Paramount+’s New ‘Avatar’ Sequel Is So Good, It Already Got Renewed for Seasons 3 & 4
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We've finally returned to the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender after 12 years, and, this time, the Avatar is here to stay. On the day of its three-episode series debut on Paramount+, co-creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino confirmed that Avatar: Seven Havens has been renewed for a third and fourth season, beyond its previously announced two-season tenure. While it might seem too early for such big news, Avatar: Seven Havens really is that good. Not only is it a worthy sequel to the franchise's previous series, but it also hints at an even bigger future for the show than its predecessors and fuels theories about where Pavi (Saheli Khan) and Nisha (Aishu Devan) might be headed.
'Seven Havens' Renewal Puts It on the Same Level as 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'
It's not unprecedented for a series to be renewed right after or even before its premiere, but it's still rare, and a renewal that ensures a four-season future is even rarer. However, Seven Havens is already showing a lot of promise in terms of quality, debuting with a 100% Certified Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. (For reference, The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra's cumulative scores are 100% and 88%, respectively.)
When it was originally announced, Avatar: Seven Havens was confirmed for two seasons, totaling 26 episodes. Now, its renewal puts it within the same length as the two previous series — The Last Airbender ran for three seasons, as Avatar Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) masters Water, Earth, and Fire, and The Legend of Korra greatly expands the Avatar's role with Avatar Korra's (Janet Varney) four seasons: Air, Spirits, Change, and Balance.
This proves how much faith has been placed in the Avatar franchise. There has been no confirmation on how many episodes Avatar: Seven Havens will now have in total, but, with the first two seasons having 13 each, it's a safe bet that the newly announced ones will be around that, too. The sequel series could potentially tie The Legend of Korra's run, but it may very well exceed it.
'Seven Havens' Could Go Beyond 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'
Traditionally, seasons in the Avatar franchise are actually known as "books," with every book named after a different aspect of the Avatar's journey in that series. Avatar: Seven Havens Book 1, "Survival," is aptly named after the series' premise that humanity is on the brink of extinction, with Pavi and Nisha forced to survive in a world that fears and hates the Avatar.
However, the title "Survival" also hints at a much larger run for Avatar: Seven Havens compared to its predecessors, and not just because there are seven literal Havens for humanity in the story. This number is no coincidence, as there are seven chakras that concentrate a person's chi, or spiritual energy. This notion was introduced in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and it's essentially what allows an individual to bend an element. In The Legend of Korra, Amon (Steve Blum) takes away people's bending by severing their chakras.
"Survival" is the core theme of the first chakra in Hinduism, which is known as the Root Chakra — which is also the title of the Avatar: Seven Havens Book 1 finale. So, there is a very real possibility that the series could run for seven seasons, with each focusing on unlocking one of the remaining chakras in order: Sacral Chakra, Solar Plexus, Heart Chakra, Throat Chakra, Third Eye, and Crown Chakra.
'Seven Havens' Could Also Be the First 'Avatar' Series To Feature a Time Jump
In today's streaming landscape, seven seasons is a lot. Not many shows make it that far, and the ones that do often struggle to maintain the same quality. Too much can change between seasons, but now that its future has been confirmed, Avatar: Seven Havens' creative team is already working to ensure a consistent story. According to a report by Knight Edge Media, Books 1 and 2 were recorded three years ago, when Saheli Khan and Aishu Devan were both 11 years old, while recordings for Books 3 and 4 began as early as February.
What this means for Avatar: Seven Havens is that there could be a time jump, considering the gap between how old both actors were when the series began and their current ages. Pavi and Nisha are both 9 in Book 1, but Books 3 and 4 could focus on older versions of them in their teens. Such a significant time jump would be a first for the franchise, even though Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra don't take place immediately after one another. Concept art for the twins was revealed during New York Comic-Con, with the characters looking considerably older, so this idea might still come to pass, especially if our seven-season theory pans out.
Avatar: Seven Havens is available to stream on Paramount+. New episodes air weekly on Fridays.
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