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Issy van der Velde

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”

Caitlyn and Vi in Arcane season 2, episode 3.

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

Speaking to Animation Magazine, showrunner Christian Linke takes some time to reflect on how the League of Legends spin off show got its start, "We definitely started Arcane at a time where there wasn’t a lot of precedent for this approach," he says. "People told us, ‘Hey, you can’t have 40-minute episodes in animation; that’s insane.’ And I think there was just this dream of, ‘Well, we think you can.’ I think, really, the drama, the long pauses and silences between two characters — those are things that have been very unusual, at least in Western animation."

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