Riot Games’ co-founder Marc Merrill weighs in on the chances of a third season of the Netflix hit, Arcane – but things aren’t looking too positive for fans as of now

If you’ve been enjoying Riot Games’ Arcane show, you’re not alone – Season 2 of the Netflix hit has taken social media by storm as players catch up with Jinx and Vi.

The show, which is based on Riot’s League Of Legends, had previously been slated for two seasons. Still, with so much hype around it’s return, you may be wondering if the team has considered extending its run.

So, what are the chances of the gang getting back together for Season 3? Sadly, it’s not looking good, according to Marc Merrill, one of Riot Games’ co-founders – but there’s a reason for that.

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Riot co-founder weighs in on Arcane Season 3 discussion

Responding to a report from Dexerto on the League of Legends Reddit, Merrill (who goes by the alias Tryndamere) confirmed “Arcane was always written to be two seasons.”

Referring to a joke from Riot’s ex CEO about five seasons, Merrill explained “The confusion is because internally there was a budget conversation about “approving 5 seasons” – which simply means we were setting aside a bunch of money for lots of development and is completely irrelevant to the Arcane creative. The creative and making something great is what the priority should always be for Riot and our teams.”

“We have also always envisioned telling more stories and continuing to expand the universe. That hasn’t ever changed – people just jump at rumors or misleading headlines and Riot didn’t correct them – but given those rumors gained momentum, happy to clarify.”

Arcane could open the doors to a number of spin-offs
“Just because that is our intent, doesn’t mean it’s easy or that we can pump these things out like a factory – just like making games that are worthy of players time / love is really hard, so too is telling great stories and making incredible shows / films (especially when we are building it from scratch for the first time).”

“That is always what Rioters are focused on (or should be focused on), no matter what 3rd party rumors say.”

Merrill also shot down rumours that Arcane’s budget could be a reason for not making any additional series.

“And since I’m here I’ll add – the “lol @ the cost” of Arcane arguments are silly from our perspective – as people have correctly pointed out the cost per minute of Arcane is about 1/3 to 1/4 of what Illumination / Pixar films cost.”

“The market for this (“high quality adult focused animation”) didn’t exist before Arcane so Hollywood has a hard time getting their head around why we would do this.”

Still, it’s not all bad news. As Merrill says, the team is looking to “tell more stores” in its world, with multiple spin-offs reportedly in development to help build a Riot cinematic universe of sorts.