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Avatar the Last Airbender will not continue. However, Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the creators of "Avatar: the Last Airbender" are readying the next chapter in the animated saga, titled "The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra." The new series is due out mid-2012 on Nickelodeon.

"Avatar" and "Korra" take place in a setting that feels as richly imagined as Middle-earth, Narnia or Hogwarts. In this world, some inhabitants are "benders," each with the power to manipulate one of the elements-air, fire, earth or water-to their will. One person, the Avatar, has the ability to master all the elements-and thus bring balance to the land.

"This one is 70 years into the future and takes all the elements of bending from the first series and evolves it and takes it one step further," Cyma Zarghami, President of the Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group, said of "Korra."

Nickelodeon had picked up "Korra" for 12 episodes but recently decided to order 14 more shows. "When we first starting talking to Nickelodeon about doing a new series in the 'Avatar' world, they asked if we could do shorter arcs-more like a show like '24'where there's a specific villain or challenge for that particular season," Konietzko says. "We're really happy with that number. It allows us to focus much more closely on each episode and get a lot more craft into it."

Speakeasy talked to DiMartino and Konietzko about the follow-up series and what fans can expect.

"We have a lot of ideas for the 'Avatar' universe and who knows? We could be tapping into them for years to come," Konietzko says.

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