Aaron Ehasz
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His most recognized role was serving as head writer and co-executive producer on the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which ran from 2005 to 2008.[1] Together with video game director Justin Richmond, Ehasz established the multimedia company Wonderstorm in 2017.[2][3]
Making and release
Ehasz told Polygon in a 2017 interview that "the audience is very, very smart" and "we need to make something good enough for them"[3] On July 24, 2025 at San Diego Comic-Con, a sequel series titled The Dragon King was announced to be in early development.[4][5] Wonderstorm launched a Kickstarter campaign on September 16, 2025 to independently fund development and find a distributor.[4] By September 18, 2025 the campaign had earned double its $250,000 goal, with backers pledging more than $570,000.[5]
What the cited sources add
Hypable writer Donya Abramo called The Dragon Prince "the best new Netflix show of 2018"[2] The Mary Sue writer Caroline Cao praised the show's "strong heroines" and noted General Amaya as "a major step forward in portraying a deaf person as a badass military leader"[2] Collider ranked The Dragon Prince #4 of "The 10 Best Fantasy Shows of the 21st Century, Ranked," stating "the entire show feels like a movie painting"[6][7] In November 2019, CBR writer Meagan Damore reported a female former employee alleged Ehasz would bring his children to work and leave them with female staff without asking.[8]
Freelance writer Samantha Nelson reported in November 2019 that several women claimed Ehasz "had created an abusive environment for women" who were "ignored, belittled, and gaslit".[8] Forbes included The Dragon Prince among its top 10 fantasy shows to stream in 2023.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Aaron Ehasz" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Aaron Ehasz - Yahoo! TV", Yahoo! TV (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Aaron Ehasz" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Robinson, "Avatar: The Last Airbender's head writer has a new Netflix series", The Verge, 10 July 2018; "'The Dragon Prince' is the best new Netflix show of 2018", Hypable, 2018-09-07; "3 Strong, Vulnerable Heroines of Netflix's The Dragon Prince", The Mary Sue, 2018-09-27 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Robinson, "Avatar: The Last Airbender's head writer has a new Netflix series", The Verge, 10 July 2018. facts only, no text reused. theverge.com
- Wikipedia, "Aaron Ehasz" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Dragon King Kickstarter Announcement", July 24, 2025; Milligan, "Wonderstorm Launches Dragon Prince Spin-Off The Dragon King at SDCC", Animation Magazine, July 24, 2025; Nelson, "The Dragon Prince fans have already pledged more than $560K for a spinoff series", Polygon, September 18, 2025; Milligan, "Wonderstorm Launches Kickstarter for The Dragon King Animated Series", Animation Magazine, September 16, 2025 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Nelson, "The Dragon Prince fans have already pledged more than $560K for a spinoff series", Polygon, September 18, 2025. facts only, no text reused. polygon.com
- Wikipedia, "Aaron Ehasz" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gilbert, "The 10 Best Animated Fantasy TV Shows You Should Stream Right Now", thepopbreak.com, 2019-02-26; Kain, "The 10 Best Animated Fantasy TV Shows You Should Stream Right Now", Forbes.com, 2023-08-02; Nyffenegger, "The 10 Best Fantasy Shows of the 21st Century, Ranked", collider.com, 2026-07-30 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Nyffenegger, "The 10 Best Fantasy Shows of the 21st Century, Ranked", collider.com, 2026-07-30. facts only, no text reused. collider.com
- Wikipedia, "Aaron Ehasz" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Damore, "Avatar: The Last Airbender Head Writer Accused of Misogynistic Behavior", CBR, 6 November 2019; Nelson, "Dragon Prince's heroes are fighting the same battles as the fans", Polygon, 19 November 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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