What Nickelodeon animated television series features Tenzin and Aang?
Tenzin (The Legend of Korra) Tenzin (丹增 , Dān Zēng ) is a major character in Nickelodeon's animated television series "The Legend of Korra", which aired from 2012 to 2014. The character and the series, a sequel to "", were created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. He is voiced by J. K. Simmons. Tenzin's father, Aang, was the Avatar who preceded Korra and kept world peace by preventing the Fire Nation from destroying the Earth Kingdom during the 100-year war, which occurred about seventy years before the beginning of "The Legend of Korra". Tenzin’s mother, , greatly assisted Aang in his efforts to save the Earth Kingdom from destruction. Tenzin is the youngest of the three offspring of Aang and Katara.
Michael Dante DiMartino Michael Dante DiMartino (born July 18, 1974) is an American animation director best known as the co-creator, executive producer, and story editor of the animated TV series "" and "The Legend of Korra", both on Nickelodeon. He was born in Shelburne, Vermont. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design with Bryan Konietzko, with whom he created "Avatar." Before "Avatar," Mike worked for twelve years at Film Roman, helping to direct "King of the Hill", "Family Guy", and "Mission Hill" in addition to his own animated short, "Atomic Love", which was screened at a number of high-profile film festivals. The dedication to his father's memory can be seen in the last episode of "Avatar: The Last Airbender". In a 2010 interview the president of Nickelodeon, Cyma Zarghami, confirmed that DiMartino and Konietzko were developing a new series for the network, called "The Legend of Korra". The series premiered on April 14, 2012, running 12 episodes for the first book "Air" and 14 for the second book "Spirits", which premiered on September 13, 2013 to 2.60 million viewers in the U.S., then the third book "Change" and the fourth and final book "Balance" of 13 episodes each.