The Legend of Korra is an upcoming American animated television series, which airs on the Nickelodeon television network. The series is a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender, which aired on the same network from 2005 to 2008, and is currently set to run for 26 episodes. It will take place in the same fictional universe as the original show, whose societies include a multitude of elements derived from East Asian and Inuit cultures. In it some people have the ability known as 'bending', by which they control and manipulate either water, earth, fire, or air.
A single being known as the 'Avatar', described as the 'physical
embodiment of the world's spirit', has the power to bend all four
elements and is responsible for maintaining both the balance of nature
and peace between the world's four great nations. Korra, protagonist of the new series, is the next incarnation of the Avatar after Aang of the original series.Set at least seventy years after the defeat of Phoenix King Ozai and Princess Azula in the four-part finale of the original show, creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko
plan to follow Korra as she learns Airbending, having mastered the
other three elements, while facing an anti-bender revolution by a group
known as the Equalists.
Episode list
Book One: Air
The first two chapters comprised the series premiere.As a part of a special preview, these were made available on the site KorraNation.com during the weekend of March 24 and 25, 2012, twenty-one days before the official premiere. Nickelodeon also released the first part of the second episode of the series for online viewing on April 2, 2012, twelve days earlier than the television air date.After both earlier releases, iTunes released a season pass and the first two episodes on April 3, 2012. For a short period of time, episodes one and two were available for free downloading. Episodes are available in both high definition and standard definition. All early releases were exclusive to the United States.
| Title | Original air date | Chapter # | Episode # |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Welcome to Republic City" | April 14, 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| Avatar Korra leaves the safety of her home and travels to Republic City to begin her airbending training. Once there, she is shocked to find the bustling metropolis rife with corruption, criminal bending gangs and a vocalanti-bending movement. | |||
| "A Leaf in the Wind" | April 14, 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| Frustrated with her failed attempts to master airbending on Air Temple Island, Korra disobeys her teacherTenzin and shifts her focus to Republic City's famous pro-bending arena. There, she befriends the brothersMako and Bolin, who compete in professional bending matches. The Avatar is immediately drawn to pro-bending's dynamic fighting style. | |||
| "The Revelation" | April 21, 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| Mako and Bolin look for ways to acquire the thirty thousand yuans required for the team to remain in the pro-bending tournament. Bolin accepts work from the Triple Threat Triad and disappears inexplicably. Worried, Korra and Mako search for him and encounter a group of Equalist chi blockers. The pair learn of an upcoming Equalist rally and attend the mass meeting, where they discover secrets behind Equalist movement and its enigmatic leader Amon. | |||
| "The Voice in the Night" | April 28, 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| Asami Sato crashes into Mako, resulting in an eventual date. Her father Hiroshi Sato agrees to sponsor theFire Ferrets in the pro-bending tournament. Meanwhile, Korra is coerced into joining Councilman Tarrlok's task force, intending to rid the city of Equalists. Korra later challenges Amon to a duel at Aang Memorial Island. | |||
| "The Spirit of Competition" | May 5, 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| The pro-bending championships are about to start. However, Korra and her teammates struggle to work together after romantic rivalries shake their foundation and threaten to end their championship bid. | |||
| "And the Winner Is..." | May 12, 2012 | 6 | 6 |
| Korra and the Fire Ferrets prepare for the pro-bending finals as Amon threatens to force the tournament's cancellation. At bidding of the Avatar and Chief Lin Beifong, the United Republic Council disregards the threat, resulting in dire consequences for the Pro-bending Arena, the tournament's competitors, and its bending spectators. | |||
| "The Aftermath" | May 19, 2012 | 7 | 7 |
| Mako and Bolin find new residence at the Sato estate after the attack on the Pro-bending Arena as Korra begins to suspect that an ally is working for the Equalists, culminating in the discovery of an underground Equalist factory. | |||
| "When Extremes Meet" | June 2, 2012 | 8 | 8 |
| Saikhan's appointment as Chief of the Metalbending Police Force signals the tightening of Tarrlok's control over the city. Mako, Korra, Bolin and Asami form Team Avatar and impede the Councilman's plans, much to his displeasure. Tarrlok and Korra end up battling, and we find out what Tarrlok can really do. | |||
| "Out of the Past" | June 9, 2012 | 9 | 9 |
| Korra tries to understand her visions while being confined in an unknown area; Tenzin and Lin Beifong search for Equalist hostages. Tarrlok creates a fake story about how Korra got kidnapped. | |||
| "Turning the Tides" | June 16, 2012 | 10 | 10 |
| Korra works to recover from her time spent imprisoned by Tarrlok, but when she is interrupted by Republic City coming under attack from Equalists, she is forced to take action against the evil group and their mysterious leader Amon. Tenzin's son Rohan is born | |||
| "Skeletons in the Closet" | June 23, 2012 | 11 | 11 |
| General Iroh, grandson of the now retired Fire Lord Zuko, joins in the war against the Equalists. Meanwhile the new Team Avatar is hiding in an alley where benders and non-benders seem to coexist harmoniously. Mako and Korra go to take down Amon while the rest of the group heads to take down the airfield launching the strike force that will wipe out Bumi's fleet. Korra finds out who Amon really is. | |||
| "Endgame" | June 23, 2012 | 12 | 12 |
| Korra finally decides to take on Amon. She discovers that Amon captured Tenzin and his family. Amon baits her and succeeds in taking Korra's bending, except for airbending, since she had not yet unlocked the fourth element. Aang and all of the other past Avatars appear to Korra when she finally unlocks her spirituality. Korra regains her bending through them and is given the energybending ability to heal Amon's victims and restore their bending abilities as well. Korra and Mako kiss, followed by Korra restoring Lin Beifong's bending. | |||
Book Two: (TBA)
Book Two will have a total of 14 episodes.
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