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Arcane (2021)

Set in the League of Legends universe, Arcane focuses on sisters Violet and Powder (later Jinx) as they end up on opposite sides of a growing conflict between the wealthy utopia of Piltover and its dark undercity whose citizens wish to break away from their oppressors. Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell, and Kevin Alejandro star in this animated adventure. 

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Arcane
TV-14
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Animation

Cast
Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell, Kevin Alejandro, Katie Leung, Jason Spisak, Toks Olagundoye, Harry Lloyd, JB Blanc, Reed Shannon, Mick Wingert
Release Date
November 6, 2021
Seasons
1
Franchise(s)
League of Legends
Writers
Christian Linke, Alex Yee
Directors
Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord
Showrunner
Christian Linke, Alex Yee

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