Arcane Is Reportedly the Most Expensive Animated Series Ever by a LongshotArcane has been a massive hit for Netflix and Riot Games — an unabashed critical darling that's been embraced by League of Legends fans and otherwise — but it didn't come cheap.
Variety revealed some pretty jaw-dropping numbers in a new report on Wednesday, revolving around why Riot's expansion into film and television has been stunted despite Arcane's success. A lot of that has to do with budget; according to Variety's sources, it cost $250 million to make and market Arcane's two seasons. That's a hefty chunk of change for 18 episodes.
As Variety points out, that makes it the most expensive animated series of all time by a longshot. It also might explain, at least partially, why we're only getting two seasons.
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