Following the success of Avatar: The Last Airbender’s return to Netflix earlier this year, Nickelodeon’s spinoff The Legend of Korra is also heading to the streaming service on August 14th in the United States.
Developed as a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra ran on Nickelodeon between 2012 and 2014. The show followed Korra, a new Avatar and successor to Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Aang, and was praised for its boundary-pushing sociopolitical themes. The Legend of Korra was also praised for its LGBTQ+ themes, especially for a children’s cartoon series that aired on Nickelodeon.
The Legend of Korra is a big deal for ViacomCBS, but it could be just as big of a deal for Netflix. When Avatar: The Last Airbender l…