First Look at Avatar: Seven Havens Teases a Dark New Chapter for the Franchise
Nickelodeon’s Avatar universe just got its next reincarnation — and she’s walking into the most broken world we’ve seen yet.
Unveiled at the Avatar: The Last Airbender 20th anniversary panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, the first image from Avatar: Seven Havens has dropped. It introduces Pavi, the new Earthbender Avatar, alongside her airbending mentor Jae and her cat-monkey companion Geet, standing in a striking, sky-pierced city called Allura. The look is still unmistakably Avatar, but there’s an edge to it — a sense that this is not the world Aang once saved or the one Korra reshaped.
“This is something totally different,” co-creator Bryan Konietzko said at the panel. “We like to make each project its own thing. As you can see, it still feels like Avatar, but the world is very different. You’ll have to tune in to find out why.”
That “why” already sounds bleak. According to Nickelodeon, Seven Havens is set in a world shattered by a cataclysm, where the Avatar title has become a curse, not a blessing. Pavi is branded as a destroyer, not a savior. She’s on the run from both spirits and humans, forced to team up with her long-lost twin in a desperate bid to uncover their shared origins and keep civilization’s last strongholds from collapse. So, yeah — this isn’t Zuko learns to dance territory anymore.
The show marks the first full TV series from Avatar Studios, co-run by Konietzko and Michael DiMartino, and will span two books of 13 episodes each — a 26-episode arc aimed at pushing the franchise deeper into serialized, high-stakes storytelling. And yes, it’s still traditional 2D animation, but layered with new stylistic flourishes and a grittier tone.
For those wondering how it fits into the canon: Seven Havens follows the events of The Legend of Korra, placing Pavi as the next Avatar in line. While Korra dealt with spiritual collapse, technology’s rise, and political upheaval, it seems Pavi’s story will contend with something even more existential — a world that may not want an Avatar at all.
Also teased during the panel was The Legend of Aang, a new animated film hitting theaters October 9, 2026. Konietzko described the visual approach as “2D animation with deep canvas environments” and promised, “There is nothing that looks like this.” No footage yet, but a larger reveal is expected next SDCC.
For now, Avatar: Seven Havens is wind in the sails of a franchise still unafraid to bend in new directions.
What the Leaks (Might) Tell Us About Seven Havens
The official SDCC reveal lined up surprisingly well with several early leaks — which now opens the door to take the rest a little more seriously.
First: the twins. Pavi may not be the only one with a claim to the Avatar title. According to long-circulating rumors, Seven Havens centers around twin sisters — Pavi and Nisha — both with connections to the Avatar spirit. Early whispers suggested the White Lotus believed Nisha to be the Avatar at first, only for Pavi to emerge with the actual ability to enter the Avatar State. Some fans even theorize that one twin is linked to Raava and the other to Vaatu, which, if true, would be the most metaphysical sibling rivalry in franchise history.
There’s also speculation that Pavi is paraplegic, with concept art showing her using a metal leg — not just a visual distinction, but potentially a major thematic and bending element in the show. If confirmed, it would mark a significant step for disability representation in Avatar — and possibly make her connection to the earth (and metal) even more literal.
As for the world she’s about to save — or not — fans are already picking apart the term “Seven Havens.” Leaked storyboards and setting notes hint at a post-cataclysm planet where spirit storms, corrupted wildlife, and energy phenomena have left only seven fortified cities standing. Pavi and her twin would need to traverse them before they fall — one by one — in what could be Avatar‘s most serialized and high-stakes story yet.
And while none of this has been confirmed by Nickelodeon or Avatar Studios, it’s worth noting: the early leaks about the show’s structure, the character names, and the core premise were all accurate. Which means fans combing through those fuzzy images and Discord screenshots might already be holding the map to Seven Havens.