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Arcane (TV series)

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2021 animated action-adventure series

Arcane

Also known as	Arcane: League of Legends
Genre	Action-adventure Adult animation Science fantasy Steampunk
Created by	Christian Linke Alex Yee
Based on	League of Legends byRiot Games
Showrunners	Christian Linke^[1] Alex Yee^[2]
Directed by	Pascal Charrue Arnaud Delord Bart Maunoury
Voices of	Hailee Steinfeld Ella Purnell Kevin Alejandro Katie Leung Jason Spisak Toks Olagundoye Harry Lloyd JB Blanc Reed Shannon Mick Wingert Amirah Vann Ellen Thomas Brett Tucker
Theme music composer	Imagine Dragons JID
Opening theme	"Enemy"
Composers	Alexander Temple Alex Seaver
Country of origin	France United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producers	Christian Linke Marc Merrill Brandon Beck Jane Chung Thomas Vu
Running time	39–50 minutes
Production companies	Fortiche Riot Games
Budget	$250 million^[3]
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06) – November 23, 2024 (2024-11-23)

Arcane (titled onscreen asArcane: League of Legends) is ananimated steampunk action-adventure television series created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee. It was produced by the Frenchanimation studioFortiche, under the supervision ofRiot Games, and distributed byNetflix. Set in Riot'sLeague of Legendsuniverse, it primarily focuses on sistersViolet / "Vi" (Hailee Steinfeld) andPowder / Jinx (Ella Purnell) as they become embroiled in a conflict between their native underbelly of Zaun and the city of Piltover. First announced at theLeague of Legends tenth anniversary celebration in 2019, the series' first season was released in November 2021, and a second and final season was released in November 2024.

Arcane was met with critical acclaim, with praise for its animation, writing,worldbuilding, soundtrack, and voice acting, though the pacing of the second season saw a mixed response.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Some have noted the series' appeal to both viewers who have never playedLeague of Legends and longtime fans of the game.^[8] It was Netflix's highest-rated series within a week of its premiere, ranked first on the Netflix Top 10 Chart in 52 countries, and second on the chart in the United States. Several critics and publications have considered it to be one of the best video game adaptations ever made. The series won twoPrimetime Emmy Awards forOutstanding Animated Program, as well as theAnnie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Broadcast Production.

Season	Episodes	Originally released
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	9	November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06)	November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)
2	9	November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09)	November 23, 2024 (2024-11-23)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Act 1
1	1	"Welcome to the Playground"	Pascal Charrue & Arnaud Delord	Christian Linke & Alex Yee	November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06)
Zaunite sisters Vi and Powder find their parents dead in the aftermath of a battle on the Bridge of Progress. They are taken in by Vander, the leader of the failed rebellion. Years later, Vi, Powder, and their adopted brothers, Mylo and Claggor, break into a Piltover penthouse. Powder steals a set of magical crystals but accidentally shatters one, causing an explosion that destroys part of the building. Fleeing back to Zaun, the siblings encounter Deckard and his thugs; while they beat them in a fistfight, Powder is chased and loses the loot. Vander, now a respected community leader in Zaun, reprimands the children for their carelessness and attempts to resolve matters with Grayson, Sheriff of Piltover's enforcers, and her subordinate Marcus. Vi berates Mylo for calling Powder a "jinx" and consoles her sister. Somewhere in Zaun, crime lord Silco extracts information from Deckard and works with the scientist Singed to test a volatile mutagen, shimmer, on a rat.
2	2	"Some Mysteries Are Better Left Unsolved"	Pascal Charrue & Arnaud Delord	Nick Luddington	November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06)
The stolen crystals are revealed to belong to Jayce Talis, a student at Piltover's academy. Piltover's ruling council has him testify about his unsanctioned experiments; Jayce recounts how arcane magic saved his life as a child and believes it can revolutionize Piltover. However, the academy expels him when he reveals the magical nature of the experiments, and his research is ordered destroyed. On the verge of suicide, his beliefs are renewed when Viktor, the assistant of Professor Heimerdinger, offers to help him. In Zaun, Marcus pressures Vander to reveal the true culprits of the robbery, while the Zaunites pressure him to fight back against the enforcers. To protect the children, Vander remains neutral, causing some to question his leadership. Vi decides to turn herself in. Elsewhere, Silco manipulates Deckard into swallowing a vial of shimmer.
3	3	"The Base Violence Necessary for Change"	Pascal Charrue & Arnaud Delord	Ash Brannon	November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06)
Vander stops Vi and offers himself to Grayson instead. Silco intervenes and captures Vander after a heavily mutated Deckard massacres Grayson and her men, sparing only Marcus. Vi, Mylo, and Claggor set out on a rescue mission, leaving Powder behind. In Piltover, Jayce and Viktor secretly experiment with the crystals under the discretion of councilor Mel Medarda and eventually invent Hextech. A flashback reveals that Vander once betrayed Silco and attempted to drown him. In Zaun, the siblings reach Vander but are cut off by Silco. Vi fights off Silco's thugs but is badly beaten by Deckard. Desperate to help, Powder causes an explosion with the stolen crystals, accidentally killing Mylo and Claggor. A wounded Vander takes shimmer to kill Deckard and save Vi but sacrifices himself in the process. After learning Powder was responsible for the explosion, Vi lashes out, striking her and calling her a "jinx" before walking away. Feeling guilty, she attempts to return but is ambushed and captured by Marcus. Silco embraces the distraught Powder and assures her, “We’ll show them all".
Act 2
4	4	"Happy Progress Day!"	Pascal Charrue & Arnaud Delord	David Dunne	November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13)
Several years later, Piltover prospers with Jayce's Hextech technology and celebrates its 200th anniversary on Progress Day. Jayce initially plans to unveil a gemstone-powered device he and Viktor developed but decides against it after Heimerdinger warns of its potential dangers. Powder, now an unstable teenager going byJinx, smuggles shimmer for Silco, whom she sees as a surrogate father. During one operation, the Firelights, a rivaling Zaunite gang, interfere; Jinx mistakes a Firelight for Vi and has a violent breakdown. Caitlyn, an enforcer and Jayce's childhood friend, investigates the incident. Hoping to regain Silco's approval, Jinx steals Jayce's gemstone and triggers an explosion that kills six enforcers. In response, Jayce is granted a seat on Piltover's council to help protect the city. Seeking answers, Caitlyn travels to Stillwater Prison and encounters Vi, now an adult, imprisoned by Marcus.
5	5	"Everybody Wants to Be My Enemy"	Pascal Charrue & Arnaud Delord	Amanda Overton	November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13)
Caitlyn releases Vi from prison to assist her in tracking down Silco. Marcus secretly works with Silco to facilitate shimmer smuggling while framing the Firelights for the Progress Day bombing. Still traumatized by her family's deaths, Jinx refuses to work on the gemstone. In response, Silco brings her to the river where Vander once tried to drown him and performs a symbolic "baptism" to convince her to embrace being Jinx. In Piltover, Mel begins a romantic relationship with Jayce while helping him navigate the political landscape he now finds himself in as a councilor. Viktor grows increasingly desperate to cure his worsening illness through Hextech. Vi tracks down Sevika, Silco's second-in-command, who reveals Jinx's allegiance to Silco. Distracted, Vi is stabbed by Sevika but is saved by Caitlyn, allowing them to escape. Jinx successfully refines the gemstone and constructs a device similar to Jayce's to harness its power. Sevika reports Vi's return to Silco.
6	6	"When These Walls Come Tumbling Down"	Pascal Charrue & Arnaud Delord	Alex Yee	November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13)
After Viktor collapses in the lab, he and Jayce begin to study the "Hexcore", a revolutionary Hextech device capable of interacting with organic matter and potentially curing diseases. Heimerdinger deems it too dangerous and orders it destroyed, prompting Jayce to orchestrate his removal from the council. Alone, Viktor seeks out Singed, his former mentor, for help in perfecting the Hexcore. Silco orders Marcus to kill Vi and Caitlyn before they can return to Piltover. Jayce orders a bridge blockade for Piltover's protection. Jinx interrogates Sevika and learns of Vi's return. Vi and Caitlyn take refuge in a safehouse as Vi recovers from her fight with Sevika, but Silco locates them after bribing local addicts with shimmer. After escaping, the pair spot a blue flare—one Vi gave Jinx before their ill-fated mission to rescue Vander. The sisters reunite, but Caitlyn's presence triggers Jinx's mistrust. The Firelights then intervene, steal the gemstone, and abduct Caitlyn and Vi, leaving Jinx behind, screaming in anguish.
Act 3
7	7	"The Boy Savior"	Pascal Charrue & Arnaud Delord	Nick Luddington	November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)
The Firelights' leader is revealed to be Ekko, Vi and Powder's childhood friend. After Vander's death, Silco seized control of Zaun and made the populace dependent on shimmer; the Firelights have been leading efforts to thwart him and rehabilitate addicts. Ekko warns Vi that the Powder they knew is gone and only Jinx remains, though Vi refuses to believe him. Singed provides Viktor with a variant of shimmer to enable the Hexcore to modify his deteriorating body, which Viktor hides from Jayce after the latter unintentionally insults his Zaun origins. Jayce's blockade fuels tensions between the two cities. Caitlyn convinces Ekko to return the gemstone to Piltover while Vi leaves to find Jinx. At the blockade, Marcus stops Ekko and Caitlyn and prepares to kill the latter after shooting Ekko. Seeing this, Vi runs back to help, but Jinx, envious of Caitlyn, unleashes explosives which kill Marcus and his enforcers. Ekko fights Jinx as Vi and an injured Caitlyn flee to Piltover. Ekko nearly defeats Jinx but hesitates to deliver the final blow, allowing her to detonate an explosive near them.
8	8	"Oil and Water"	Pascal Charrue & Arnaud Delord	Ben St. John & Mollie St. John	November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)
Silco finds a heavily injured Jinx in the aftermath of the explosion and realizes she has recovered the gemstone. He brings her to Singed for treatment, during which Jinx hallucinates that Vi and Caitlyn are the ones operating the painful procedure. Singed injects Jinx with shimmer, causing her eyes to glow purple. Ambessa, Mel's mother and a Noxian warlord, arrives in Piltover after the assassination of Mel's brother to prepare her for the brewing war with Zaun. Heimerdinger, now exiled, meets an injured Ekko. Viktor succeeds in healing his body through the Hexcore and is able to run for the first time, but further experimentation accidentally kills his assistant and childhood friend, Sky. Frustrated by the council's inaction against Silco, Vi leaves Caitlyn and partners with Jayce to dismantle Silco's shimmer factories. Armed with Hextech weapons, they defeat shimmer-enhanced soldiers, but Jayce accidentally kills a child worker during the fight. Caitlyn is kidnapped by Jinx.
9	9	"The Monster You Created"	Pascal Charrue & Arnaud Delord	Christian Linke & Alex Yee	November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)
The death of the child, son of chem-baroness Renni, forces Jayce to realize the potential cost of a war between Piltover and Zaun. He brokers a peace treaty with Silco, offering Zaun's independence in exchange for Jinx. Ekko reveals the Firelights' hideout to Heimerdinger. Stricken with guilt over Sky's death, Viktor has Jayce promise to destroy the Hexcore. Silco laments choosing between Zaun's freedom and Jinx, who overhears him. After beating Sevika in a fight, Vi is abducted by Jinx and awakens restrained alongside Caitlyn and Silco in the warehouse where Vander died. Jinx hands Vi a pistol and forces her to choose between Caitlyn and herself. Vi refuses and instead appeals to their childhood, causing Jinx to suffer a traumatic breakdown. Silco breaks free and fires at Vi, but misses. Jinx inadvertently shoots him, and with his dying breath, Silco reaffirms his fatherly love for her. Devastated, Jinx finally embraces her new identity. She weaponizes the gemstone into a rocket launcher and fires at the Piltover council just as they approve Zaun's independence.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Act 1
10	1	"Heavy Is the Crown"	Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury, Pascal Charrue, Etienne Mattera	Amanda Overton	November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09)
Jayce and Mel survive Jinx's rocket assault alongside councilors Shoola and Salo, while the remainder of the Council—including Cassandra, Caitlyn's mother—are killed. Salo is left crippled and Viktor is gravely wounded, prompting Jayce to renege on his promise to destroy the Hexcore and instead fuse it with Viktor to save his life. Ambessa pushes the Council toward military retaliation against Zaun, though Mel opposes the use of Hextech weaponry. Vi declines Caitlyn's offer to join the enforcers but attends a memorial for the fallen councilors. The event is ambushed by Renni and her followers in revenge for Jayce killing her son; the enforcers are unable to hold them back until Ambessa and her Noxian forces arrive, killing the attackers. Salo calls for all-out war with Zaun. Proposing an alternative strategy, Caitlyn forms a specialized unit armed with Jayce's Hextech weapons, led by herself, Vi, and enforcers Maddie, Lorris, and Steb, to capture Jinx, eliminate the remaining Chem-Barons, and shut down shimmer production at its source.
11	2	"Watch It All Burn"	Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury, Marietta Ren	Nick Luddington	November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09)
Following Silco and Renni's deaths, the Chem-Barons clash for power over Zaun despite Sevika's calls for unity. Smeech, one of the Barons, proposes surrendering Jinx to Piltover to end hostilities, but Sevika refuses. Elsewhere, Caitlyn's team raids Jinx's hideout, forcing her to flee. During her escape, Jinx rescues a young orphan named Isha from her attackers. Later, Smeech is killed by the two and Sevika after a failed assassination attempt on Jinx. In Piltover, Viktor awakes from his coma and, realizing Jayce broke his promise, parts ways with him. Returning to Zaun, he finds that the Hexcore has given him magical abilities after he heals Huck, a shimmer addict, and inspires a cult-like following. Meanwhile, the Firelights' tree, vital for their sustenance, begins to show signs of magical corruption, prompting Ekko and Heimerdinger to infiltrate the Academy and consult Jayce.
12	3	"Finally Got the Name Right"	Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury, Christelle Abgrall	Henry Jones	November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09)
As Caitlyn's task force continues their mission, Vi grows concerned by her aggression. Ambessa thwarts an assassination attempt on herself by the Black Rose, a cabal of Noxian sorcerers, prompting them to abduct Mel. Meanwhile, Jayce brings Ekko and Heimerdinger to the Hex Vault, where Piltover's Hextech is managed, and they discover a volatile arcane anomaly dubbed a "wild rune". Vi convinces Caitlyn to break from the task force and pursue Jinx alone. They are ambushed by Jinx and Sevika; in the skirmish, Vi stops Caitlyn from executing Jinx when Isha intercedes. The three escape and trigger an explosion that ruptures Zaun's air ducts, unleashing toxic gases into Piltover. As a result, Caitlyn severs ties with Vi, and Ambessa convinces the Piltovans to declaremartial law, positioning Caitlyn as commander-in-chief—unaware that Ambessa herself orchestrated the memorial attack. Elsewhere, Singed is revealed to have created a human-wolf hybrid.
Act 2
13	4	"Paint the Town Blue"	Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury, Marietta Ren	Graham McNeill	November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16)
Some time after the declaration of martial law, a joint Piltovan-Noxian force occupies Zaun, Jinx has gone into hiding with Isha, Caitlyn has entered a relationship with Maddie, and Jayce, Ekko, and Heimerdinger remain missing since their encounter with the wild rune. Caitlyn grows suspicious of Ambessa, who has been secretly conducting Hextech research aimed at combating the Black Rose, albeit to no success. Sevika spurs Jinx, who is revered by the Zaunites as a hero, to lead a revolt. Although Jinx refuses, Isha is captured during a rally by enforcers led by Ambessa's lieutenant, Rictus, prompting her and Sevika to infiltrate Stillwater Hold to rescue her. Singed is also detained but leaves a blood trail for his human-wolf hybrid to follow. The creature breaks into the prison and slaughters guards and inmates alike before encountering Jinx and Sevika; Jinx engages the creature while Sevika escapes with Isha, but is eventually overpowered. As the creature prepares to kill her, it hesitates upon recognizing her as Powder.
14	5	"Blisters and Bedrock"	Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury	Kristina Felske, Giovanna Sarquis	November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16)
Recognizing the creature as Vander, Jinx seeks out Vi, who has become a pit fighter after her fallout with Caitlyn, and brings her to an abandoned mine, where the creature initially attacks them before ultimately recognizing them. Meanwhile, Ambessa enlists Singed to track Vander. Caitlyn identifies Singed as Corin Reveck, a disgraced Piltovan academic whose experiments aim to cure his comatose daughter Orianna. Elsewhere, Mel is imprisoned by a shadowed Black Rose sorceress and reunites with her brother Kino, who is believed to be dead. She learns that Ambessa's illegitimate child is the true target of her captors before realizing Kino is an illusion, and unleashes her latent magical abilities. At the Hex Vault, Jayce escapes the wild rune and encounters Salo, recently healed by Viktor, while retrieving a Hexgate core. Traumatized by the experience, Jayce vows to destroy Hextech and kills Salo.
15	6	"The Message Hidden Within the Pattern"	Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury	Alex Yee	November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16)
Viktor, accompanied by Sky's spirit, investigates the wild rune phenomenon after witnessing Salo's murder. Jinx, Vi, and Isha bring Vander to Viktor's sanctuary in hopes for a recovery. Over several days, Viktor gradually restores Vander's humanity. Meanwhile, with Singed's help, Ambessa and Caitlyn track Vander to the sanctuary. Singed attempts to persuade Viktor to surrender Vander, but Viktor refuses, recognizing Singed's true motive is to save his daughter. While following Singed back to a Noxian camp, Vi is captured by Caitlyn. Ambessa orders Caitlyn and Singed to undo Viktor's work, but Vi and Caitlyn reveal themselves to be allied; together, they subdue Ambessa and Singed. Haunted by his experience in the wild rune, Jayce infiltrates the sanctuary and kills Viktor, triggering a violent backlash from those Viktor healed, including Vander, who becomes uncontrollably savage and kills Rictus. Ambessa and her forces attack the sanctuary; in an act of sacrifice, Isha overloads Jinx’s pistol with Hextech gems to destroy Vander and several Noxian soldiers, leaving Jinx devastated.
Act 3
16	7	"Pretend Like It's the First Time"	Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury	Amanda Overton	November 23, 2024 (2024-11-23)
Following their encounter with the wild rune, Ekko and Heimerdinger find themselves in aparallel universe where Hextech was never invented, Mylo, Claggor, and Benzo are still alive, and Vander and Silco are on good terms, though Vi died during Jayce's apartment robbery. To return home, the two work with this universe's Powder, who never became Jinx, to recreate the wild rune and channel it into atime-reversal device. During this time, Ekko falls in love with Powder but ultimately decides to return to his own universe. Despite the device proving unstable, Heimerdinger successfully returns Ekko at the cost of vanishing himself, his fate unknown. Meanwhile, Jayce is transported to a post-apocalyptic future where Hextech has destroyed Piltover and reunites with the hooded mage who saved him as a child. Learning this future is a result of Viktor's actions, Jayce promises to stop him before being sent back by the mage, leading to the events at the sanctuary.
17	8	"Killing Is a Cycle"	Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury	Alex Yee, Amanda Overton	November 23, 2024 (2024-11-23)
Following the sanctuary attack, Jinx is arrested and Singed uses Vander's remains to save Viktor. Vi confronts Caitlyn, who then visits Jinx and admits her exhaustion with hatred; Jinx responds that she was unaware of Cassandra's presence during the rocket strike. Now fully awakened to her magical abilities, Mel escapes the prison and reunites with Jayce, revealing she had shielded him during Jinx's rocket assault, but Jayce accuses her of manipulating both Viktor and himself. An emissary from Viktor arrives to request access to the Hexgate anomaly for the completion of Viktor's transformation. Spurned, Viktor allies with Ambessa to launch an attack on Piltover. Meanwhile, Singed destroys what remains of Vander to fully restore Viktor. Vi releases Jinx, who then imprisons her, stating that Vi deserves peace. Caitlyn later releases Vi and reveals she had anticipated Jinx's release, and the two have sex. As Ambessa reveals Viktor's amassed forces, Jayce calls for Piltover to prepare its defense.
18	9	"The Dirt Under Your Nails"	Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury	Alex Yee, Christian Linke	November 23, 2024 (2024-11-23)
As Noxian forces attack, Piltover's defenders hold the line as Jayce dismantles the Hex Vault. However, Maddie, revealed to be a spy, sabotages the mission. Reinforcements arrive from Zaun, led by Jinx, who had been dissuaded from suicide by Ekko, but the attack is revealed to be a diversion while Viktor infiltrates the Vault. Vander, now fully stripped of his humanity, engages Vi and Jinx. Meanwhile, Mel kills Maddie and Caitlyn disarms Ambessa's magical protection, triggering the arrival of the Black Rose sorceress, who kills Ambessa. Viktor gains control of the wild rune and subdues nearly all opposition except for Ekko, who disrupts the rune's influence using his time-reversal device and frees Jayce. Jayce convinces Viktor to abandon his plan by revealing his encounter with the hooded mage, revealed to be Viktor's remorseful future self. Together, they destroy the wild rune, freeing everyone from its control, but vanish in the process. Vander however, remains feral, and attacks Vi, forcing Jinx to seemingly sacrifice herself to save her sister. In the aftermath, Sevika joins the Council as Zaun's representative, Mel departs for Noxus, Singed partially cures his daughter, and Vi and Caitlyn ponder their future.

Season	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
1	100% (30 reviews)^[44]	N/a
2	100% (35 reviews)^[45]	86 (7 reviews)^[46]

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
American Music Awards	May 26, 2025	Favorite Soundtrack	Arcane League of Legends: Season 2	Won	^[70]
Annecy International Animated Film Festival	June 18, 2022	Best Television Production	"When These Walls Come Tumbling Down"	Nominated	^[71]
Annie Awards	March 12, 2022	Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production	"When These Walls Come Tumbling Down"	Won	^[72]
		Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Martin Touzé, Frédéric Macé, and Jérôme Dupré(for "Oil and Water")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Léa Chervet(for "The Monster You Created")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Evan Monteiro(for "Some Mysteries Better Left Unsolved")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, and Barthelemy Maunoury(for "The Monster You Created")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Julien Georgel, Aymeric Kevin, and Arnaud Baudry(for "Happy Progress Day!")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Simon Andriveau(for "When These Walls Come Tumbling Down")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Ella Purnell(for "When These Walls Come Tumbling Down")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Christian Linke and Alex Yee(for "The Monster You Created")	Won
	February 8, 2025	Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Guillaume Degroote, Aurélien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Jérôme Dupré(for "The Dirt Under Your Nails")	Won	^[73]
		Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Tom Gouill(for "Killing is a Cycle", "Heavy is the Crown", "Finally Got the Name Right", "The Message Hidden Within the Pattern", "The Dirt Under Your Nails", "Pretend Like It's the First Time", "Blisters and Bedrock")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue, Bart Maunoury(for "The Dirt Under Your Nails")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production	Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel, Roberto Fernandez(for "Pretend Like It's the First Time")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver, Simon Wilcox(for "The Dirt Under Your Nails")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte O'Neil(for "The Dirt Under Your Nails")	Won
		Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Joséphine Meis(for "Killing is a Cycle")	Won
Billboard Music Awards	May 15, 2022	Top Soundtrack	Various Artists	Nominated	^[74]
British Film Editors Cut Above Awards	April 29, 2022	Best Edited Series: Animation	Ivan Bilancio, Gilad Carmel, Roberto Fernandez, Lawrence Gan, Martin Jay, Benjamin Massoubre, Ernesto Matamoros Cox, Nazim Meslem, Emmanuel Pilinski, and David Ian Salter	Won	^[75]
Dorian Awards	August 17, 2022	Best Animated Show	Arcane	Nominated	^[76]
Gayming Awards	July 8, 2025	LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment of the Year Award	Arcane: Season 2 (Netflix)	Won	^[77]
GLAAD Media Award	March 27, 2025	Outstanding Drama Series	Arcane	Nominated	^[78]
Golden Joystick Awards	November 20, 2025	Best Game Adaptation	Arcane	Won
Golden Reel Awards	March 13, 2022	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation	Brad Beaumont, Eliot Connors, Alexander Temple, Shannon Beaumont, Alexander Ephraim, Dan O' Connell, John Cucci, and Alex Seaver(for "When These Walls Come Tumbling Down")	Won	^[79]
Golden Reel Awards	February 23, 2025		Brad Beaumont, Eliot Connors, Stephen P. Robinson, Alexander Temple, Andrew Kierszenbaum, Sebastien Najand, Alex Seaver, PJ Pascual, John Cucci, and Dan O'Connell(for "The Dirt Under Your Nails")	Won	^[80]
Golden Trailer Awards	May 29, 2025	Best Action (TV Spot) for a TV/Streaming Series	Netflix / Tiny Hero (for "Reckoning")	Won	^[81]^[82]
		Best Music (TV Spot) for a TV/Streaming Series		Won
		Most Original (TV Spot) for a TV/Streaming Series		Nominated
		Best Action/Thriller TrailerByte for a TV/Streaming Series	Netflix / Tiny Hero (for "Showdown Parallax")	Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards	August 14, 2022	Best Streaming Animated Series or Television Movie	Arcane	Won	^[83]
Hugo Awards	September 1–5, 2022	Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form	Christian Linke, Alex Yee, Conor Sheehy,Ash Brannon, Pascal Charrue, and Arnaud Delord(for "The Monster You Created")	Nominated	^[84]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	September 3–4, 2022	Outstanding Animated Program	Christian Linke, Marc Merrill, Brandon Beck, Jane Chung, Thomas Vu, Jerôme Combe, Melinda Wunsch Dilger, Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, Alex Yee, Ash Brannon, Conor Sheehy, Barthelemy Maunoury, and David Lyerly(for "When These Walls Come Tumbling Down")	Won	^[85]
		Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation	Brad Beaumont, Eliot Connors, Shannon Beaumon, Alex Ephraim, Alexander Temple, Alex Seaver, Dan O'Connel, and John Cucci(for "When These Walls Come Tumbling Down")	Nominated	^[85]
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Bruno Couchinho(background designer)(for "When These Walls Come Tumbling Down")	Won	^[86]
			Julien Georgel(art direction)(for "Happy Progress Day!")	Won
			Anne-Laure To(color script artist)(for "The Boy Savior")	Won
	September 6-7, 2025	Outstanding Animated Program	Christian Linke, Marc Merrill, Brandon Beck, Shauna Spenley, Brian Wright, Melinda Wunsch Dilger, Hervé Dupont, Ken Basin, Jerôme Combe, Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, Christine Ponzevera, Amanda Overton, Barthelemy Maunoury, and Amanda Wyatt(for "The Dirt Under Your Nails")	Won	^[87]
		Outstanding Sound Editing for an Animated Program	Brad Beaumont,Eliot Connors, Stephen P. Robinson, Janet "PJ" Pascual, Dan O'Connell, and John Cucci(for "The Dirt Under Your Nails")	Won	^[88]
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Bruno Couchinho(background designer)(for "The Dirt Under Your Nails"	Won	^[89]
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation	Faustine Dumontier(colorscript and color keys artist)(for "The Message Hidden Within the Pattern")	Won	^[89]
Saturn Awards	October 25, 2022	Best Animated Series on Television	Arcane	Nominated	^[90]
The Game Awards	December 8, 2022	Best Adaptation		Won	^[91]
The Game Awards	December 12, 2024	Best Adaptation		Nominated	^[92]

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Premise

Voice cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2024)

Production

Broadcast

Marketing

Release

Leaks

Home media

Soundtrack

Reception

Critical reception

Season 1

Season 2

LGBTQ representation

Accolades

Other media

Prequel novel

Future and spin-off series

References

External links