Avatar: The Last Airbender Will Feature a Big Timeline Change

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender will have no use for Sozin’s Comet.

One of the most impressive things about Nickelodeons classicAvatar: The Last Airbenderis the immediacy of its storytelling.

In fact,weve previously argued thatAvataris one of the few structurally perfect TV showsbecause of that immediacy.

In theATLAcanon,Sozins Cometis a celestial object that passes by Earth every one hundred years.

Naturally,Netflixs live-action adaptation ofAvatar: The Last Airbenderwants to borrow everything that works from its animated predecessor.

There was no way we could do that.

Live-action comes with limitations, perhaps the most notable limitation being the passage of time itself.

Aang actor Gordon Cormier was 11 years old when he auditioned and is already 14 now.

Katara actress Kiawentiio was cast at age 14 and will be 18 this April.

All eight episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender premiere Feb. 22 on Netflix.