Arcane, Riot's two-season League of Legends animated series, reportedly cost $250 million to make

A new Variety report says Arcane, Riot's League of Legends-based animated series, cost a whopping $250 million for just two seasons, an astounding pile of money that makes it "far and away" the most expensive animated series ever produced for television or streaming platforms.

Riot did not confirm the reported figure, but chief product officer Marc Merrill told Variety, "We’re more than comfortable with the spend it took to deliver a show that was worthy of our players’ time."

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