Season 2 ofArcane has been officially in production for several months. But what do we know about the sequel to the adventures of Vi, Jinx and the other characters on Netflix?
Faced with the success of critics and audiences, there was no doubt that the series inspired by the universe of the game League of Legends would be renewed by Netflix. Season 2 ofArcane is under construction… and the SVOD service has relaunched our hype by posting then deleting a tweet, on the night of August 10 to 11, where we saw Jinx and the usual “soon”.
When to wait for this season 2? And what to expect? Here’s what we know so far.
Series Arcane is it renewed?
Season 2 ofArcane is officially planned by Netflix, and it’s currently in production, as announced in a teaser video posted in early 2022.
When will season 2 be released?Arcane ?
Season 1 ofArcane originally released in November 2021 (in three arcs of three episodes, one per week). As the behind-the-scenes documentary recalls, it took 10 months to produce the pilot episode and 6 years for the whole of season 1. Obviously, it won’t take that long again, but you’ll still have to deal with it. patience, as the boss of Riot Games recalled.
Netflix also posted, on Wednesday August 10, 2022, a teasing tweet with great reinforcement of its famous “coming soon”, before deleting it the next morning. This does not provide any information, except that the SVOD service could communicate within a few weeks on season 2 with a release window or unpublished images.
Vi, Jinx… Which characters for season 2?
Hailee Steinfeld (Vi), Ella Purnell (Jinx) and Katie Leung (Caitlyn) are back in the cast with their respective characters, with certainty since we hear their voices in the announcement of season 2. The outcome of the terrible cliffhanger of season 1 will therefore be known.
But of course, some newcomers are to be expected. The only one whose arrival is indirectly confirmed is Warwick. We owe it to the video teaser of season 2 posted on the channel of League of Legends. During the last seconds, the sound comma is taken directly from the theme of this character in the video game.
Where will season 2 take place?
Season 1 was set in Piltover as well as the Zaun district. But on several occasions, we catch glimpses of the Noxus region. It is very likely that season 2 will take us to this land, for example by exploring the narrative arc of Ambessa, Mel’s mother.
Will there be a season 3 in Arcane ?
You have to be patient for season 2 at first, but the possibility of a season 3 is already on the table. In fact, it could even be confirmed already, because the Fortiche studio is under contract for ” several seasons ». It will therefore depend on the success of season 2 – a success which is difficult to doubt – but we must expect to be able to follow Arcane still a while on Netflix.