Netflix's "Avatar: The Last Airbender" live-action series has received mixed reviews, but critics seem to agree on one thing — it's better than the widely panned 2010 movie adaptation.
The new series, based on the Nickelodeon animated show of the same name beloved by Millenials and Gen Z audiences, follows a group of children on a mission to save the world from the Fire Nation and its genocidal leader, Firelord Ozai.
A live-action adaptation of the first season by director M. Night Shyamalan and Paramount Pictures in 2010 was panned by critics, mocked by fans, and faced backlash for casting white actors in the Asian and Indigenous-inspired story.
Netflix's adaptation, developed by Albert Kim, was viewed by fans as going in the right direction when it received support from the animated show's creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, at the start of development and Asian and Indigenous actors were cast in lead roles.
However, fans got worried after DiMartino and Konietzko announced in 2020 that they were stepping away from the reboot due to creative differences.
While critics largely agree Netflix's series hasn't repeated the same mistakes of the 2010 movie, many say the show isn't as good as the original series.
Here's what critics have said about "Avatar: The Last Airbender."