Arcane's second season is out and, having watched the first trio of episodes, looks to be shaping up well—both in terms of its visuals and, well, some disproportionately hype storytelling for something that spawned from League of Legends. Not that the game doesn't have detailed and interesting lore, but 'a landmark for animation' wasn't the bar I was expecting the series to cross back in 2021, and it's still surprising me now.
Despite that, its second season will be its last, and there's been some murmuring it's got something to do with the fact that it took over $250 million to make and market. That's a big, boggling number when written out like that, but it's actually less than it seems on first blush, which is something showrunners Christian Linke and Alex Yee told Gamesradar in an interview last week.
