Criticism of Arcane's reported $250 million budget is "silly from our perspective," says LoL co-creator, and Hollywood just can't understand "why we would do this"

Jinx smiling during the Netflix animated series Arcane. .

The co-founder of League of Legends studio Riot Games is the latest voice to step in and defend spin-off series Arcane amid reports of its $250 million budget.

In a comment on Reddit, Riot Games co-founder and chief product officer Marc Merrill explained why Arcane is ending with Season 2, saying that the show was always intended to run for two seasons and that Riot has more stories it wants to tell within its world. He also commented on reports of the show's $250 million budget, a figure that would make it the most expensive animated show ever produced.