Netflix both renews and ends Avatar: The Last Airbender

While the rest of the television world fights in the great streaming wars, it looks like Aang will actually be able to complete his. Netflix announced today that it would be renewing Avatar: The Last Airbender—its live-action adaptation of the beloved, animated Nickelodeon show from the early-aughts—for two more seasons. The kicker is that its third season will also be its last, in order to “bring The Legend of Aang to its proper conclusion,” per a press release from the streamer.

While fans of the new show might be disappointed at this early finale announcement, it’s actually pretty hard to find fault in Netflix’s strategy here. The original animated series also concluded after three seasons, which should reasonably provide a pretty good road map as showrunner Albert Kim continues to expand the fantastical universe. While nothing is ever guaranteed these days, this two-season order also provides essential padding against the almighty streaming ax. (Although, somewhat ironically, it still means Netflix is ending the show after its typical three-season run.) Fans can come into the world of this series assured that the journey on which they’re about to embark will actually go somewhere, an increasingly rare luxury in the current television landscape.

Still, it’s not like the series is exactly hurting for eyeballs in the first place. According to the press release, Avatar: The Last Airbender racked up a whopping 41.1 million viewers in its first 11 days on the streamer, rendering it the #1 show in 76 countries. These are apparently the sort of numbers new series need to hit to get a season renewal nowadays, much less two. Other shows, like the Michelle Yeoh-starring The Brothers Sun, haven’t been so lucky.

The series will continue to follow young airbender Aang (Gordon Cormier) and his friends Sokka (Ian Ousley) and Katara (Kiawentiio), as they attempt to liberate the world from the wrath of the Fire Lord, Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim). Dallas Liu, Ken Leung, and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee also star as Prince Zuko, Commander Zhao, and Uncle Iroh respectively.

The first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender is currently streaming on Netflix.