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League of Legends creator clears up ‘confusion’ over Arcane’s ‘five-season plan’: ‘Arcane was always written to be two seasons’

Pabio November 18, 2024

Riot Games co-founder and League of Legends creator Marc Merrill has cleared up confusion surrounding Arcane’s “five seasons” plan, saying the Netflix series would only last two seasons.

In response to an article suggesting that Arcane lasted two seasons because there are “other stories to tell” in the League of Legends universe, Merrill responded on Reddit: “Arcane was always written to be composed of two seasons.”

On the five-season rumor that continued to circulate – perhaps because of The Variety report on the series’ $250 million budget, mentioning that Arcane was “originally planned for a five-season arc” – Merrill wrote: “The confusion comes from the fact that internally there was a budget conversation on “approving 5 seasons” – which simply means we were setting aside a certain number of seasons. money for a lot of development and has absolutely nothing to do with the creation of Arcane. Creating and delivering something great is the priority for Riot and our teams.

Merrill added: “We also always envisioned telling more stories and continuing to expand the universe. This has never changed – people just jump on rumors or misleading headlines and Riot hasn’t corrected them – but given that these rumors have gained momentum, happy to clarify.”

Although Merrill has expressed plans to “expand” the League of Legends universe with more film and television projects, don’t expect them to be rolled out for the sake of it.

As Merrill explained: “Just because that’s our intention doesn’t mean it’s easy or that we can produce these things like a factory – just like creating games that deserve players’ time and love is very difficult, the same goes for great stories and making amazing series/movies (especially when we are building them from scratch for the first time).”

With Act 3 – and the final episodes of Arcane – on the horizon, furor over Arcane’s $250 million budget rumbles. While an anime director pointed out that the Netflix series cost 25 times more than his own show, co-showrunner Christian Linke defended the budget in an interview with Animation magazinesaying, “No one ever did a great thing by not taking bets.”

Arcane is currently streaming on Netflix. To learn more about the show, check out Arcane Season 2 Release Schedule and a breakdown of the Black Rose. So dive into our picks for the best shows on Netflix And best anime on Netflix.