Daniel Dae Kim will join the cast of Netflix’s drama series as Fire Lord Ozai. In Avatar: The Legend, Aang will be a ruthless ruler, striving to rule the world.
Netflix has undertaken to produce an acting adaptation of the animated series Nickelodeon. Daniel Dae Kim, known from productions such as Lost , Hawaii Five-O, The Good Doctor or New Amsterdam will play one of the main roles – Fire Lord Ozai. The father of Zuko (in the acting version of Dallas Liu) and Azula over the dead strives to subjugate the whole world. He believes that it is under the rule of fire mages that peace will reign. Daniel Dae Kim will appear on-screen with Gordon Cormier (Aang), Kiawentiio (Katara) and Ian Ouselu (Sokka). He was associated with the Avatar before , lending his voice to General Fong and Hiroshi Sato.
Albert Kim is the showrunner, executive producer and writer of the new series. The main creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko will not take part in the production. In an open letter, they informed that they would no longer participate in the project due to differences in artistic vision. The release date of the acting project is not yet known.