Avatar Hits the Web on Veoh

Internet TV provider Veoh has added the first two seasons of Nickelodeon’s Emmy-winning animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender to its lineup of digital content offerings. Episodes A total of 36 full episodes of the anime-inspired action show are available on demand at http://www.veoh.com/videos/v16346177cHM9SB9s.

Avatar takes place in a world where human civilization is divided into four nations: Water, Earth, Air and Fire. As the Fire Nation wages a ruthless, oppressive war against the other three nations, a new hero emerges in Aang, a young Avatar who, according to prophecy, has the ability to manipulate all of the elements and bring all the nations together. Aided by a protective teenage Waterbender named Katara and her bull-headed brother, Sokka, Aang proceeds on a perilous journey to restore balance to the war-torn world.

The series is currently syndicated in more than 105 countries around the world, and is being made into a live-action feature film by filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan (The Happening, Signs, The Sixth Sense). The movie will be released by Paramount pictures in 2010 under the abbreviated titled The Last Airbender, to avoid confusion with James Cameron’s unrelated 3-D sci-fi thriller, Avatar. Series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are serving as exec producers on the big-screen version. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Complete Book 3 Collection DVD was released in September by Nickelodeon (priced at $44.99 on amazon.com).