Arcane: Co-creator Christian Linke on why it’s ending and what’s next

Arcane is one of the best reviewed video game adaptations of all time. It’s even won a prestigious Emmy award. So why is it ending?
The show’s co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer Christian Linke from Riot Games talks to BBC Newsbeat's Andrew Rogers about why the second season will be the last, what champions might get their turn in the spotlight next, and whether Ella Purnell is the ultimate good luck charm.
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[@gargoyle396]

Arcane in BBC is something i never expect

[@thomasandrewclifford]

GEMS

[@brayansantiagobetancourt7151]

Taric commenting a video in the BBC channel is something i never expect

[@SupineEquine]

FR

[@EgoJinpachi_]

I don't find it that hard to believe, this isn't as shocking as when I first saw somewhat recently some twitch streamers appearing in several tv news/serious programs/traditional media whatever you want to call it (destiny, hasan?) discussing serious topics (judging by the titles and platform they were in I didn't watch the videos themself) , I was like wtf is happening these guys are internet trolls what in world are they doing addressing a global audience. That for me was a way bigger stigma breakthrough than a "cartoonish series is for kids" becoming gradually a mature content mainstream.

[@unicornpet2225]

Same

[@minglin2814]

AINT NO WAY WE REACHED BBC

[@artsho]

we? you mean they. unless you made it.

[@yourmom4924]

​@@artshoshe is the writer of the show bro I'm kidding😅😅😅

[@njabulosithole1795]

​@@artsho Yes WE reached BBC

[@hyun-ki_hei]

@@artsho it's so amazing that we got so big that bbc has got a segment on it

[@ZEN-cb2yi]

@@artsho We reached BBC

[@erwincandelaria5438]

Good thing you stayed away from the Hollywood crap/mess. Better to have people who truly understand the characters, their lore, and the world of Runeterra than letting others who are clueless handle it.

[@icecreamcake5381]

Hollywood writers always think they can make the "source material" better. 😅

[@simulationkoyo]

agreed. This is the kind of storywriting that AI or Hollywood can never mimic.

[@PikachuPolice]

Arcane was made in china ..I heard

[@koirvne]

Riot was backed by a Chinese Corporation... so what? ​@@PikachuPolice

[@captive-audience]

@@PikachuPolicewatched the documentaries, I don’t think they came to China once

[@davidk6269]

I respect this decision to make a 2-season show with a specific story arc. Similar to "Gravity Falls" which was a fantastic show that told a cohesive and very entertaining story that could have dragged its life out for as long as commercially possible, but opted to limit itself to a very good pre-planned story arc that left the fans with a great story without overstaying its welcome.

[@punkyllama420]

It’s a two season arc for the ‘Arcane’ title but technically “the show” will continue because they’re going to continue partnering with Fortiche and using Arcane as a blueprint to explore the world of Runeterra and its characters.

[@simulationkoyo]

@@punkyllama420 Hopefully they will tell the story of other parts of the world during the same timeline with other characters and cities. Just make a different title not Arcane.

[@masterg4036]

​@@simulationkoyothe dev said himself that they planning more stories of runeterra TV shows/film in the future.

[@merlin5662]

@@punkyllama420 based on what has been told, other stories are going to have their own series, which is fine. but i feel like they should have of kept it in the same series with multiple seasons focusing on different aspects of runeterra to make it a more cohesive place to watch these stories.

[@turdinatheprincess]

TRUE

[@BlackScisir]

Christian Linke is such an absolute madlad for dedicating years of his life to making Arcane a reality. I can't begin to imagine what it must feel ike for him that his video game adaptation is now considered one of the best shows of all time. And the founders of Riot Games are so awesome for taking the huge risks to foster a whole animation studio from the ground up in order to make this a reality. When I see the success of Arcane and the Fallout series and the failures of other adaptations I feel really lucky for choosing *these* franchises to be a fan of. LOL! Great interview BBC!

[@panadocoughsyrup]

Remember: he didn’t write arcane :)

[@BlackScisir]

@@panadocoughsyrup he did for the most part together with Alex if you watch the documentary. You could be referring to the fact he hired professional writers to iron out the story.

[@kexcz8276]

Since the Arcane is a perfect story, as long as it ends fully answered, done and perfect, I am glad that Christian and his team had decided to stop where they felt it's the best. And as he said- more, different stories to come!

[@acatwithwiskers9273]

I really want the fall of shurima

[@masterg4036]

​@@acatwithwiskers9273me too. I'll love to see the conflict between nasus and renekton also xerath and azir.

[@myprofilepictureisafish]

​@@masterg4036 As a non League player none of these words are familiar to me lol

[@drakesacrum8445]

@@myprofilepictureisafish Let me give you some context without spoiling anything relevant. When arcane was announced many people were... confused? disappointment? There are many regions and really good stories but Piltover and Zaun is probably the least exciting to explore. Not because is bad but because all the others have so much more to offer in both scale and conflicts. Of course after Arcane was released all the doubt people had was shut down pretty quickly. And off all the regions Shurima was the one that most people agreed would be the MOST exciting to see. The fall of Shurima story line is basically the fall of Egypt if the Egyptian empire had gods and cosmic horrors corrupting the land and the minds of the people. I seriously doubt we will get this storyline soon, it probably would be one of the last ones just because of the size of the conflict. It is really cool tho.

[@Arkanna96]

@@drakesacrum8445 I really want to see that storyline explored in the MMO tbh. I think Bel'Veth as the living city would make for such a cool raid and easily tie into Freljord as well.

[@ANGGELAful]

"but we've only explored like 11 of them so far in Arcane" Jinx ,Vi, Warwick, Singed, Ekko, Viktor, Jayce, Heimerdinger, Cait, Ambessa, ??? THERE IS ONE MISSING WHO IS GOING TO BE ADDED IN SEASON 2

[@cosmicklutz1675]

Orianna probably?

[@Alisson00001]

Swain birds maybe, orianna or someone who gonna show up in zaun, urgot, renata glasc?

[@exohunter1902]

Maybe they count the hint of Twitch at the beginning too. He was more or less off screen when killing the cat after drinking shimmer.

[@faboi4372]

blitz twitch renata zeri urgot

[@terry_the_terrible]

1) there is no proof that he is being exact, maybe it's a figure of speech. 2) they already showed Ryze in season 1and the trailer showed a representation of Janna. Finally, any story featuring Viktor and Jayce will feature Blitz eventually.

[@jonteguy]

What he says about game companies not out-sourcing to Hollywood is so true. They need to stop doing that.

[@GasPoweredProductions]

I owe Christian Linke many beers for restoring my faith in enjoying animations in my late 30's!

[@kongwaguk8337]

Put the co creator in the thumbnail I almost didn't even click on the video

[@crimsoneclipse0618]

Yeah, I almost thought this was just gonna be recapping news we already knew when it's more an interview type thing.

[@stormierkinji8021]

i clicked because i saw bbc and arcane together

[@joeyhollis177]

Bro just read the damn title. Context clues are really lacking for you I guess.

[@timhaldane7588]

Man, I can't wait to hear what musician they got from Antarctica.

[@bobxiong4516]

For some reason I was thinking about Australia too.

[@johnkunkel5946]

I wonder if he forgot about Antarctica... or maybe they got one of the penguins from happy feet.

[@curtiswfranks]

I respect their choice to end it here SO MUCH. Thank you for telling a good story and not ruining it by dragging it out. Yeah, every good story will leave the audience wanting more - but, often, they do not actually want what they are wishing for.

[@ViktorLoR_Mainu]

The interviewer's excitement is so obvious, especially when asking that last question, I love it

[@ryancole4893]

Arcane is going to break all of us!

[@x0x0niks]

I hope so! my body is ready

[@sulaimanm10]

Well that was a great interview, we literally have one of the biggest and most loyal LOL nerds in charge of the adaptation side for this IP. Christian is kinda the fans' dream, I'm sure the stories told moving forward will always be great ones with him and Alex in command.

[@TheGeneralGrievous19]

Arcane on BBC? Noice. Arcane is really a great show, you can she the passion behind it.

[@joeyralston3773]

Yesh you shure can

[@templeofdoom8629]

I've watched "Bridging the Rift -the making of Arcane" so much I feel I could've answered a lot of these questions myself 😅....I could listen to Christian & Alex talk all day with such passion for Arcane and the characters 🔥

[@AqilaRarasati-yq9lx]

Bridging the rift was a great show to feed my post arcane emptiness😂😂, now we are here, need to wait another month for the finale

[@feranks3211]

it's just so inspiring, seeing someone pull it of and pull it of with passion and dedication like they did

[@tintincruz8660]

Arcane is a masterclass in storyboard and storytelling. "Pioneer" and "revolutionary" are probably the words that I would use to describe it.

[@ade5691]

Calling it a "Masterclass" is a bit to far.

[@tvolz9749]

@@ade5691 Arcane is definitly a masterclass in storytelling

[@Marta-uv4id]

​@@ade5691 If you don't think of Arcane as masterclass storytelling, I don't know what to tell you. You could say what you *do* think is incredible storytelling, because your standards must be incredibly high.

[@abudgie6909]

What's a masterclass in storytelling for you? I would personally say something like GoT S1-4 and True Detective S1. Arcane is quite surely on the same level as those shows. ​@@ade5691

[@ade5691]

@@Marta-uv4id Good or great does not equal "masterclass". Take your bias out of your ass or educate yourself to know what you speak.

[@craigspence4850]

Arcane not making onto the Guardians top 100 shows that year was a disgrace when it should have been in the top 5. Its a masterpiece of animated tv.

[@mackielunkey2205]

Agreed, and Guardian isn’t the only major TV review site guilty of not adding Arcane on the top 2021 tv list. Tbf, though I don’t think many people expected it to be this good.

[@AdorianDelmore]

Info: global news about an animation series based on the lore in a game, that won 9 annie awards and that pushed the animation industry in the West to become better at making shows for adults as well. It became one of the most watched shows on netflix in 2021 second only to squit game. Arcane a young adult/Adult series.

[@togaturtle]

Andrew Rogers did a really good job here with the questions, pushing a little, but not too much, asking questions we want answered, but also ones we hadn't thought of. Either he's a big League fan or did good research and I respect that.

[@thecoffeecurator]

christian is so well spoken and hes carried so hard for so long if you know anything about him, we are so lucky to have someone like him in bringing this to life

[@kruellgoresteinn1364]

Christian is a gem and i wish all the best for him

[@SurfofSteal]

Thank god, it's the end of Arcane, but not the end of him and his team making League shows

[@Benji567891]

Arcane is fantastic so glad i gave it a shot.

[@labamboos]

Thank you Alex & Christian for bringing this to life! Arcane is a game-changing show. 🙏

[@PixelPenelope]

These guys are so inspirational for creativity, storytelling and passion of the work they do and love.

[@Singurarity88]

Thanks for this interview! Hearing Christian talk so passionate about the Characters is 🔥

[@JenkinsLenkins285]

He alluded to a "brighter and more whimsical" region being one of the next adaptations... so a Yordle movie/series?

[@mop-kun2381]

it's obviously Ionia there's no way they gonna do Bandle City, because not even Riot game know what a Yordle actually is

[@JenkinsLenkins285]

They did ​have that one cinematic in the Yordle universe with Graves, and I don't think Ionia is their "whimsical" region, but we'll see

[@mop-kun2381]

@@JenkinsLenkins285 yeah and the only part of Bandle City that appear in that animated short is the portal, the rest of the short happen in Bilgewater. Ionia might not be as "whimsical" as Bandle City, but its pretty darn close with all the spirits, souls , furry people and nature magic. Its also the most popular region. Its also heavily connected to Noxus, which mean its indirectly connected to Arcane.

[@BlackScisir]

No way man. No offense to yordles because they're awesome but I don't think many would want a series exclusively with yordles. It's more likely going to be Ionia.

[@itsgonnabeokay9341]

Probably Ionia, maybe Jhin, zed and Shen? Noxian invasion? There are many options. He didn't mean the story after all so the story can still be pretty dark. Ionia is the most colorful region. Bandle City is also colorful and whimsical but it's another dimension so not really Runterra.

[@Kirkmania]

Great to see the legendary showrunner and my favourite animated thing of *any* medium given some time to shine in my own country! Excellent interview. Very honest and engaging even though there's so much we know he can't say yet. November cannot come soon enough!

[@dunearksmith9869]

Well it is good to know that this isn't the end of seeing these characters on the big screen, maybe we will see Vi and Jinx again to! who knows

[@bobxiong4516]

Its good he mentioned not all the stories are gonna be dark and intense. Id like to imagine Bildgewater more like comedy and chaos

[@fernandoquintana3675]

El dorado and pirates of the Caribbean basically

[@itsgonnabeokay9341]

I think he was talking about the colors and asthetics if regions, not the story.

[@tuvillo]

Bilgewater is pretty much entangled with a war on the shadow demons soooo...

[@drakesacrum8445]

@@tuvillo I guess it depends on the main cast? Twisted Fate and Graves? Comedy. Gangplank and Missfortune? Game of thrones but pirates. Pyke and Nautilus? Horror Film. Even then, characters like Illaoi can be serious and silly. The harrowing isn't a everyday occurrence so we can have a storyline without it.

[@tuvillo]

@@drakesacrum8445 For sure. I just think that if they pick a region they'll do something similar to Arcane and look for the "main characters", and involve as many others as they can. In the case of Bilgewater I think it'd be weird to not have it play a role, even just passively. This is how these people live, after all.

[@shamanahaboolist]

Arcane is the best thing to have ever graced my screen and season 2 is just about the only show I have been hype for for decades. Linke and Yee are the kind of visionaries whose work I will continue to follow for the rest of my life/their career.

[@troldmagnus2]

YASS, official new regions and loads more content! So happy to hear this

[@devilhero1062]

How is BBC covering arcane ?

[@turnleft8645]

About to watch the video but I think they want to expand the whole League of Legends universe but at the same time don't want Vi and Jinx to be the be all end all main characters which might make it harder to introduce other characters and worlds kind of like how the newer the Marvel hero, the harder it is for them to incorporate them in terms of us taking them seriously. Anyway, those are just my thoughts :)

[@rammycanales3784]

They will always stay in their region so no that aint happening. Right now we have a intro to Yordles (bandle city “region”) with Heimerdinger and to Noxus from politics and the Medardas. We also have some references to the past with the runic wars and depending on how they do it with Ixtal for the gemstones. Singed will be relevant for a story around the noxus invasion to Ionia. Theres pretty much no references to Shurima, Demacia, the shadow isles, Bilgewater (this one would be amazing as a series), Freljord, Targon or Ionia (unless again u count singed). Theres a chance we only get introduced to some characters via movies instead of tv series because their stories dont involve that many other relevant characters, unlike Piltover and Zaun that has a massive density of characters to choose from and is also the best starting point for the general public into the universe.

[@turnleft8645]

@@rammycanales3784 that is true what you said, they will most likely stick to the same region with some of their next stories but fingers crossed that that, later down the line, they will explore others with new characters not related to the ones in this region to broaden the world

[@kat6038]

You can tell how passionate he is about his creation. Its no wonder the show is as successful as it is even reaching audiences beyond the video game fandom. Its such a relief that someone like him was a creator of the show, i dont believe we would have had such such a thorough and intelligent story telling that we got from arcane if he hadnt been involved. I wasnt a league fan or even played any video games prior to watching arcane BUT the impact it left on me was massive. Its not rocket science to see how thorough they were with the show. Cant wait for season 2 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@TamNguyen-zs3gc]

My whole body is ready for Arcane Ss2

[@mads-br8zd]

This could mean so much…

[@loubalto5956]

I am sad to see it ending but I am happy when shows choose when to stop. I hope it will bring closure to the story because of this decision. Thank you for your dedication! Can’t wait for Arcane and what comes next!

[@mulqueen2023]

The future of Fortiche in the animation sphere looks very bright and wonderful. Even though I'll miss Arcane like crazy once it ends, I'll tune in for the next story they tell. Whether that's under the title of Arcane s3, or something else, I'll watch it in anticipation.😊

[@mistivious8063]

Almost didn’t tab on the video. Thumbnail and name needs adjustments ~

[@iapetes1]

This was a great interview

[@rk13567]

Really solid interview, cool to see this on BBC

[@rutalaava]

Had to double check if this was the real BBC 😂

[@arannak3826]

Every studio should listen to this guy.

[@ravecrab23]

Great interview

[@Arutnevv]

"Brighter and Whimsical" eh? Noxus it is.

[@TheMk8r]

Their trolling us😂

[@icecreamcake5381]

Can't wait for the whimsical invasion of Ionia, featuring cheerful child soldiers and colorful chemical weapons.

[@Grey_Wheatfield]

nah its the rune wars for sure

[@opossums-will-sing]

​@@icecreamcake5381Kled's Pov

[@Belbecat]

9 years for 2 seasons.... actually I see he has a LotR picture hanging behind him, makes sense - Arcane and the LotR PJ trilogy are the two series that I feel got to that top tier level by spending the time, having the passion and dedication to make them right.

[@yendayo]

very nice interview. i expected it to be very short like, PR style.

[@zuko_Nachtschatten]

Thanks 🎉❤❤❤

[@fishbol478]

I like that arcane is ending since it opens up the story progression for the other characters. I’d love to see different lol champs have their stories be told. And who knows maybe at some points the plotpoints will be interconnected as well!

[@Riotenian]

WE GOT ARCANE INTERVIEW AT BBC NEWS BEFORE GTA 6 🗣️🔥

[@JustSomePerson2024]

A surprising moment really

[@jeremybowser7690]

Good man. I agree 100% about shows that run for too long. Tell a good story, and if it's over go out on a high note.

[@Silverythoughts]

Great interview!

[@theneounknown1343]

Not to be confused with Arkane Studios.

[@sortilien2099]

Time to go to Dunwall again !

[@vilxxblack2472]

That studio is shutdown so no one is going to think of it anymore.

[@MN-vz8qm]

You mean the studio which made Dishonored? They are probably located a few kilometers from the studio making Arcane, both are in Paris. EDIT: Sorry, I just checked, Arkane is in France too, but in Lyon. Fortiche (Arcane) is in Paris

[@theneounknown1343]

@@vilxxblack2472 Lyon is still breathing.

[@MN-vz8qm]

@@vilxxblack2472 No, you are speaking about Arkane Austin TX, Arkane financed a second studio in the US, but it didn't work out at the end.

[@SleepyFen]

Probably the best show ever made. No wonder we're reaching the main stream.

[@KamikazeBourloten]

I would love to see Urgot appear in this season, since Noxus has come to piltover, but I don't think they will introduce more characters than the already established ones.

[@EzGrimzz]

we got arcane on bbc before gta 6 is insane

[@rogerorio912]

I expected Arcane to be in BBC, CNN, Fox, DW etc. The Best Show ever 😄 Patiently waiting for it's movie in NetFlix

[@monkeyboyen]

A series about Dark Age of Camelot would have been so exciting😍

[@soysource3218]

I didn't not expect to see Arcane being covered by BBC of all news networks.

[@Daniel-ho4hq]

Hell yeah

[@1berto_o178]

nao esperava por essa intrevista

[@IceSickle_RJ]

if they managed to build this story from the beginning, we are blessed to have two seasons.

[@raptorterror]

FRENCH TALENT MENTIONED 💥💥💥

[@spitefield]

I hope we get to see shows as good as arcane set in the other regions of runeterra, like noxus/demacia, ionia, freljord. a demacian show about the mages with sylas/garen/lux would be awesome, noxus/ionia invasion as well

[@swampje1985]

Two seasons is pretty short, because Arcane is a masterpiece. I'm very happy they don't try to milk the story with these characters for a decade and instead chose to tell a proper story, write real characters and focus on quality over quantity.

[@JustAViewer44]

Seeing this on BBC with the soldiers on the thumbnail, I thought it was another war or something 😭

[@qingelia7121]

BBC talking about Arcane was not on my list of things i thought would ever happen, but i guess its understandable because its so good 😂

[@nullunit]

I would die happy if Riot finds a way to bring Hybrid Sound System into the music for season 2. Their music would fit well. A rare callout for DAOC, Christian is a real one.

[@cosmicpenguins]

that both guys eye blinks :DD they are so tired maybe or it was late maybe or is it some kind of secret messaage :DDD

[@1wing1]

really wish we had more seasons so we could see ori, the rise of urgot, renata glasc etc

[@kirsty8256]

We will have more seasons!! Only two for Vi & Jinx‘ story though :(

[@angelbestil7634]

They might come back to piltover and zaun to present these champions that haven't introduce in arcane and i hope we might see jinx, vi, caitlyn, jayce and viktor even if it's a cameo.

[@thedoobieshrew0244]

Did ya watch the video?

[@OanhHoang-up3uj]

Wow Arcane on BBC, never expect that

[@liam3377]

Needs to be better titled

[@DefaultDanielSGaming]

Who is character number 11? 3:15 Jinx, Vi, Ekko, Viktor, Jayce, Singed, Warwick, Ambessa, Heimerdinger, Caitlyn

[@danielelder6361]

Maybe the mage that could have been rise?

[@DefaultDanielSGaming]

@@danielelder6361 no, can't be, I believe it is the person Ambessa is teasing in season one and who she is preparing to fight in the teaser

[@itsgonnabeokay9341]

​Do you know what "exploring" means? That character wasn't explored at all, and it wasn't even Ryze.​@@danielelder6361

[@drakesacrum8445]

@@DefaultDanielSGaming Kled? Nah, PnZ is fucked!

[@nevamorsmt8287]

Isn't silco from the league?

[@AdorianDelmore]

good talk thk bbc

[@Rykou100]

Can't wait for gods, Darkins, and Voids

[@feranks3211]

christian Linke saying we're living in the golden age of video game storytelling really gives me a boost to keep trying to break into this industry. But boy oh boy it takes time.

[@armyb140]

Him saying "We got every continent represented" in terms of music artistry is amazing. I hope in some of the future seasons we get to see Bts or a Bts member collab w Arcane too. Rap or singing, they can do it all and it would be so cool to see.

[@chikaeze3640]

If only Halo took arcane's approach

[@itsgonnabeokay9341]

Yeah. Halo took the "Hollywood" approach, unlike Christian and Riot.

[@ElixoYT]

Or Overwatch😔

[@Andrew-px9fj]

Because the current managment doesnt love the game... 343 kinda fcked up most of the times...

[@DaHatBat]

Still thinking about that time Peter Jackson almost made a Halo movie :(

[@daniellim1177]

Yes

[@alexmarkowski709]

bro tell me it so important ! did will be urgot in season 2 ? cuz he are from noxus and become the zaun drednought

[@Skyflairl2p]

Christian Linke and the team are a clear seperation in terms of mentality towards producing a show like this when compared to the rest of the industry in this day and age, and it really shows both in the series and in ratings. So refreshing to see a show not get dragged on, battered down by political agendas and just allround highlighting and realizing the world we all grew up loving and its struggles. I think we all believed there would be more stories from the world of runeterra, arcane is just the introduction - at least now that it has such grand success! But hats off so far, and i personally hope they dont change the directive behind the production of league of legends animation. Ever. Also fuck hollywood, create your own hollywood.

[@AMightyStorm]

What comes next is probably either that Arcane will end with a proper set up for a new series based in Noxus, or we'll get another series based in an entirely different nation/culture of Runeterra that we haven't seen yet. But honestly I feel like they'd go the Noxus route because they need to have a sense of continuation from Arcane for the outsiders/newcomers who are not at all familiar with the game or the lore of LoL.

[@drakesacrum8445]

I mean. Demacia would do for different reasons. Arcane already touches the anti mage and rune wars themes so having another series that expands on it would be a good move. I'm also excited for Noxus tho. Can't wait for the everyone is Leblac revel in 60fps. They can also have a more comedy focus story with deep lore in bilgewater. I highly doubt any other region has a chance for now.

[@Zedem0n]

Am I falling victim of Mandela Effect here? I had thought that they had said they had plans for 3 seasons, atleast for the jinx/vi/zaun/piltover arc and I think everyone was surprised when it said "final chapter" ? Obviously it's not the end of Riot series but still.

[@sortilien2099]

But the unification IP arcane is canon... so it limit the story possibility if riot want to keep some champs for other stories & games. Plus Jinx is now a good poster girl, so yeah!

[@Zedem0n]

@@sortilien2099 To be honest I thought they would still keep the name "Arcane" even when exploring other parts of Runeterra, considering Arcane is pretty much all-encompassing that universe. But I guess now that I think about it, maybe it's for the best to find new "names" but wouldn't it be best to keep it under an umbrella name, kind of like the MCU?

[@sortilien2099]

@@Zedem0n it's more carefull to have small series named differently. Do you know runeterra (the world of Arcane & LoL) ? There is Bandle City somthing that could be describe as peter pan's Neverland. with fluffy joyfull grimilins/gobelin called Yordles. Most stories in that Area wouldn't fit arcane art style. As Peter Linke said they want to explore try different stuff, i think different names help people to change their expectation. you wouldn't have same expectation in matter or graphics, lightness for a show title "a tale of the ten" (oh i want this one, sorry lore addict here), the pale greyman, Fairy Mayem, The prodige's adventure. 1000 failures.

[@aironaspudymaitis3695]

i mean more likely chapter 3 for zaun like camile story or urgot its possible

[@itsgonnabeokay9341]

They never said they planned 3 seasons. Actually, it was always implied that they are gonna make 2 seasons.

[@graceespiritu5400]

I'm so excited!!!❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉

[@top-notanalysis4942]

We coming out of the Undercity with this one 😁

[@raine-time]

Never played League, don't plan on it, love these characters and story Can't wait to see what this man and his team has planned

[@acepaldi7119]

You don't need to play the game, or even know about the name to watch Arcane. Arcane was made so that everyone can watch it, not just the players. That's why Arcane is so good.

[@sandercohen5543]

15:17 OMG HE SAID IT!

[@edmilsoncarvalho646]

Damn, this interviewer really asked good questions; feel like everything I wanted to know was asked...

[@LazyDev27]

I bet they will make other shows in set in the universe though. Just a different city. Like bilgewater, that's what I figure is next. Lots of Silco's lair shows their art team has been working on that aesthetic. The color scheme... It's a bilgewater give-away really. Probably working on it right now.

[@seeminglynn7528]

Aww man bros mouth really is tight 😭he completely dodged the “what other champions’ stories do u wanna tell next” question

[@NoVisionGuy]

Damn 9 years on doing this must've been great and depressing at the same time. I did architecture and it's a love/hate relationship for me and my career lol

[@-ACE.]

Oh I think they are heading to bilgewater in next show based on what he said 6:05... They are definitely bringing Twisted Fate and Graves and MF.

[@adami1738]

Your probably right bilgewater is both whimsical and dark and has a lot of content they can build off... and who doesn't love piratez! But I think they might announce MORE THAN ONE SERIES IN NOVEMBER

[@trauma_a6773]

6:08 Corky(Corki) Whimsical .... Hmmm.. Bandle City next (?)

[@tarrantwalter524]

quirky

[@trauma_a6773]

@@tarrantwalter524 Ohh, I misheard lol. But, quirky still applied to yordle tho

[@oscarecaldre8415]

Get ready for RCU ( Riot Cinematic Universe)

[@rion2499]

When it comes to Hollywood especially, “Safe” equals Soulless. Generic. Hollow. Even though, ironicaly, a “truly safe” guaranteed hit would making a story with vision and passion behind it. It’s removing restrictions and letting creators go wild and innovate. We’d rather have half cooked/messy art with something to say, rather than bland uniform much of the same. Statistically not every passion project will succeed, but I’d rather have interesting failures than bland mush. Here’s to more artists getting the chance to create amazing works for us! (And no more cancels, please)/

[@gabbylikeskicks]

How is League of Legends on BBC News?

[@Ethan_Andrew_YT]

In Next Movie Or Show Can it Be Aurelion Sol Please Add him on Movie or Show

[@InfiniteProdu]

BBC gaming room? Now, I have truly seen everything. Pop off kings!