Arcane, the Netflix animated League of Legends spin-off series, is the most expensive animated show ever made, according to a new report by Variety.
The show's 18 episodes reportedly cost a total of $250 million to make and promote. League of Legends developer Riot Games, who also produced Arcane, declined to confirm this figure, but told Variety, "We’re more than comfortable with the spend it took to deliver a show that was worthy of our players' time." Production on season 1 is said to have cost around $80 million, with season 2 setting the studio back nearly $100 million. Riot also reportedly spent $60 million of its own money on promotion for season 1, on top of what was spent by Netflix.
