The Arcane showrunner explains why it’s ending with season 2 as he once again hints at future stories: “We spent nine years at this point on these 11 or so characters”

On November 17, 2024By Littum

Arcane Season 2 is in full swing, but prepare for it to end because the creators are clearly done and there won’t be a Season 3.

speaks to Animation Magazineshowrunner Christian Linke takes some time to reflect on how the League of Legends spin-off show started, “We definitely started Arcane at a time when there wasn’t a lot of precedent for this approach,” he says. “People said to us, ‘Hey, you can’t have 40-minute episodes in animation; it’s crazy.” And I think there was just this dream of, ‘Well, we think you can.’ I really think the drama, the long pauses and silences between two characters – those are things that have been very unusual, at least in Western animation.”

It turns out he was right, as the show has been a hit with fans of the game and people who had never even heard of a League of Legends. I envy the people who don’t know what push bot lane means, I really do.

As for the future, director Pascal Charrue says, “We’ve spent nine years at this point on these 11 or so characters, so there’s also something about wanting to make sure we’re able to tell the stories of other characters that we is also really passionate about.”

It’s unclear if this means more characters in the League of Legends universe or an entirely new source, but whatever the Arcane team does next, I’m excited for it.

Nine years is a long time for any creative person to spend on a project. Linke adds, “There are people who were single when they started at Arcane and now they’re married and have kids in school,” so it really has been a lifetime for some.

If you’re itching for your next batch of Vi and Jinx tales, check out ours Arcane Season 2 Release Schedule.