What is the best order to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise?

For first-timers, we recommend Release Order as it's the intended experience. For rewatches, Timeline/Chronological Order offers a fresh perspective by following the in-universe chronology.

How many titles are in Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise?

Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise currently includes content across multiple formats. Use the section filters to view specific content types and the order variants to choose your preferred viewing order.

Should I watch Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise in release order or chronological order?

Release order is best for first-time viewers as it preserves the creators' intended narrative reveals. Chronological order is great for rewatches and understanding the timeline better.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise

edited 2026-05-21

A complete viewing and reading order for the Avatar franchise, covering the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, Dark Horse comics, F.C. Yee's prequel novels, the 2010 live-action film, and the Netflix live-action adaptation. Includes release order, a chronological story order interleaving animated seasons with post-show comics, and standalone sections for comics, novels, and film.

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animated series16 items · 16 unwatched

01ANIME

2005The 20-episode first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender, created by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and broadcast on Nickelodeon fro…

02ANIME

2006The 20-episode second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender, broadcast on Nickelodeon from March 2006. Aang travels to the Earth Kingdom to m…

03ANIME

2007The 21-episode third and final season of Avatar: The Last Airbender, premiering on Nickelodeon in September 2007 and concluding with the fou…

04COMIC

2012The first post-series Dark Horse comic trilogy, written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Gurihiru and published in three parts in 2012. Picks u…

05ANIME

2012The 12-episode first season of The Legend of Korra, broadcast on Nickelodeon from April 2012. Set 70 years after the events of Avatar: The L…

06COMIC

2013The second Dark Horse comic trilogy, written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Gurihiru, published in three parts in 2013. Follows Zuko and Azul…

07ANIME

2013The 14-episode second season of The Legend of Korra, broadcast on Nickelodeon from September 2013. Korra seeks her uncle Unalaq's guidance o…

08COMIC

2014The third Dark Horse comic trilogy, written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Gurihiru, published in three parts in 2014. Aang attempts to reviv…

09ANIME

2014The 13-episode third season of The Legend of Korra, initially broadcast on Nickelodeon in June 2014 before moving mid-season to the Nick.com…

10ANIME

2014The 13-episode fourth and final season of The Legend of Korra, released on Nick.com from October through December 2014. Set three years afte…

11COMIC

2015The fourth Dark Horse comic trilogy, written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Gurihiru, published in three parts from October 2015 through Apri…

12COMIC

2016The fifth Dark Horse comic trilogy, written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Gurihiru, published in three parts from September 2016 through Apr…

13COMIC

2017The first Dark Horse comic trilogy set in The Legend of Korra continuity, written by Michael DiMartino with art by Irene Koh, published in t…

14COMIC

2018The sixth Dark Horse comic trilogy, written by Faith Erin Hicks with art by Peter Wartman, published in three parts from December 2018 throu…

15COMIC

2019The second Legend of Korra comic trilogy, written by Michael DiMartino with art by Michelle Wong, published in three parts from May 2019 thr…

16COMIC

2022A Legend of Korra short-story anthology published by Dark Horse Comics in November 2022, collecting the Free Comic Book Day stories 'Friends…

comics15 items · 15 unwatched

novels4 items · 4 unwatched

films1 items · 1 unwatched

live-action series1 items · 1 unwatched