Arcane Season 2 has been highly anticipated since the first season's final episode premiered on November 20, 2021. Set to pick up right after Jinx assassinates the Piltover council, the Arcane Season 2 trailer teases Jinx rising as a symbol of Zaun, an intense confrontation with Enforcers Vi and Caitlyn, Jayce's Mercury Hammer, and much more. The upcoming season, divided into three acts releasing on November 9, 16, and 23, has fans eagerly awaiting the return of the critically acclaimed League of Legends-inspired series.
For some fans, hearing that Arcane would conclude with its second season may have come as a disappointment. However, co-creator Christian Linke clarified the reasoning behind the decision in a brief message, stating, "From the very beginning, since we started working on this project, we had a very specific ending in mind, which means the story of Arcane wraps up with this second season. But Arcane is just the first of many stories that we want to tell in Runeterra." Considering that League of Legends currently boasts 160 champions, this is great news for its vibrant roster of characters. However, there is a way that Riot Games could make season 2's ending more open-ended.
This One Arcane Season 2 Character Death Would Make Sense
Arcane is full of beloved characters, but one death would make sense for the direction of season 2.
Riot Is Actively Developing New League of Legends' Series
A Third Season of Arcane Could Feature New Champions
A show or film based on Valorant set in Runeterra wouldn’t make sense, as the developers have established them as separate universes. However, the champions of League of Legends are all intertwined within the same planet. Given Arcane's immense success, it seems only natural for Riot to continue capitalizing on it.
Valorant was originally considered to be part of Runeterra, but Riot later shifted course, establishing its world as a version of near-future Earth instead.
Currently, Riot has developed or is working on the following games set in the League of Legends universe:
- League of Legends (2009)
- Teamfight Tactics (2019)
- Legends of Runeterra (2020)
- Wild Rift (2020)
- Ruined King: A League of Legends Story (2021)
- Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story (2021)
- The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story (2023)
- Convergence: A League of Legends Story (2023)
- Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story (2023)
- Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story (2024)
- 2XKO (expected 2025)
With a wealth of stories unfolding in the game world, comics, and books, there’s a wide variety of Runeterra and League of Legends lore to delve into. However, progress in the film and TV medium has been limited to Arcane and short cinematics, which have been consistently released since the MOBA's debut in 2009. Fortunately, as far back as 2021, Riot’s president of entertainment, Shauna Spenley, indicated that more projects are in the works for both big and small screens, though she noted that "[it was] going to take a little time."
Riot's Arcane Has More Potential Beyond Jinx and Vi
While there are clear advantages to keeping Arcane as a standalone story, exploring a third season from the perspective of a different character could be an intriguing direction. After all, it’s not unusual for shows to change protagonists once their narrative has reached a satisfying conclusion. Interestingly, several champions not directly tied to the main storyline, such as Ryze, have already been teased. Some fans speculate that he was already shown in Episode 2 of Season 1, and this theory gained traction after he was potentially spotted near the end of Arcane Season 2's official trailer.
Similarly, Arcane Season 1 features several champions, and this season will see the addition of new characters, including Warwick, Orianna, and Janna. Additionally, Mundo, Twitch, and Urgot have also been hinted at. As such, instead of concluding Arcane in November, it might be advantageous to introduce a new main character in one of the aforementioned champions. Regardless, even if this is a definitive end for Arcane, as has been projected by the showrunners, future shows could easily delve into the hundreds of vibrant stories of other champions. Still, it could be nice for new projects to include nods to the conflict between Piltover and Zaun.
- Release Date
- 2021 - 2024
- Network
- Netflix
- Showrunner
- Christian Linke
- Directors
- Barth Maunoury, Marietta Ren, Christelle Abgrall
- Writers
- Amanda Overton, Nick Luddington, Mollie Bickley St. John, Ben St. John, Giovanna Sarquis, Henry G.M. Jones
- Franchise(s)
- League of Legends
Cast
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Hailee SteinfeldVi -
Ella PurnellJinx
WHERE TO WATCH
Arcane is an animated series developed by Alex Yee and Christian Linke that follows a the story of Piltover and Zaun, two pivotal locations in the League of Legends universe. The first season follows the stories of Jynx and Vi, as well as Jayce and Viktor.
- Seasons
- 2
- Streaming Service(s)
- Netflix
