1 Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Spinoff Would Give Netflix Its Mandalorian Replacement

A Western-style spinoff show could be based on one of the supporting characters from Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series.

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The Last Airbender's Mandalorian spinoff is the best. Its Rotten Tomatoes score is varied, but the live-action adaptation of the early 2000s cartoon series has many redeeming features.

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The animated show's early streaming ratings are impressive, and given the upfront costs of casting, set design, scripting, etc., Netflix will likely create seasons for the last two seasons.

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The Last Airbender deserve more examination. One of Avatar: The Last Airbender's most intriguing non-benders might give Netflix its own version of Disney+'s Star Wars spinoff The Mandalorian.

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Arden Cho, who plays June in the Avatar live action show, is an experienced actress, singer, and model who might head her own show.June is also well-suited as an anti-hero series protagonist.

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In recent years, critics and audiences have liked bounty hunter series like The Mandalorian and Lawmen: Bass Reeves, so a June-led spinoff should succeed too.

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