Avatar: The Last Airbender is set to make Paramount+ its home. The beloved animated franchise from Avatar Studios is expanding in 2026 with a new animated film and original series, and both will release exclusively on Paramount+.
The highly anticipated animated film, The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender (working title), was originally planned for a theatrical release, but will now be releasing on Paramount’s streaming platform. New additions to the voice cast include Taika Waititi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Dee Bradley Baker, Freida Pinto and Ke Huy Quan, who will be joining previously announced Dave Bautista, Eric Nam, Jessica Matten, Dionne Quan, Román Zaragoza and Steven Yeun. The all-star cast is appropriate for one of the most exciting projects of 2026.
Avatar: Seven Havens Will Consist of 2 Books
In addition to the film, a new series, Avatar: Seven Havens, will also premiere on Paramount+. The series was previously announced at San Diego Comic-Con, and will consists of Book 1 (13 half-hour episodes) and Book 2 (13 half-hour episodes). Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko will serve as executive producers, joined by Ethan Spaulding as executive producer, and Sehaj Sethi as co-executive producer.
More details coming soon!
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PARAMOUNT+ SET AS EXCLUSIVE HOME OF AVATAR STUDIOS CONTENT AND EXPANDS UNIVERSE WITH ANIMATED FILM THE LEGEND OF AANG: THE LAST AIRBENDER (WT) AND ORIGINAL SERIES AVATAR: SEVEN HAVENS
Taika Waititi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Dee Bradley Baker, Peta Sergeant with Freida Pinto and Ke Huy Quan Join Previously Announced Cast of The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender
From Avatar Studios, New Movie and Series Expand Paramount+’s Growing World of the Beloved Franchise that includes The Legend of Korra and Avatar: The Last Airbender
December 23, 2025 – Paramount+ today announced its expansion of the beloved Avatar Universe with animated film THE LEGEND OF AANG: THE LAST AIRBENDER (WT) and new 2D series AVATAR: SEVEN HAVENS, both from Avatar Studios.
THE LEGEND OF AANG: THE LAST AIRBENDER (WT) will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ in Fall 2026 and features an all-star cast including newly announced Taika Waititi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Dee Bradley Baker, Freida Pinto and Ke Huy Quan, joining previously announced Dave Bautista, Eric Nam, Jessica Matten, Dionne Quan, Román Zaragoza and Steven Yeun.
Based on the original series Avatar: The Last Airbender created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the film will be directed by Lauren Montgomery with Steve Ahn and William Mata co-directing. Latifa Ouaou, Maryann Garger, Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino serve as producers. Award-winning composer Jeremy Zuckerman returns to score 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. These additions, alongside The Legend of Korra and the original series, solidify Paramount+ as the destination for the animated Avatar Universe.”
THE LEGEND OF AANG: THE LAST AIRBENDER (WT): Avatar Aang, the world’s last Airbender, learns 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.
AVATAR: SEVEN HAVENS: Set in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm, a young Earthbender 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.
Produced by Nickelodeon Animation, AVATAR: SEVEN HAVENS consists of Book 1 (13 half-hour episodes) and Book 2 (13 half-hour episodes). Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko serve as co-creators and executive producers. Ethan Spaulding is executive producer, and Sehaj Sethi is co-executive producer.
These new offerings join The Legend of Korra and Avatar: The Last Airbender on Paramount+, with the original series ranking among Nielsen’s Top 100 most-streamed titles during 17 of 139 weeks since its debut on the platform in March 2023.
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