Tennis great Serena Williams is taking her game to the next level with the help of The Avatar. A 30-second spot touting Netflix‘s anticipated Avatar: The Last Airbender, which aired Sunday during the NBA All-Star Game, features Williams on fire (and water and earth and air) on the tennis court after she enters The Avatar State. You can watch the video above.
The Netflix live-action series is an adaptation of the award-winning and beloved Nickelodeon animated series of the same name. It takes place in a world that is divided into four nations: the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads. “Benders” are people that have the ability to telekinetically manipulate and control the element corresponding to their nation, using gestures based on Chinese martial arts. The “Avatar” is the only individual with the ability to bend all four elements.
Gordon Cormier (Aang), Kiawentiio (Katara), Ian Ousley (Sokka) and Dallas Liu (Prince Zuko) lead the cast of the series which premieres February 22 on Netflix.
Albert Kim (Sleepy Hollow, Nikita) serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer. Alongside Kim, Rideback’s Dan Lin (The Lego Movie, Aladdin) and Lindsey Liberatore (Walker) and Jabbar Raisani serve as executive producers as well as Michael Goi (Swamp Thing, American Horror Story). Goi, Roseanne Liang (also a co-executive producer), Raisani and Jet Wilkinson direct.
