New avatar series confirmed
There’s always a chance that ‘The Legend of Korra’ and ‘Avatar’ could move to CBS All Access in the future
NEW AVATAR SERIES CONFIRMED SERIES
Some people may ask, “If Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra are such big shows for ViacomCBS, why are the series going to Netflix?” (The show is also available to stream via Nickelodeon’s add-on NickHits channel on Amazon Prime Video.) ViacomCBS has its own streaming service, CBS All Access, where The Legend of Korra will continue to stream, the company confirmed to The Verge. Now, with The Legend of Korra heading to Netflix, the streamer could see another surge of views.
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People who had never seen the show (read: me) dove in and marathoned the series, while longtime fans used its resurgence on Netflix to watch it again. Outside of Netflix, dedicated Avatar filters started appearing on Instagram, and TikTok content related to the show started popping up. When Avatar: The Last Airbender landed on Netflix in May, it quickly became one of Netflix’s most popular titles, according to the streamer’s trending row. The Legend of Korra is a big deal for ViacomCBS, but it could be just as big of a deal for Netflix. The Legend of Korra was also praised for its LGBTQ+ themes, especially for a children’s cartoon series that aired on Nickelodeon.
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The show followed Korra, a new Avatar and successor to Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Aang, and was praised for its boundary-pushing sociopolitical themes. Following the success of Avatar: The Last Airbender’s return to Netflix earlier this year, Nickelodeon’s spinoff The Legend of Korra is also heading to the streaming service on August 14th in the United States.ĭeveloped as a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra ran on Nickelodeon between 20.