Netflix paid more attention in creating their live action series of “Avatar The Last Airbender”. They added every detail in the series, and also added a lot of references to the cartoon. Plus they added additional backstory to the characters.
Its too bad they didnt try to tell an original story in the same world. The visuals and bending were well done. Unfortunately when you try to adapt a series as loved as ATLA is the best you're going to end up with is mediocrity imo. I will say too that I think Dallas and Ian performed their roles very well.