The Last Airbender
, the first in a planned trilogy, came out in theaters in 2010, hoping to replicate the success of
Nickelodeon
's iconic animated show. Unfortunately, the film's critical failure ensures that the next two films never happened. A decade, a controversial animated sequel series, and several more canon books later and
Netflix
finally gave the series the live action treatment it deserves.
Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender topped streaming charts in its premiere last February 22. It wasn't perfect, by any means. It was flawed and divisive, but it was better than expected, posting massive numbers, and catapulting some of its stars towards mainstream success.
