roles were announced, with two of them being George Takei as the voice of Koh the Face Stealer and Randall Duk Kim as the voice of Wan Shi Tong. Takei previously voiced the Fire Nation Prison Rig Warden in the animated series, while Duk Kim had a minor role in the 2010 live-action film The Last Airbender.

In September 2024, Miyako was announced to have joined the main cast as Toph Beifong for the second season. In November 2024, Chin Han, Hoa Xuande, Justin Chien, Amanda Zhou, Crystal Yu, Kelemete Misipeka, Lourdes Faberes, and Rekha Sharma were announced to have joined the cast. In May 2025, Terry Chen, Dolly de Leon, Lily Gao, Madison Hu, and Dichen Lachman joined the cast for the second season while Jon Jon Briones, Tantoo Cardinal, and Adam Beach joined the cast for the third season.

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season 62% approval rating based on 86 critic reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Avatar: The Last Airbender serves as a solid live-action entry point into the beloved franchise, although it only sporadically recaptures the magic of its source material." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 55 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

Jack Seale from The Guardian gave the series a positive review, saying "The landscapes sparkle, there is a giant six-legged flying bison that carries everyone spectacularly from place to place through the clouds and the young cast are up to the task." Josh Yehl from IGN gave a generally positive review, saying "The live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series enriches the original story with meaningful new material, but its breakneck pacing, exposition-heavy dialogue, and hit-or-miss effects aren't precisely in balance." James Marsh from the South China Morning Post gave an extremely positive review, "Hardened devotees of the source material will inevitably find minor cosmetic and composite changes to quibble about, but critics will be hard-pressed to argue against Kim and his crew's heart being in the right place." Kenneth Lowe from Paste praised the representation of Asian and Indigenous people in the series. He highlighted that "no show has taken a more forceful and intentional step toward addressing it than Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action adaptation".

Anita Singh from The Telegraph gave a mixed response: "It's solid entertainment: fast-moving, action-packed, with decent fight scenes and some appealing performances, all done on a generous Netflix budget. Don't expect subtlety – this is aimed at children so the characters and plot are broadly drawn." Variety opined that, while it wasn't as bad as the 2010 film The Last Airbender, it "will leave fans wishing the streamer had left DiMartino and Konietzko's masterpiece alone." Kelly Lawler from USA Today called the show "a corrupted facsimile of the original" and claimed "it's clear after two failed attempts to tell this story in live action that the greatness of Avatar was because of its animation, not in spite of it."

The second season has a 68% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 22 reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 6.1/10. The website's critics consensus states, "Although a few narrative detours upend anticipated storylines and brawls, this Avatar still knows how to entertain and be serviceably capable of saving the world." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

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Premise

Cast and characters

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Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Season 3

Production

Development

Casting

Filming

Visual effects

Music

Marketing

Release

Reception

Critical response

Viewership

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