Arcane Season 2 is full of cinematic imagery.
Arcane Season 2 is full of cinematic imagery.
Categories

Arcane Season 2 debuts with more action, dark story and beautiful animation | preview

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
  • Updated
  • 4 min

Arcane Season 2 debuts today with the first episodes of the Act I in a three-act final chapter on Netflix. It lives up to the beautiful imagery and deep story of Arcane Season One, which debuted in 2021.

Based on Riot Games’ League of Legends, Arcane is an animated steampunk action-adventure TV show that combines multiple art forms and has an unflinching adult storyline. The show was one of the most successful animated shows on Netflix ever, and Arcane Season 2 goes live starting today with more episodes appearing over three weeks.

Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with GB M A X! Join now to enjoy our free and premium perks. 

Join now →

Sign in to your account.

Written by

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.