The creators of Arcane have finally debunked rumors about the animated series running for five seasons, stating that they are just “bullshit.”

arcane The second and final season is approaching first three chapters now It was released on Netflix, and the remaining six will be released throughout the rest of November 2024.

It was revealed that it was revealed before the start of the final season of the series. It cost a staggering $250 million its creation makes it by far the most expensive animated series of all time.

a report Diversity Dated November 6, 2024, it claimed that Riot “originally budgeted for five seasons” but decided to end the show after the second season due to production costs.

However, Arcane co-creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee completely dispelled this rumor in an interview. TechRadar and confirmed that the two-season arc was the plan “all along.”

What’s more, Linke even admitted that the rumor started because of a joke played on him when he was first creating the series.

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The second season of Arcane will be the final season of the award-winning series.

When the first pilot and first few episodes were created, Linkle revealed that they still had not been given the green light for a full season. That being the case, Nicolo Laurent, the previous CEO of Riot Games, decided to make a joke by giving Linkle some bad news.

“Nicolo thought it would be really funny to pull me into a room and say, ‘Hey, I know you haven’t given the green light yet and I’ve decided not to give you the green light.’ I sat there looking pretty upset, and he added: ‘Because I’m giving you five seasons off!’”

Yee doubled down on the idea that Vi and Jinx’s story would always be wrapped up in two seasons, explaining that “the story that ends in this season is the story that the rest of the team and I planned.”

The co-creator explained: “I think we imagined ways we could go beyond that, but one more season was always the milestone we wanted to reach.”

Linke later added: “Long story short, five seasons were nothing but bullshit from our perspective.”

Arcane Season 2 Episode 1 is now streaming on Netflix. Episode 2 will be released on November 16, and the third and final episode will be released on November 23.