Arcane, an animated series based on Riot Games‘ League of Legends, debuted in 2021 on Netflix with an impressive average Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 96 percent. The first season explored the complex relationship between the utopian city of Piltover and the underground nation of Zaun — the lands in which familiar champions such as Vi, Caitlyn, Jayce, Silco, and Jinx call home. Much to the delight of both LoL players and casual viewers, the show far surpassed expectations as it dove deep into the lore behind the popular video game.
Over the weekend, Arcane was recognized for its efforts, securing an Emmy award for Best Animated Program, the first streaming series to do so. It was episode 6, “When These Walls Come Tumbling Down,” which took home the achievement. Other contenders for the award included fellow streaming-exclusive show, Marvel‘s What if…? as well as popular sitcoms such as Rick and Morty and The Simpsons.
“Thank you for this. It’s a big deal for us as we come from video games. It’s been amazing to see the world embrace our characters and our stories so thanks to Netflix who believed in us from the beginning, thanks to Riot Games, who worked on the whole IP… and to all the people that have been with our game and League of Legends for the last 12 years or so who helped make it as big as it is now,” said Arcane co-creator Christian Linke on behalf of the team via Deadline.
The second season of Arcane is currently in the works with a release date yet to be announced. In the meantime, Riot has released a miniseries titled Bridging the Riftwhich walks through the creative process behind the series.
Elsewhere in entertainment, Rick and Morty transforms into God of War in latest promo sketch.
With both season six of Rick and Morty and Santa Monica Studio’s God of War: Ragnarok arriving shortly, the two have now teamed up to create a little funny short transforming the animated series’ two main characters into Kratos and Atreus. The short clip starts with Rick shaving his head and slapping red paint on his face while referencing Kratos before throwing Morty a bow and arrow, effectively making him Atreus.
The two then step through the signature green portal and enter the Nine Realms, where Rick-Kratos opens a chest to find the Leviathan Axe “and other unannounced upgrades.” The clip ends with Rick finding a large ship and asking Morty, who’s being attacked by crows, to row because he doesn’t want to get the Leviathan Axe wet.
The latest season of Rick and Morty is now available on Adult Swim, while God of War: Ragnarok will arrive November 9.
In other related news, the show’s creators say Rick and Morty “could run forever.”
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