Basco also reprised his role for Avatar's sequel series The Legend of Korra, but obviously won't be playing Zuko in the remake. Konietzko did reveal on his Instagram that he was looking for a way to involve Dante Basco, one of the most recognizable voice actors in the game who played Zuko in the original show, in the remake somehow. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build upon everyone's great work on the original animated series and go even deeper into the characters, story, action, and world-building.' 'We can't wait to realize Aang's world as cinematically as we always imagined it to be, and with a culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast. Original series co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were very clear about this in a statement from 2018: The show is set in a conglomerate world built upon East Asian, New World, and Inuit influences-none of which contain any white people. Shyamalan's movie was derided not just because it was bad, but because the majority of the main cast was white. In terms of casting, Netflix has been especially looking out for people of color. This announcement is exciting not only because it looks like the show won't be aging up the main characters too much, but also because this casting is just about the most inclusive we could hope for. Great news!! The first four members of the cast were officially announced in August 2021: Gordon Cormier will be playing Aang, Kiawentiio is playing Katara, Ian Ousley is Sokka, and Dallas Liu is Prince Zuko. The show may follow this format, releasing three seasons that follow the events of the original, maybe with longer episodes and skipping over the weaker one-shots ('The Great Divide,' anyone?). The original series was separated into three seasons, or 'books,' of 20 episodes each. In the first episode, waterbender Katara and her brother Sokka discover the missing Avatar, the only surviving airbender named Aang, in suspended animation in an iceberg, and help him on his journey to learn the rest of the elements and defeat the Firelord. One hundred years before the series begins, the Fire Nation attacked the other three, subduing the Air Nomads and one of the Water Tribes, and began a decades-long war after the Avatar vanished.

Only the Avatar, a reincarnated human, could master all four elements and keep the balance of the world. The original Nickelodeon show was set in the fictional world of the Four Nations, each corresponding to a certain classical element, and each home to 'benders,' those who could psychokinetically manipulate one of those elements using martial arts.

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