Netflix renews The Dragon Prince for 4 more seasons, will tell the whole saga
By Dan Selcke
The Dragon Prince, writer Aaron Ehasz’s follow-up to Avatar: The Last Airbender, felt like it might be winding down. Nope!
The Dragon Prince always sounded like a tall order, even for Netflix. Aaron Ehasz, the writer behind Avatar: The Last Airbender, came up with this expansive fantasy series, a seven-volume saga about warring nations of humans and elves, dark magic, and of course, a little baby dragon. The first three seasons were solid, but rarely got much buzz, so when it ended I thought this might be it for the show, especially once Hollywood entering quarantine-land.
But no! Speaking at Comic-Con@Home, the cast and crew of The Dragon Prince revealed that not only had Netflix renewed the show, but that it had committed to making four more seasons, meaning that Ehasz can tell the entire story he envisioned from the start.
I guess the numbers were better than the buzz would have us believe? Or it’s just Netflix throwing money around; they have enough.
Anyway, so far each season of The Dragon Prince has been named after one of the elemental sources of magic in this fantasy world. We’ve already hit the Moon, the Sky and the Sun. That leaves the Stars, the Earth and the Ocean, plus Dark Magic, which is fueled by the life essence of magical creatures. Humans came up with that one so they could go toe-to-toe with elves. Like any fantasy series, The Dragon Prince has plenty of lore.
The naming convention is similar to each season of The Last Airbender being named after an element. Also, Jack De Sena, the guy who voices the main character — a budding mage named Callum — also played Socca on TLA. The Dragon Prince should feel pretty familiar to anyone who watched that show, expect that we’re in a more traditionally medieval milieu.
Anyway, season 3 ended with a decisive battle that brought home a big win for the good guys, but there were threads left hanging, and now Ehasz and company have four seasons to wrap them up…or, more likely, spin them out into entirely new webs. That’s a lotta time to cover.
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