Arcane is an animated action-adventure series created by Christian Linke
and Alex Yee for Netflix. Produced by Fortiche under the supervision of
Riot Games, it is set in the League of Legends fictional universe,and
primarily focuses on sisters Vi and Jinx. The series was announced at
the League of Legends 10th anniversary celebration in 2019, and first
released in November 2021. Arcane's first season was released to
critical acclaim, with praise directed at its animation, story,
world-building, characters, emotional weight and voice acting. Some have
noted the series' appeal to both casual viewers who have never played
League of Legends and to long-time fans of the game. It also set the
record as Netflix's highest-rated series so far within a week of its
premiere, ranked first on the Netflix Top 10 Chart in 52 countries, and
ranked second on the chart in the United States. On November 20, 2021,
following the conclusion of Arcane's first season, Riot Games and
Netflix announced that a second season was in production for a post-2022
release.