League of Legends Arcane series: Episodes, trailer, cast, LoL champs
League of Legends is finally premiering on the small screen — Riot Games has released their new animated series “Arcane” on Netflix. Here’s everything you need to know about the limited series, including episode release dates, casting, story leaks, and more.
Riot premiere LoL TV series
League of Legends has finally landed on the small screen.
Back in October 2019, it was announced Riot Games were working on a League of Legends anime. Six months later, “Arcane” was officially unveiled amid the game’s 10th Anniversary celebrations, where it was also confirmed that Jinx and Vi would star as main characters.
Riot and Netflix havesince confirmedthe show will follow “the origins of two iconic League champions, and the power that will tear them apart.”
Arcane episodes
LoL Arcane cast
Netflix has released eight character posters for the upcoming Riot Games-led animated series, confirming several big names for the project.
The biggest name among them is Hailee Steinfield (Bumblebee, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), who will be playing Jinx’s sister Vi. The lead character herself, Jinx, will be played by Ella Purnell, who recently starred in fantasy/adventure flick Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.
Game of Thrones alum Harry Lloyd will appear as a young Viktor, while Harry Potter star Katie Leung will play sheriff Caitlyn.
Here are all Arcane’s main actors:
The show’sIMDBlisting also has a trove of writers and directors who are working on the already-popular League of Legends show.
What is Arcane about?
Arcane is tell the origin story of Jinx and her sister Vi.
The League of Legends series will explore the sisters’ childhood in Piltover and Zaun, and explore the twin cities. Piltover is the upper-side utopia, while Zaun is the mean streets, and is Runeterra’s dystopian underbelly.
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In current day LoL lore, Jinx and Vi are less than friends. The sisters throw snide remarks at each other and Jinx taunts her sibling whenever they meet. Jinx has become an infamous Zaun terrorist and Vi is a Piltover sheriff. The show will explore how the two sisters got to their modern-day relationship (or lack thereof).
Dexerto also expects loads of other popular Zaun and Piltover champions to appear in the upcoming animated series.
Confirmed LoL champ appearances
Riot wrote: “We’ll dive deeply into the stories and struggles of these characters and find out what their lives look like, what made them who they are today.”
League of Legends Arcane trailers
Arcane Anniversary Announcement
The original Arcane trailer debuted back on August 03, 2025. Steeped in lore, it showed us Piltover, the “city of progress,” and its fume-infested underground twin, Zaun.
Arcane Netflix Teaser
On May 4 this year, Netflix dropped its own 18-second teaser.
‘A Score To Settle’ Story Trailer
Riot Games unveiled a new Arcane story trailer, “A Score to Settle”. The new trailer showed us a short clip from the animated series.
Final Trailer
Riot released a second trailer for the show during the Worlds 2021 semifinal between EDward Gaming and Gen.G.
Arcane has already been highly rated and has a 9.4 rating onIMDB.
