Avatar: Seven Havens Creators Share New Details on Show’s Future

Avatar fans will see Avatar: Seven Havens return in a few months. The second season, officially titled Book 2: Discovery, will premiere on May 21, 2027, and Book 3 will also arrive in 2027.

Executive producers Sheaj Sethi and Ethan Spaulding shared the news during a Reddit AMA. They also offered a few hints about what lies ahead for the show.

More about what happened after The Legend of Korra

Book 1 of Seven Havens revealed that Avatar Korra caused an event called the Cataclysm, plunging the world into chaos. Flashbacks featuring an older Korra suggest there is more to the story.

Future seasons will explore Korra’s life after The Legend of Korra, bringing back more familiar faces and even their children. Sethi said the large time jump between the two shows meant the team had not yet focused on descendants of characters from the older series. Fans, however, “will hear about a few of them in flashbacks.”

Sethi did not say which characters would appear. The flashbacks could offer a chance to learn about further descendants of Aang’s son Tenzin and how Air Nomad culture changed. They might also reveal whether Korra and Asami started a family, though that remains unknown.

Metalbending still exists

Viewers noticed that none of the earthbenders in Seven Havens are seen metalbending. At one point, a bender lifts a slab of rock to transport a piece of metal resting on it. Some fans took that as a sign that the skill had been lost after the Cataclysm.

Spaulding explained that metalbending still exists in the world of Seven Havens, though it is even rarer than it was in The Legend of Korra. Lavabending also still exists, he said.

Book 1 takes place entirely in Ellora, so other Havens could have access to rare bending techniques that have yet to appear. It is also unknown whether bloodbending has survived into Nisha and Pavi’s time. The twins could face trouble if someone with that taboo skill appeared.

Jae’s love life isn’t over

Fans welcomed Jae as an openly queer character in Seven Havens, but his love life suffers by the end of Book 1. He breaks up with Datu, who sides with Ellora’s oppressive government against the Avatar.

Sethi promised that “we wouldn’t leave Jae heartbroken forever.” Jae may find a new suitor during his adventures with Pavi.

Sethi also said the team decided from the start that the Seven Havens would have no issue with the queer community. That decision “allowed us to tell different, more complicated stories with queer characters than we’ve seen in the past.” Flashbacks could potentially extend that approach to Korra’s relationship with Asami.

Seven Havens will echo two beloved Avatar episodes

“Zuko Alone” from Avatar: The Last Airbender and “Korra Alone” from The Legend of Korra are beloved episodes that follow a single character through a transformative journey in isolation.

Seven Havens will continue that tradition in spirit. Sethi said no episodes use the same title format, but “the sentiment of those ATLA/LOK episodes is definitely alive in a fair few episodes.”

The creators also reassured fans that the show would not shy away from darker themes. As Sethi said during the AMA, “we don’t hold back on making them face truly traumatic experiences.”

Source: Polygon