The red carpet has come to Runeterra as Riot Games takes its first major plunge into entertainment with Arcane, an animated series based on the widely popular video game League of Legends.
Launched in 2009, League of Legends is a Moba (multiplayer-online battle arena) game that sees two teams of five players battle for power and land through different types of playable characters, called Champions. League has since transformed into a staple in the Esports world and an IP that has spawned music videos, cinematics, comics and lore – a lot of it. For its television debut, Riot is starting from the top – exploring the origin stories for several of League’s notable Champions. Set in the utopian region of Piltover and the underground of Zaun, Arcane follows sisters Jinx and Vi, voiced by Ella Purnell and Hailee Steinfeld respectively, and the dramatic chain of events that made them into some of...
Launched in 2009, League of Legends is a Moba (multiplayer-online battle arena) game that sees two teams of five players battle for power and land through different types of playable characters, called Champions. League has since transformed into a staple in the Esports world and an IP that has spawned music videos, cinematics, comics and lore – a lot of it. For its television debut, Riot is starting from the top – exploring the origin stories for several of League’s notable Champions. Set in the utopian region of Piltover and the underground of Zaun, Arcane follows sisters Jinx and Vi, voiced by Ella Purnell and Hailee Steinfeld respectively, and the dramatic chain of events that made them into some of...
- 11/7/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
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