
“We knew we were going to do a reboot of ‘iCarly,’ it just took us a while to put it together. “The second example, which actually has paid off this month, is ‘iCarly,'” Robbins said. Licensing “Avatar” to Netflix paid off in two ways: It proved Nickelodeon should invest in the expansion of the franchise and it drove viewers to ViacomCBS’ streaming platform Paramount+ in order to stream “The Legend of Korra.” As Robbins revealed, it’s not the only time the new streamer got a significant boost thanks to Netflix. International Gay Cinema: 28 LGBTQ Movies to See from Around the World 'Bridgerton': 5 Ways for Season 3 to Bounce Backįrom 'Nymphomaniac' to 'Shortbus,' a History of Unsimulated Sex Scenes in 32 Films
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New Movies: Release Calendar for March 25, Plus Where to Watch the Latest Films We are now on our way to a full-fledged franchise strategy, creating films and spinoffs out of ‘Avatar.'” That led us to our new relationship and bringing the creators of ‘Avatar’ back to Nickelodeon to form Avatar Studios.

“Then we put this spinoff of ‘Avatar,’ ‘ The Legend of Korra,’ on Paramount+, and it crushed it.

We licensed that show to Netflix and it exploded,” Nickelodeon president and CEO Brian Robbins recently told The Hollywood Reporter. “‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ was a series that ran for three seasons on Nickelodeon and was never a huge show, but had an amazing following. It was this Netflix-created surge in “Last Airbender” interest that drove ViacomCBS and Nickelodeon to go all in on the franchise expansion. The show experienced a boom in popularity during the pandemic when all three seasons became available to stream on Netflix starting May 15, 2020.
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Fans of Nickelodeon’s “ Avatar: The Last Airbender” got extraordinary news in February when ViacomCBS announced it was bringing creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko back to expand the franchise with new series and films via the creation of Avatar Studios.
