Arcane Season 3 Cancelled: Arcane Season 3: Animated series has been canceled by Netflix? Everything you need to know

On November 23, 2024By Littum

If you’re wondering if there will be an Arcane Season 3 after the current stellar season ends, the answer is no. After a three-year wait since the first season of Arcane was released to rapturous applause from fans and critics alike, the series has now come to an end and its second and final season has been released in three batches of episodes.The success of Arcane Season 1 reinforced that these kinds of adaptations could work. However, the show once again shocked fans when Netflix announced in June 2024 that the second season would be the last.

The much-loved and famous animated series is based on Riot Games’ League of Legends, following two sisters played by Hailee Steinfeld and Ella Purnell who find themselves on opposite sides of a brutal war.

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Arcane season 3 coming to Netflix?

The final batch of episodes for the second season of Arcane have dropped on Netflix. But is it the end of the show?League of Legends creator Marc Merill cleared up the confusion over a scrapped Arcane Season 3 (and beyond) in a recent post on Reddit. He wrote: “The confusion is because internally there was a budget conversation about ‘5 season approval’ – which simply means we allocated a lot of money to a lot of development and is completely irrelevant to the Arcane creative. The creative and making something awesome is what should always be a priority for Riot and our team.”

There have been conflicting reports as to why Arcane is ending its second season. While the creative team behind the show has repeatedly emphasized that the decision was creative, bringing the story they wanted to tell to a timely conclusion, a report from Variety has suggested that it was actually a matter of budgeting.

This reveal came along with the release of the first season-two trailer, months before the new episodes were scheduled to stream.

Is Netflix Canceling Arcane Season 3 Too Early?

This isn’t just a case of Netflix canceling a show too early. It turns out that the plan from the beginning was always to end Arcane after two seasons.

In an interview with Variety, co-creator Christian Linke explained that Arcane was intended to be “the beginning of our larger storytelling journey and partnership with the wonderful animation studio, Fortiche.”

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Speaking to the BBC, co-showrunner Christian Linke explained: “We’ve all seen TV shows that didn’t really know when to stop. We don’t want to be one of them.”

Netflix has not axed the show and it was the decision of the show’s creators to end it after season two.

Critics and audiences had fallen in love with Arcane, especially the animation, which was beautifully crafted by Paris-based studio Fortiche, making the news all the more surprising.