Where to Watch 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Online: Netflix Doesn't Have It, but Here's Who Does

True fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra will bring these shows up any chance they get. Hell, it's been years and I'm still salty that Nickelodeon, Netflix, or some other streaming service hasn't ordered Avatar back to series. What are they waiting for? The franchise has given rise to some of the most beloved characters ever. Not to mention, they're popular with both children and adults (let's be real though, way more adults).

It's become a sort of April Fools' Day tradition to mess with the still-thriving Avatar fanbase… and get a bunch of YouTube views in the process. This year, mischievious fans took their hijinks to Twitter and Instagram. Days later, folks are still mad that a true Avatar fan would have the audacity to say that there's a new season in the works, or even just that all the episodes are back available on Netflix.

"Avatar the last airbender was added to netflix"

The cruelest april fools joke there is out there

— Cassidy (@casssmayers) April 1, 2018

One of y’all tweeted saying Avatar: The Last Airbender was available on Netflix. I guess it was an April Fools joke?? BUT DO YALL NOT UNDERSTAND THAT APRIL FOOLS JOKES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE MALICIOUS. IF I SEE YOU ITS ON SIGHT

— Jeremy Lannister (@jeremygsmith1) April 2, 2018

everyone in the US: Avatar the Last Airbender is on Netflix! April fools!!

me in france: pic.twitter.com/BueDZPv1on

— gold dust woman (@sydneycelam) April 3, 2018

I tried to find Avatar the last airbender today on netflix, I then saw tweets that it was a SICK, abhorrent, example of an April Fools joke. But.. I got the FINAL GIGGLE. pic.twitter.com/URSchdCjnQ

— Not_christmas_Carrell (@SingACarrell) April 3, 2018

I was told that all 61 episodes of Avatar: the last airbender were going to be added to Netflix today. Turns out it was all just a cruel April Fool’s prank and life is meaningless.

— Maxcine King (@MaxcineKing) April 2, 2018

Someone put a screenshot of Avatar the Last Airbender being on Netflix as an April Fool’s prank and I was THOROUGHLY upset when I found out it was a prank.

— logan. (@credibIes) April 2, 2018

I just saw a post on Instagram saying Avatar the Last Airbender was on Netflix, I just went to Netflix to get and it’s not there... I HATE APRIL FOOLS DAY pic.twitter.com/zzqvBhlKqb

— ♡ KawaiiRae ♡ (@KawaiiRae_) April 1, 2018

One of the more popular April Fools jokes that seems to recirculate every year, and became fanfiction (or the other way around), is "Avatar: The Twin Legends." The fake description reads: "Avatar returns with a whole new twist! Korra is gone. Aang is ancient history. Only two will be the beacon of hope against an all-time evil." The prospect of twins would pose some questions about the way the very foundation of Avatar works. Would only one Twin be the Avatar, or would they both wield the responsibility? Would they split the Earth-bending power somehow?

Where to Watch Avatar: The Last Airbender Online

So moving beyond April fools shennanigans, you're probably thinking, "How can I actually watch Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra? again" If you are living anywhere outside the United States, you are in luck. According to users overseas on Twitter, it's available in its entirety on Netflix now. Avatar used to be on Netflix in the United States but that contract has expired. That goes for Amazon Prime too. Avatar was available last year on Amazon Prime Video, but has since disappeared. It's not on Hulu either, and its return to streaming services in the United States seems unlikely, considering the forthcoming Blu-ray release in June. For now, you'll have to buy the series to fill your Avatar craving.

Get the details on the Blu-ray release and be sure to check out two preview images of two new Avatar comic books from Dark Horse.

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