Netflix both renews and ends Avatar: The Last Airbender

While the rest of the television world fights in the great streaming wars, it looks like Aang will actually be able to complete his. Netflix announced today that it would be renewing Avatar: The Last Airbender—its live-action adaptation of the beloved, animated Nickelodeon show from the early-aughts—for two more seasons. The kicker is that its third season will also be its last, in order to “bring The Legend of Aang to its proper conclusion,” per a press release from the streamer.

While fans of the new show might be disappointed at this early finale announcement, it’s actually pretty hard to find fault in Netflix’s strategy here. The original animated series also concluded after three seasons, which should reasonably provide a pretty good road map as showrunner Albert Kim continues to expand the fantastical universe. While nothing is ever guaranteed these days, this two-season order also provides essential padding against the almighty streaming ax. (Although, somewhat ironically, it still means Netflix is ending the show after its typical three-season run.) Fans can come into the world of this series assured that the journey on which they’re about to embark will actually go somewhere, an increasingly rare luxury in the current television landscape.