The Final Airbender’s New Toph

We’ve recognized just about because it grew to become an immediate smash hit for the streamer that Netflix has been engaged on a second (and third) season of its live-action re-imagining of Avatar: The Last Airbender, however now Netflix is able to provide you with your first tiny have a look at what’s to return in Aang and the gang’s persevering with adventures… largely within the type of a really acquainted face.

Throughout tonight’s Geeked Week Stay occasion in Atlanta, Netflix confirmed that season two of the live-action Avatar is in manufacturing, with a quick teaser asserting that Miya Cech has joined the principle forged as beloved Final Airbender character Toph Beifong. Equally launched early on within the second season of the animated collection (initially in a quick imaginative and prescient earlier than making her full look in “The Blind Bandit”), Toph is a younger blind woman who makes use of her earthbending talents to connect with the world round her and prolong her senses. Initially becoming a member of Aang, Katara, and Sokka on their journey to show the younger Avatar the way to hone his personal earthbending expertise, Toph finally turns into one of the vital powerful and famous earthbenders around, happening to find its sub-type metalbending and finally assist to coach the subsequent Avatar, Korra, throughout the collection’ successor, The Legend of Korra.

For all its tweaks to the supply materials, controversial or in any other case, nobody goes to be too shocked that the subsequent season of Avatar will convey Toph into the fold. In spite of everything, Netflix is asking the present’s second season “Earth” very similar to the animated collection did. Time will inform, Toph or in any other case, simply what else Avatar will handle to adapt in its sophomore season in distinction to the animated collection. Even because it shot up the streaming charts to success, one of many constant criticisms of the primary season was its option to condense the story of the animated present’s 20-episode debut season into simply eight episodes. Whereas Netflix has but to verify simply how lengthy both season two or season three of the live-action present will pan out to be, fingers crossed it’s a lesson the collection has discovered to deal with a bit higher this time spherical.

We’ll convey you extra on Netflix’s plans for The Final Airbender as we study them—however with season two solely simply getting into manufacturing, it’s possible going to be whereas but earlier than we get to see extra of Toph and her new pals in motion once more.

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