The series was expanded further in July 2012 to 52 episodes.

Nickelodeon declined the creators' pitch for an Avatar: The Last Airbender follow-up animated movie based on what then became the three-part comics The Promise, The Search and The Rift, choosing instead to expand Korra to 26 episodes. The Legend of Korra was initially conceived as a twelve-episode miniseries. Main article: List of The Legend of Korra episodes The series' final scene, intended to depict the beginning of a same-sex romance between Korra and Asami Sato, was unprecedented at the time and has been credited with paving the way for LGBT representation in children's television programming. The series was also praised for addressing sociopolitical issues such as social unrest and terrorism, as well as for going beyond the established boundaries of youth entertainment with respect to issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation. The series has been lauded for its writing and production values, and has been nominated for and won awards such as the Annie Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Gracie Award. Like its predecessor, The Legend of Korra received critical acclaim. Several people involved in the creation of Avatar: The Last Airbender (such as designer Joaquim Dos Santos, writer Tim Hedrick and composers Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn) returned to work on The Legend of Korra. Simmons and Mindy Sterling, and supporting voice actors include Aubrey Plaza, John Michael Higgins, Kiernan Shipka, Lisa Edelstein, Steve Blum, Eva Marie Saint, Henry Rollins, Anne Heche and Zelda Williams. The main characters are voiced by Janet Varney, Seychelle Gabriel, David Faustino, P. The series follows Avatar Korra, the successor and reincarnation of Aang from the previous series, as she faces political and spiritual unrest in a modernizing world. Only one individual, the 'Avatar', can bend all four elements, and is responsible for maintaining balance in the world. It has been continued as a comics series.Īs with its predecessor, the series is set in a fictional universe in which certain people can manipulate, or 'bend', one of the four elements: water, earth, fire, or air.

A sequel to DiMartino and Konietzko's previous series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which aired from 2005 to 2008, the series ran for 52 episodes ('chapters'), separated into four seasons ('books'), from April 14, 2012, to December 19, 2014. The Legend of Korra (abbreviated as TLOK), also known as Avatar: The Legend of Korra or simply Korra, is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelodeon.

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