Arcane executive music producer Alex Seaver explains why season 2's massive $250 million budget was necessary to create a meticulous final product.

Co-created by Riot employees Alex Yee and Christian Linke, getting Arcane to the world was not an easy feat. All in all, the journey took almost a decade. Between season 1 and season 2, the series went through a three-year gap to allow French studio Fortiche to not only complete the animations but really take them to the next level.

This article contains spoilers for Arcane through Season 2. When League of Legends animated series Arcane first hit screens in 2021 it quickly became a runaway hit, building a massive fanbase that reached far outside the already immense following of the popular multiplayer online battle arena game.