Up and at 'em, bald wonder. 

This season, I'm really excited for people to see Toph being introduced. 

Come on, Avatar. I'm gonna teach you to earthbend, even if it kills me.

Man 1: Casting Toph was a really extensive process. We looked at over 6,000 submissions. We narrowed it down, then did a chemistry read with Miya, and we knew she was Toph. 

Miya got it. Miya embodied it. She was connected to the ground, to the earth, and I thought, "That's Toph."

Toph: Well, it was a good try.

Really? 

No! I've seen 2-year-olds hold their ground better.

Miya: I grew up with the series. I did an interview when I was 10 years old. Someone had asked me if I wanted to play Toph, if they ever made a live-action for Avatar. And then it happened, and I was like, "Oh, I'm actually going to play Toph." 

The Avatar needs to learn earthbending, so Toph has a huge role this season. 

My friend Bumi said that my teacher would be a master of Neutral Jing. 

Never heard of it. Get out of my way! 

For Aang, Toph is like a really mean older sister, but younger and way stronger. 

Pretty light on your feet, Twinkle Toes. She has little to no filter, which means that she's very blunt and funny. How can I bend something I can't see? Whoa!

No, I didn't…

Don't apologize.

The character Toph is blind. It was amazing to watch Miya approach that role with such discipline and commitment. 

Is she actually blind? Either way, she's amazing. 

Learning how to portray a fully blind character was one of the biggest insecurities I had about this role. 

Now you have to see beyond what you can see. 

Miya spent so much time working with our amazing blindness consultant, Joe Strechay, so she could get those senses right. Every time Toph is on set, Joe is on set. Every time Toph is in rehearsal, Joe is in rehearsal. Could not do this without him. He's brilliant.

We work together on how she touches things and moves through the world, thinking about the realities of blindness. But also, when Toph is bending, it's evident that she doesn't have to look at what she's doing. It's kind of like playing basketball and doing a no-look pass.

[grunting] 

We provided contacts for her that completely blocked her vision. So she spent weeks training and practicing with those. 

All of my cast mates have been super helpful, telling me where things are in relation to me. That way, I'm not going through the scene looking like I can't see, because Toph can see in her own unique way.

There's a secret life of the world beneath the rock, beneath everything you think you know. If you can feel it, then you can change it. 

I think the fans will be very excited about Miya's performance. She is absolutely Toph.

Even with all the science fiction and superpowers, we want children who are blind or low-vision to watch this show and see themselves in the character. And I think Miya really played a big role developing the live-action version of Toph. 

It's awesome. We have a new member of the family.