Arcane

TV Show
STUDIONetflix
RELEASED2021

The delicate balance between the rich city of Piltover and the seedy underbelly of Zaun. Tensions between these city-states boil over with the creation of 'hextech', a way for any person to control magical energy in Piltover, and in Zaun, a new drug called 'shimmer' transforms humans into monsters. The rivalry between the cities splits families and friends as Arcane brings life to the relationships that shape some of League of Legends' famous champions including Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn, Jayce, Viktor, and Ekko.

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A Three-Eyed Crow Is Teasing Swain

Swain never appears on screen in Arcane, but a black crow with three eyes is shown flying over the rubble of Piltover and later among the Noxian ships. That's the exact crow from Swain's official splash art, and most fans read it as a not-so-subtle hint that Noxus could be next for the League of Legends TV treatment.

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Vander Was Warwick All Along

That fan theory going around since season one turned out to be spot on. Singed brings Vander back from the brink after his fight with Silco by turning him into Warwick, the feral beast champion. According to the animation team, the idea that Vander's stubborn resilience would eventually make him into Warwick was baked into the character from the very start of the show.

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Both Seasons Dropped in Three-Episode Acts

Rather than dumping a full season at once or doing the usual weekly single-episode drip, Netflix released Arcane in three-episode chunks called Acts, spaced roughly a week apart. It's an unusual middle-ground release strategy that kept people talking between drops without making them wait a full week per episode.

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Fortiche and Riot Went Way Back Before Arcane

Long before Arcane existed, Fortiche and Riot were already working together on League music videos, including 'Get Jinxed' and 'Rise' starting around 2013. That earlier working relationship is a big reason Riot trusted Fortiche with something as ambitious as a full TV series years later.

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