<P> The series' first season was the basis for the 2010 live - action film, The Last Airbender, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan . It was intended as the first of a trilogy, with each of the three films based upon one of the three television seasons, but the film's reception was overwhelmingly negative from critics and series fans alike; it had a six - percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and received five Razzies at the 31st Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture . Although the film originally shared the title of the television series, it was changed to The Last Airbender because producers feared that it would be confused with the James Cameron film Avatar . The Last Airbender stars Noah Ringer as Aang, Nicola Peltz as Katara, Jackson Rathbone as Sokka, Dev Patel as Zuko, and Shaun Toub as Iroh . </P> <P> The Legend of Korra, a sequel series to Avatar: The Last Airbender, premiered on Nickelodeon on April 14, 2012 . It was written and produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the creators and producers of the original series . Initially titled Avatar: Legend of Korra, then The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra, it takes place seventy years after the end of Avatar: The Last Airbender . The series' protagonist is Korra, a 17 - year - old girl from the Southern Water Tribe and the incarnation of the Avatar after Aang's death . </P> <P> The Avatar series was the highest - rated animated television series in its demographic at its premiere, with an average of 3.1 million viewers watched each new episode . It had 5.6 million viewers for its highest - rated episode, and was a highly rated part of the Nicktoons lineup beyond its 6 - to - 11 - year - old demographic . A one - hour special, The Secret of the Fire Nation (consisting of "The Serpent's Pass" and "The Drill") aired on September 15, 2006 and attracted 5.1 million viewers . According to the Nielsen Media Research, the special was the highest - rated cable - television program that week . In 2007, Avatar: The Last Airbender was syndicated to more than 105 countries and was one of Nickelodeon's top - rated programs . The series ranked first on Nickelodeon in Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Colombia . </P> <P> The four - part series finale, "Sozin's Comet", had the series' highest ratings . Its first airing averaged 5.6 million viewers, 95 percent more than Nickelodeon had had in mid-July 2007 . During the week of July 14, it was the most - viewed program by the under - 14 demographic . Its popularity affected online media; Rise of the Phoenix King, a Nick.com online game based on "Sozin's Comet", had almost 815,000 game plays in three days . IGN ranked the series 35th on its list of top 100 animated TV shows . </P>

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