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Dolly de Leon, Jonjon Briones joins cast of ‘Avatar: the Last Airbender'

Two Filipino actors have been announced to take part in Seasons 2 and 3 of Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender.' In an announcement Wednesday midnight, Netflix revealed a list of 7 new cast members, which includes Dolly de Leon and Jonjon Briones. De Leon is set to play twins Lo and Li, who would be elderly advisers and fire-bending instructors for Fire Princess Azula. Meanwhile, Filipino-American Briones will be playing swordmaster and White Lotus warrior De Leon and Briones join the growing list of Filipino actors in the cast, including Lourdes Faberes who is set to play Earth Kingdom officer General Sung. The series is also led by Filipino-Canadian actor Gorden Cormier as Aang, the titular 'Last Airbender.' Piandao, who would serve as a swordsmanship instructor for both Sokka and Prince Zuko. Other characters were also cast, such as Fei (Madison Hu), Yangchen (Dichen Lachman), Ursa (Lily Gao), Jeong Jeong (Terry Chen), and Hama (Tantoo Cardinal). In a separate tweet, the series' main cast confirmed that they have finished shooting the 2nd season of the show and have begun production on the 3rd season. Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' premiered its first season last February 2024 and was renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 last in March 2024. The series released a teaser for the upcoming second season, showing actress Miya Cech as 'Toph' for her first appearance in the series. Welcome the new faces joining the cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender in Seasons 2 and 3. — Avatar: The Last Airbender (@AvatarNetflix) May 20, 2025 — Jiselle Anne Casucian/LA, GMA Integrated News