Nickelodeon to Expand ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Franchise With Dedicated Avatar Studios

Nickelodeon to Expand, ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’, Franchise With Dedicated Avatar Studios.

Nickelodeon is planning on expanding the universe of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ and ‘The Legend of Korra.’ .

The network will be launching Avatar Studios, a subset completely devoted to creating new movies and animated series for the ‘Avatar’ franchise.

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The studio will be run by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, creators of the original ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ series.

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It’s hard to believe it’s been 19 years since we created 'Avatar: The Last Airbender.'

But even after all that time, there are still many stories and time periods in Aang’s world that we are eager to bring to life.

, Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, to ‘Entertainment Weekly’.

Their studio’s first project is reportedly an animated theatrical film scheduled to begin production this year.

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That film and all future content will be released on Nickelodeon and in theaters.

It will also land on Paramount+, ViacomCBS’s online streaming service that was previously known as CBS All Access.

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With this new Avatar Studios venture we have an unparalleled opportunity to develop our franchise and its storytelling on a vast scale, in a myriad of exciting ways and mediums. , Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, to ‘Entertainment Weekly’