Arcane writer shares where she wants to go with a new story in the League of Legends universe "To me, it would be like 'let's do something totally new'." Total Film · Dec 21, 2024
I didn’t expect Fallout to win Best Adaptation at The Game Awards 2024 when Netflix’s Arcane was such a hit It's surprising to see that Arcane lost to Fallout for the Best Adaptation at The Game Awards 2024. TechRadar · Dec 13, 2024
League of Legends co-creator reveals the "ballpark" number for Arcane's real budget – and it's not even close to the reported $250 million figure Calculators at the ready Total Film · Dec 12, 2024
Arcane showrunner teases that future spin-offs could be focused on individual characters from the hit Netflix show: "We want to continue telling stories" Timebomb 2.0, please and thank you Total Film · Dec 9, 2024
Netflix's Best Steampunk Show Already Knows Where It Wants to Go Next Is Singed the true mastermind behind 'League of Legends'? What can we expect from the 'Arcane' spinoffs? Inverse · Dec 7, 2024
Turns out the Arcane creative team always had the go ahead to kill any fan-favourite League of Legends characters it wanted: 'Riot embraced whatever story we wanted to tell with any of the characters' And the show overriding the game's canon was very much part of the plan. PC Gamer · Dec 4, 2024
Arcane writer explains that there's one thing the League of Legends show could do that The Witcher or The Last of Us' adaptations couldn't - change their source material "Not a lot of games are as mobile, and moving, and changeable, as League of Legends is" Total Film · Dec 1, 2024
Arcane writer says Riot let them kill anyone they wanted, even fan-favorite characters: "There were no limits to what we could do to make a good story" Arcane isn't a video game, sometimes people die Total Film · Dec 1, 2024
Arcane writer says they've been sitting on the show's final scenes, mostly unchanged, for 6 years: "We always kind of knew where we were going" Amanda Overton says "that Vi-Jinx scene, the very last scene between them, is nearly the same as when we wrote it six years ago." Total Film · Nov 30, 2024
Arcane producer has the final say on explaining the Netflix show's $250 million budget: "We are a game company… We didn't lease out the work" Executive music producer Alex Seaver on why Arcane's budget was worth it Total Film · Nov 29, 2024
Arcane showrunner reminds fans that they "always will" listen to feedback, as long as it doesn’t overpower their vision: "At the end of the day, nobody asked for Arcane" Christian Linke doesn't mind the criticism Total Film · Nov 28, 2024
'Arcane' Showrunner Christian Linke Interview On Disappointing Fans Arcane showrunner and co-creator Christian Linke tells Inverse that he’s still taking fan backlash in. "We wanted to do something different." Inverse · Nov 28, 2024
Arcane creator issues a 500-word response to clear up rumored behind-the-scenes issues amid negative fan reaction to season 2: "It would have been great to have more time... but we didn't have it" The final say on Arcane season 2 Total Film · Nov 28, 2024
Arcane co-creator feels Viktor and Jayce's storyline was unresolved 'to a certain degree', but they weren't quite 'given the time' to explore it Animation's a conundrum. PC Gamer · Nov 27, 2024
Inverse · Nov 26, 2024 'Arcane' Deleted Sex Scene Could Still Be Released, Showrunner Confirms 'Arcane' showrunner and co-creator Christian Linke weighs in on the possibility of releasing the raunchy scene anyway.
Inverse · Nov 26, 2024 Netflix’s Best Steampunk Show Is Repeating a Terrible Sci-Fi Trend 'Arcane' Season 2 ended on a disappointing note, especially where its characters of color were concerned.
Total Film · Nov 26, 2024 Arcane's finale was originally longer as the showrunner admits "some things" were cut Exclusive: Christian Linke says it was "mostly action" that didn't make the cut
TechRadar · Nov 26, 2024 Arcane co-creator vows 'we will learn from it' after fan frustrations of the Netflix show's 'rushed' final season Arcane co-creator Christian Linke admits that the Netflix show's creative team got things wrong with its second and final season.
Total Film · Nov 26, 2024 The "choppy" animation on Powder and Ekko's dance scene in Arcane season 2 is actually a heart-wrenching Easter egg "Don't touch me I'm crying again"
Total Film · Nov 26, 2024 Arcane showrunner teases the next League of Legends project – and doesn't rule out a movie: "It comes down to finding the right people, the right vision, the right story" Exclusive: Christian Linke says the next League of Legends project will "take years" and they'll "talk more about it" once they're sure something is happening
Total Film · Nov 26, 2024 League of Legends creator clarifies Arcane showrunner's comments, explaining it's actually "3 regions" not 3 new shows More stories are in development
PC Gamer · Nov 25, 2024 Riot heard you really like Arcane, so there are 3 more League Of Legends shows on the way The first has been in pre-production for around a year.
GamesRadar · Nov 25, 2024 After 3 years, Arcane's now responsible for a second League of Legends character revamp - this time it's a new Viktor Riot is "better aligning him to the Viktor fans were shown in Arcane"
Total Film · Nov 25, 2024 One Arcane character didn't get a single line in the finale despite an official tweet saying their story "continues" in Act 3 and fans are unhappy: "This is literally bait" This is Sevika erasure
Total Film · Nov 25, 2024 Arcane season 2's episode 7 masterpiece has a perfect multiverse Easter egg that you may have missed Another spin around the sun