Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Sneak Peek From First Episode Of "The Legend of Korra - Book Three: Change", "A Breath of Fresh Air"; Premieres 6/27 On Nickelodeon USA

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced and confirmed the very exciting Nickelodeon News in the following press release, from The Futon Critic, that, after a much-anticipated return, Nick USA will premiere "The Legend of Korra" - "Book 3: Change" on Friday 27th June 2014 at 7:00pm (ET/PT) with two back-to-back episodes - "A Breath of Fresh Air" and "Rebirth", followed by a special bonus episode, "The Earth Queen"! Brand-new episodes will continue rolling out every Friday at 8pm (ET/PT) beginning 11th July 2014.


To celebrate the debut of "Legend of Korra" season three, Nickelodeon USA's press office has unveiled a super sneak peek of the first brand-new episode from "Book 3: Change", "A Breath of Fresh Air", which you can watch in the high definition (HD), high quality (HQ) online streaming video clip below!

The first two episodes follow the events of Harmonic Convergence, and Avatar Korra discovers that her decision to leave the spirit portals open has unexpected consequences. Wild spirit vines have overgrown Republic City and Airbenders are suddenly popping up across the four nations. Korra, Tenzin and Team Avatar search for new Airbenders in an effort to recruit them and rebuild the Air Nation. Meanwhile, a band of sinister criminals are organizing to hunt down the Avatar themselves.

Additionally, "The Legend of Korra - Book Two: Spirits" Blu-ray and DVD, created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Media Distribution, will be available Tuesday 1st July 2014. Also, for a limited time, TLoK fans located in North America can relive Korra's adventure so far by watching all currently released episodes of "Korra" for free on nick.com now, which also includes special interviews and exclusive content!

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON DEBUTS "THE LEGEND OF KORRA BOOK 3: CHANGE" THIS FRIDAY AT 7 P.M. (ET/PT)

After a much-anticipated return, Nickelodeon will premiere The Legend of Korra Book 3: Change this Friday, June 27, at 7p.m. (ET/PT) with two back-to-back episodes - "A Breath of Fresh Air" and "Rebirth" followed by a special bonus episode, "The Earth Queen." Brand-new episodes will continue rolling out every Friday at 8p.m. (ET/PT) beginning July 11.

The first two episodes follow the events of Harmonic Convergence, and Avatar Korra discovers that her decision to leave the spirit portals open has unexpected consequences. Wild spirit vines have overgrown Republic City and Airbenders are suddenly popping up across the four nations. Korra, Tenzin and Team Avatar search for new Airbenders in an effort to recruit them and rebuild the Air Nation. Meanwhile, a band of sinister criminals are organizing to hunt down the Avatar themselves.

The Legend of Korra - Book Two: Spirits Blu-ray and DVD, created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Media Distribution, will be available July 1. Also, for a limited time, watch all of the Korra episodes for free on nick.com now, which also includes special interviews and exclusive content.

The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the next Avatar after Aang - a girl named Korra (Janet Varney) who is from the Southern Water Tribe. Book 3: Change continues the journey of Korra, a 17-year-old headstrong and rebellious girl who continually challenges and bucks tradition on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar in a world where benders are under attack. The series voice cast includes Janet Varney (Dinner and a Movie) as Korra, David Faustino (Married... with Children) as Mako, P.J. Byrne (Wolf of Wall Street) as Bolin, J.K. Simmons (The Closer) as Tenzin, Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery) as Chief Lin Beifong, Seychelle Gabriel (Falling Skies) as Asami Sato, Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) as Jinora, and Eva Marie Saint (Superman Returns) as Katara.


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The Legend of Korra Book Three: Change "A Breath of Fresh Air" Sneak Peek:

Book 3 “A Breath of Fresh Air” Clip from Elizabeth Cain on Vimeo.


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