Name: Arcane
Genre: action, animation, fantasy
Released: 2021

Arcane

2021 · 2 seasons

actionanimationfantasy

Arcane, titled onscreen as Arcane: League of Legends, is an animated steampunk action-adventure series created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee. It was produced by the French animation studio Fortiche under the supervision of Riot Games and distributed by Netflix. Set in Riot's League of Legends universe, it focuses on the sisters Vi and Jinx, voiced by Hailee Steinfeld and Ella Purnell, as they become caught up in a conflict between their native underbelly of Zaun and the city of Piltover. Kevin Alejandro voices the scientist and inventor Jayce Talis, Katie Leung plays Caitlyn Kiramman, a Piltover enforcer, Jason Spisak voices Silco, a crime lord in Zaun, and Toks Olagundoye plays Mel Medarda, a member of the Piltover council. The series was first announced at the tenth anniversary of League of Legends in 2019. Its first season was released in November 2021, and a second and final season followed in November 2024, for 18 episodes in total. Critics praised the animation, writing, worldbuilding, soundtrack and voice acting, and noted its appeal both to newcomers and to longtime fans of the game; several have called it one of the best video game adaptations. Arcane won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program as well as an Annie Award.

Country

France, USA