Paul Sun-Hyung Lee Cast as Uncle Iroh, Ken Leung as Admiral Zhao in Live Action Avatar

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Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender has announced three new cast members as the series begins principal photography. As part of the casting news, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Kim’s Convenience) will play Uncle Iroh.

Lee is best known for playing Appa in the Canadian sitcom Kim’s Convenience. He was also a guest star as a rebel pilot in The Mandalorian. In Avatar, he will play Iroh a guardian and father figure to Prince Zuko following his banishment from the Fire Nation. Iroh is a tea-loving, kind mentor though in the past he was feared as a skilled general.

Joining Lee are Lim Kay Siu (Anna and The King) who will play Avatar Aang’s mentor Gyatso, and Ken Leung (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as Commander Zhao, a villainous Fire Nation general and the primary antagonist in the animated show’s first season.

The three new cast members join Gordon Cormier’s Aang, Kiawentiio’s Katara, Ian Ousley’s Sokka, Dallas Liu’s Zuko, and Daniel Dae Kim’s Fire Lord Ozai as part of Netflix’s cast.

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While I’m still apprehensive about the show (especially with the continuing pronouns in the bio), the casting has so far been seemingly perfect. I guess I’ll give it a shot, but all these people they’ve cast are dead ringers. I’m guessing Azula will be the next one cast, or maybe she already has and they’ll just leave that one a surprise since they can film all her scenes from Season 1 in a single day.