Avatar Live-Action Netflix Show Casts Aang's Waterbending Teacher

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Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series has cast actor A Martinez as Aang's waterbending teacher, Master Pakku. The original animated series aired on Nickelodeon between 2005 and 2008, where it was cherished by fans of all ages. In 2018, Netflix announced its plans to develop a live-action reimagination of the acclaimed fantasy adventure show. At that time the original creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were attached as executive producers and showrunners, but they left the Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series in 2020 citing creative differences. Now, Albert Kim is serving as a showrunner on the big-budget show, which approximately costs $15 million per episode.

From the get-go, the Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series has been committed to casting a culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed ensemble. In August 2021, the cast for the show was announced, with Gordon Cormier portraying Aang, Kiawentiio as Katara, Ian Ousley as Sokka, and Dallas Liu as Zuko. In the following months, several other actors joined the show, with Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Uncle Iroh, Elizabeth Yu as Azula, and Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai. The show will reportedly conclude production on season 1 this month, and as filming draws to a close, more cast details for Avatar: The Airbender live-action series are being revealed.

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Now, it has been confirmed that actor A Martinez, who recently appeared in Netflix's Queen of the South, will play Master Pakku, Aang's waterbending instructor. The report was first announced by Avatar News, and later the actor himself confirmed his casting by replying to an Instagram post by the same website. Martinez