Avatar: The Last Airbender

Action, adventure | Created by Albert Kim | Available on Netflix
This live-action series has been long awaited by many fans of the original animated show from 2005. The show centres around a young airbender named Aang, who is given the huge mission of stopping a war and saving the world with the help of his friends. The fantasy setting really comes to life in this live-action version, especially for the stunning elemental bending fights that make this story so captivating. There is also a good balance in the storylines they chose to include and combine, as they had to condense 20 episodes into eight for this first season. Whether you are a recent fan of the story, or you watched the show until you had it memorised, this new take on an old favourite is worth a watch. (Reviewed by Holly Morton-Chong)