Avatar: The Last Airbender: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Magical live-action adaptation of the manga fantasy classic
Year: 2024
Certificate: 12
After first being an excellent animated series and then a sadly terrible movie, this anime classic bounces back as an eight-part live-action adventure series.
War rages across a fantasy world where magic users each control one of the four elements - earth, fire, water and air - as the cruelly ambitious fire nation sets out to conquer the world. But when two teenagers defrost the last living member of the air tribe, Aang, from a block of ice, the trio set out to bring peace to the world.
Following in the family-friendly footsteps of Percy Jackson and One Piece rather than the darker Game Of Thrones, this is a big-budget adventure crammed with CGI-enhanced martial arts and magic. Two more series have been ordered so it's clearly popular, although some viewers may find that, beyond all the scale and effects, the show can be a little lacking in character and joy. It is a very impressive bit of world creation, though, and that was enough to secure it a second series. (Eight episodes)
