Today I have some huge news
about the Avatar franchise. We now know that a new animated series is coming from Avatar Studios
and the original creators of the show. But what's more insane is that this series will follow the story of a brand new Avatar,
the one after Korra and Aang. So buckle up,
because the next Earth Avatar's journey will be set in the modern era. I have a lot to say about this project,
including revealing the exact release date. So if you're excited about this news,
then do us have a favor and press subscribe. Let's get into it. For those who don't already know, the Avatar franchise is in the middle
of planning a huge comeback and we are still in the early stages of it,
but things are starting to heat up. Through various Avatar News leaks
and official announcements, we know that at least
three different animated movies are currently in development
from Avatar Studios. Over the summer, the first movie
was confirmed to be about Avatar Aang and his friends as young adults.
And in just the past month, we learned that the theatrical release date
for that movie is set for October 10th, 2025. Avatar's creators, Mike and Brian, said that they wanted
to bring back the Four Nations with various animated movies and shows, but we were never sure
what the first show might be about. That changes with this today's leak because now we know that the franchise
is planning on flying into the future, past every known Avatar's era,
including those of both Aang and Korra. This move is unprecedented for a few reasons. The first is that this new Earth Avatar series will reportedly also be released
on Paramount+ in 2025, the same year as the adult Aang movie. Now, I know that Avatar Studios
is betting big on the franchise, but producing two different
mainline projects back to back like this seemed pretty implausible to me. Like it's kind of unheard of
for any studio that's not named Marvel. At least that's what I initially thought,
but then I took a closer look at Paramount and how they've been handling
their other popular animated franchises. What I found shocked me
because Paramount's release strategies for SpongeBob, South Park,
and Beavis and Butthead were eerily reminiscent
of the Avatar leaks we got today. And I realized that by looking at the past,
I could exclusively determine what the exact future release date
of the series would be. Here's how I did it. At the end of 2020, Paramount released not one, but two new South Park movies onto Paramount+. And then only 48 days later in February, 2021, they released the 25th season
of the adult animated show. Now, remember that number: 48 days.
It's gonna be important later. For those unfamiliar
with Beavis and Butthead, it was an extremely popular 90s show
that aired on MTV, whatever that is. What's important though is that there hadn't been any
new episodes of Beavis in over a decade and 2022 was the year of their return. So you might be wondering how Paramount
decided to bring back this beloved franchise. Well, in June of this past summer, they released a brand new
Beavis and Butthead movie onto Paramount+. And then only 42 days later,
they dropped Season 9, the first new season of the show since 2011. 42 days. Remember that too. In the case of SpongeBob,
a new movie hit theaters in August, 2020 and then seven month later,
a new SpongeBob spinoff series hit Paramount+. While this seems to break the trend
of a quick turnover time between a new movie and a show, it’s important to note that Paramount+ itself
also launched on March 4th, 2021 along with both SpongeBob projects. This sets a precedent
of Paramount wanting to release a new series on their streaming service
alongside a corresponding movie, so that the franchise's overall presence
is larger across the platform. Before I tie all of this back to Avatar, there is one more thing
that we must briefly cover. In Hollywood, the theatrical release window refers to the amount of time
that a movie is shown exclusively in theaters before heading
to its respective streaming service. The current industry standard
for this window is 45 days and Paramount adheres to it pretty closely. Out of the eight movies
that Paramount released to theaters in 2022, Six of them landed on the Paramount+
streaming service after exactly 46 days. All of this
industry background info is important because the Avatar Aang movie
is releasing in theaters, meaning that Paramount has to abide
by their exclusivity agreements. The October 10th, 2025 release date
for the adult Aang movie is set in stone. That is the day
that Paramount told their investors and it's unlikely to move
unless another global health crisis happens. Using that date and everything we've learned
about Paramount's release strategy, I can guarantee that the Avatar Aang movie
will hit Paramount+ at the end of November, 2025. But I can get even more specific than that and can confidently narrow down the exact day
of the earth bending Avatar’s premiere. We know that the Aang movie will be available
for streaming during that week because the theatrical window, 45 days,
will close on November 24th, 2025. From SpongeBob, we know
that Paramount likes dropping movies and new streaming shows on the same day. So it follows that as soon
as the Aang movie releases on Paramount+, the Earth Avatar series
will be right alongside it. These are the most popular animated shows
on Paramount+ right now, and they all premiered on Thursdays. I guess that's just the designated
animation day for the company, so it would make sense
for the next Avatar series to also be released on a Thursday,
specifically the 27th of November, 2025. But this is where there is a slight problem because that particular Thursday
just so happens to land on Thanksgiving, a national holiday in the United States. I assumed that it'd be unlikely for Paramount to release a new show on the actual holiday
rather than a few days before, especially for a show like Avatar for the return
of their most critically acclaimed franchise. But then I took another glance at past trends and saw that Paramount+ actually had a history
of successful Thanksgiving releases. In 2021, the South Park Movie
premiered on Thanksgiving Day and in 2022, the same was true
for the return of the Criminal Minds franchise. So with all that said,
I can exclusively confirm the animated series
about the next earth bending Avatar will air on Thanksgiving Day,
November 27th, 2025. And go ahead and quote me on that. Obviously this is speculation, but with everything I've shown you,
I'm still about 97.24% confident. I would even bet that the Aang movie
has an end credits scene that teases the next Avatar. Maybe they'll show Korra dying
or probably just a straight up trailer. But regardless, now that you know
when the show is coming out, I'm gonna tell you
what the story will likely be about. Avatar is a fantasy series and the more the Four Nations
resembles the real world, the less faithful it will feel. With its 1920s New York aesthetic,
“The Legend of Korra” was already pushing it. And then the giant mech suit
appearing in the show's finale was a bit too much even for me. Like as cool as it may sound, I'm pretty sure no one actually wants to see
an iPhone in the next Avatar story. Nothing would kneecap this franchise faster than seeing the gaang
doing TikTok dances or something like that. Luckily, even if Korra does live
to be over 100 years old bringing the Earth Avatar series
up to the present day, I don't think the technology in the new series will have much in common
with ours in the real world. Korra’s show ended with her creating
a new spirit portal and leaving it open, allowing humans and spirits
to explore each others worlds for the first time in 10,000 years. This event put a dent in the Avatar universe and definitely diverted
technological progression. We already saw in the later seasons of Korra that the spirit world
offers a new source of energy that can be exploited
for technological advancements, whether they be for benevolent
or malicious purposes. For a series based on a future Avatar, I would guess that the technology
won't really resemble computers and iPads, but instead would still look pretty foreign since their advanced tech
would all leverage weird Spirit World magic. Like I have no idea what that version
of the Four Nations would even look like, but I'm excited to see
what Avatar Studios cooks up. As for what the next Avatar story will be about,
I think the answer is pretty obvious. Korra's lost connection to the past Avatar lives
absolutely needs to be remedied. Imagine the plot
involves the new earth bending Avatar having to journey through the Spirit World reestablishing connections
with his past incarnations. That would make for a solid first season. It could be a strong launching point
for the franchise at large. I'll talk more about this in a future video, but there's kind of a trend
in the Avatar cycle where each Avatar inherits and ends up having to fix
the greatest failure of their predecessor. To oversimplify it, Roku let the war happen,
so Aang had to end the war. The Air Nomads perished under Aang’s watch,
so Korra had to bring back the Air Nomads. And then Korra lost her Avatar connection,
so the next Avatar will have to fix that. In the most recent Avatar comic book
that came out earlier this month, Korra out of nowhere brings up
her lost connection with her past lives. So this issue is clearly top of mind
for the creatives over at Avatar Studios. But even if they decide not to reestablish
the connections, which would suck, the fact that the next Avatar
can only talk to Korra will undoubtedly
play a central part in their story. So we know the next Avatar's journey
will include the Spirit World, strange new technologies,
the past Avatar lives, and… Oh yeah, Aang’s grandkids. All Avatars have to learn air bending, and the only air bending masters around
are in Tenzin’s family. Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, and Rohan
will definitely play a part in the next series, likely as mentors for the next Avatar. I also think that they'll be the main
connective tissue from “The Legend of Korra” anchoring the audience
with the changed world. In that same comic
that came out earlier this month, Four out of the eight new stories
were about Jinora, Ikki or Meelo. There were just as many stories about Meelo
as there were about Korra herself and there literally
wasn’t a single mention of Mako or Bolin. So once again, I think this makes it clear that Aang and Katara’s lineage
is top of mind for the franchise creators. Now, I can't end this video without at least
mentioning “The Legend of Genji”. Genji was an extremely popular
fan-made Avatar that offered a taste of what an Avatar series
after Korra might look like. The quality of this series’ artwork
and of their world building were absolutely incredible. They got almost everything right. The novel idea of a Sand Bending Avatar,
the 1960s aesthetic, Aang’s grandkids as mentors,
diverse unexplored cultures, new bending sub elements,
and a festering political conflict. Genji was so good in fact that a ton of people assumed
it was an official continuation. And even viewers who knew that it was fan-made secretly hoped that Avatar Studios
might just buy Genji and make it Canon. Those dreams were unfortunately short-lived because following
this recent Avatar announcement, “The Legend of Genji” team confirmed
that they were ending their project after only releasing a few chapters. Genji had a lot of promise
and a ton of momentum behind it. This fan-made series was so popular
that even the official Avatar YouTube channel was using Genji as a tag
to boost their own videos. The Genji team knew what they were doing
and they knew what the fans wanted. I legitimately hope that Avatar Studios
take some inspiration from Genji’s story as they start finalizing the world
of the next earth bending Avatar. Captions by Nicosubs.
