Avatar: Seven Havens has some big shoes to fill. The original Avatar: The Last Airbender series is largely considered a perfect TV series. And even though its follow-up series, Legend of Korra, sparked more conversation while it aired, time has most fans looking back on it fondly. Now, it’s time for our newest Avatar series, Avatar: Seven Havens. Set in a brand-new part of Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s world and led by a much younger protagonist than either of the Avatar series to date, fans are curious whether Avatar: Seven Havens will live up to the Avatar legacy. To help you make up your mind, here’s a look at Avatar: Seven Havens‘ first official trailer. Watch below.
To help us understand what we see in the trailer, the synopsis for Avatar: Seven Havens shares, “Avatar: Seven Havens is an all-new series from creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Set in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm, a young Earthbender discovers she’s the new Avatar after Korra. 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.“
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How Do We Feel About Avatar: Seven Havens After Its Trailer?
This is definitely the most dystopian we’ve seen the world of animated Avatar look. Even though Avatar: The Last Airbender was set on the brink of world war and included genocide, colonialism, and many other intense topics, there was still an overall layer of hope and brightness to the world; an optimism that ran deep. This time we have danger, human and spirit enemies, and the potential of civilization’s total collapse. We don’t know how we feel about a gritty Avatar world.
Additionally, although Avatar: The Last Airbender was intended as a kids’ show, many of its fans are all grown up. Aging down the protagonist, as we see happen in Avatar: Seven Havens‘ trailer, may risk alienating the actual fanbase of the series. (Millennials) Then again, the show won over the hearts of kids once, so maybe it can do so again. And the Millennials can just go watch their Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Reservations aside, we love the diversity we see in the Avatar: Seven Havens trailer so far. And we celebrate centering the stories of all kinds of characters.
We Catch a Glimpse of Korra in this Avatar: Seven Havens Trailer
Avatar fans will be excited… or perhaps terrified… to see a glimpse of Avatar Korra in this Avatar: Seven Havens trailer. Whatever Korra’s fate was in the Avatar world, it wasn’t pretty, and it caused the world to turn against the Avatar. According to new protagonist Pavi, Korra “doomed the world.” That’s not the happily ever after we had in mind for Korra and Asami!!! But we bet there’s more to the story than it seems. (And if we don’t like that, we can always run to the Korra comics.)
More About Avatar: Seven Havens
Avatar: Seven Havens will release on October 9 on Paramount+. The first three episodes of the season will premiere on October 9, followed by weekly releases of three episodes each Friday through October 30. To recap, that’s episodes 1-3 on October 9, episodes 4-6 on October 16, episodes 7-9 on October 23, and the remaining episodes 10-13 on October 30. Yes, the last weekly release will contain four instead of three episodes. The season will have 13 episodes total.
Book 2 of Avatar: Seven Havens has already been confirmed.
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