The Legend of Korra | |
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Avatar: The Last Airbender by Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko |
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Voices of | See below |
Composer(s) | Jeremy Zuckerman |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
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Distributor | Viacom Media Networks |
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Original network |
Nickelodeon (April 14, 2012 – July 25, 2014) Nick.com (August 1, 2014 – December 19, 2014) |
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Original release | April 14, 2012 | – December 19, 2014
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Preceded by |
Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV series) Avatar: The Last Airbender (comics) |
Followed by | The Legend of Korra (comics) |
External links | |
Official website |
The Legend of Korra is an American animated television series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network from 2012 to 2014. It was created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino as a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender, which aired from 2005 to 2008. Animated in a style strongly influenced by anime, the series is set in a fictional universe in which some people can manipulate, or "bend", the elements of water, earth, fire, or air. Only one person, the "Avatar", can bend all four elements, and is responsible for maintaining balance in the world. The series follows Avatar Korra, the reincarnation of Aang from the previous series, as she faces political and spiritual unrest in a modernizing world.
The main characters are voiced by Janet Varney, Seychelle Gabriel, David Faustino, P. J. Byrne, J. K. Simmons and Mindy Sterling, and supporting voice actors include Aubrey Plaza, John Michael Higgins, Lisa Edelstein, Steven Blum, Eva Marie Saint, Henry Rollins, Anne Heche and Zelda Williams. Several people involved in the creation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, including designer Joaquim Dos Santos, writer Tim Hedrick and composers Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn, returned to work on The Legend of Korra. Most animation was done by Studio Mir of South Korea, and some by Studio Pierrot of Japan. The Legend of Korra ran for fifty-two episodes, separated into four seasons ("books"). The series has been continued as a comics series.