'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Live Action Season 3 Release Date, Plot, Cast - Netflix Tudum

  • News

    Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Will Enter the Fire Nation in 2027

    Daniel Dae Kim returns as Fire Lord Ozai in your first look at the third and final season.

    By Stephan Lee
    Sept. 3, 2026

The heat is officially turning up. When Avatar: The Last Airbender returns for Season 3 in 2027, Aang and the gang will head deeper into the Fire Nation — where danger, destiny, and some very familiar faces await. See the first look at Season 3 above, and consider it your warning from Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim): Things are about to get serious, but you won’t be left burning for too much longer after the dramatic cliffhanger that ended Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2.

The live-action series will return for a third and final season — and it’s been shot already. The cast celebrated the end of production on Season 3 back in November with all-smiles group photo. Avatar: The Last Airbender’s team has bent heaven and Earth (and Fire, Water, and Air) to give the series the grand finale it deserves. 

Keep reading to find out what’s in store in Season 3, who’s joining the cast, and more. 

Six people posing and smiling in front of a white trailer on a gravel lot, wearing casual and dark jackets and coats, with a clear sky in the background, suggesting a friendly, outdoor, behind-the-scenes or film set environment.
PHOTO BY KATIE YU

How did Season 2 end? 

Avatar Aang (Gordon Cormier) ends Season 2 in critical condition after Azula (Elizabeth Yu) strikes him with lightning while he’s in the Avatar State. This could have cataclysmic consequences for not only Aang, but the entire Avatar Cycle. Only time will tell how this will affect Aang going forward. Meanwhile, Zuko (Dallas Liu), who was on the verge of switching sides, betrays the Gaang and aligns himself once again with his sister, Azula; father, Fire Lord Ozai; and the rest of the Fire Nation. 

“The stakes are extremely high,” Cormier tells Tudum about Season 2’s ending. “Aang will be faced with mental challenges — remembering who he is, accepting he could have died in the Avatar State and ended the Avatar Cycle.” 

You can find out more about how Season 2 sets up Season 3 here.

That’s a wrap on Season 2. The time of Sozin’s comet draws near.

What will happen in Season 3? 

How Avatar: The Last Airbender will adapt the ending of the Nickelodeon animated series is being heavily guarded by the Fire Nation — but just know they started working toward this point even before the series was officially renewed for Seasons 2 and 3. 

“The ending of Season 2 and the beginning of Season 3 were always in our heads from that first week in the [writers] room,” says executive producer Christine Boylan, who’s especially thrilled about Azula’s arc. “I’m excited about the storyline she has in Season 2; I’m obsessed with the storyline she has in Season 3.” 

Who’s joining the cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3?

  • Jon Jon Briones (Ratched, Hadestown, The Last Voyage of the Demeter) as Piandao
  • Tantoo Cardinal (Dances with Wolves, Legends of the Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon) as Hama
  • Terry Chen (Lucky Star, Jessica Jones, House of Cards) as Jeong Jeong
  • Dolly De Leon (Triangle of Sadness, Between the Temples, Ghostlight) as Lo and Li
  • Lily Gao (Blue Sun Palace, Twisted Metal, Slip) as Ursa
  • Madison Hu (The Brothers Sun, Boogeyman) as Fei
  • Dichen Lachman (Severance, Jurassic World: Dominion, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) as Yangchen

Solve logic and visual puzzles based on Avatar: The Last Airbender

Start Solving

Check back here for much more about Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3! Seasons 1 and 2 are streaming now, only on Netflix.

Related Tags
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • News
  • Article

More on Avatar: The Last Airbender

  • Meet Toph! Miya Cech Will Star in Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2
    A powerful earthbender enters the fray.
  • As you wait for the Gaang’s return, check out all the Season 2 news.
  • Yip, yip, let’s get some answers from the showrunner.
  • See a photo of the Gaang from the Season 3 set.
  • Where does that earth-shattering ending leave Team Avatar now?
  • Everything from the signature headband to work with blindness experts helped Miyako step into a beloved role.
  • Meet the allies and enemies shaping Aang’s next chapter.
  • Showrunners Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani unpack Season 2’s big changes.

Shop Avatar: The Last Airbender

Go to Netflix Shop

News

  • Hit the dance floor with co-writer Hasan Minhaj’s joyful coming-of-age comedy.
  • Sweet Magnolias duo Sheryl J. Anderson and JoAnna Garcia Swisher reunite.
  • Perry’s latest film follows the bond between a single mother and a reformed ex-con.
  • Johnno Wilson, Griffin Dunne, and Zack Fox also join the star-studded cast.
  • One woman and one man will win a career-altering briefcase.
  • The final chapter will land on Dec. 24.
  • Cantor brings his iconic voice to Netflix’s coverage from Brazil.
  • The drama series will chronicle a disturbing event at a fertility center.

Action

  • Plus Wonka’s The Golden TicketOculus, and more new movies and shows this week.
  • These short stories linger long after the credits roll.
  • These series are hits with audiences worldwide.
  • From documentaries to stand-up sets, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
  • Part 7 of the beloved series will be available worldwide in March.
  • Guy Ritchie’s world of aristocratic criminals has plenty more business to attend to.
  • Set in the worlds of competitive rowing, figure skating, basketball, and more.

Related Videos

  • Hilarious outtakes from Ba Sing Se and beyond.
  • Catch up on what happened last season before new episodes premiere June 25.
  • See Avatar Aang meet his earthbending teacher, Toph, and face off against Azula.
  • See Aang and crew harness the power of laughter.
  • The cast didn’t know what they were auditioning for. 
  • See how the elements came together in this groundbreaking (literally) scene.
  • From ‘Shadow and Bone’ to ‘The Witcher’, escape into a different world.

Latest News

  • 23 Dating Shows to Get You Pumped About Love and Relationships
    A man in swim trunks opens champagne while three women in bikinis celebrate on the deck of a luxury yacht, under a partly cloudy sky, with drinks and snacks nearby, dock and water visible in the background.

Popular Now

  • Ella Beatty leads the latest installment of the Ryan Murphy anthology series. 
  • Stream A Different World, Best of the Best, a new season of The Gentlemen, and more.
  • “How much of himself does Eddie lose whilst getting revenge?” Theo James asks.
  • The filmmakers on Mica and JP’s marriage, his federal charges, and “Mica’s Law.”