On September 25, 2021, Netflix released a trailer on every platform. Arcane’s trailer. Intriguing people due to it’s beautiful art and due to the fact that it was from the video game League of Legends, Netflix made them talk about it. Thoughts were divided. Indeed, while many people were intrigued by it, many others were already unhopeful about it, since it is not rare nowadays to have big video games companies making bad movies and series with no real “soul”, for money. They mostly thought it would have no impact, and would simply be forgotten like all the others.

And then, on November 6, 2021, It dropped. And boy, what an impact it had. Indeed, with 120 million hours watched and a top 1 ranking in more than 50 countries, Arcane knew how to make itself seen. But it doesn’t stop there! Arcane is today considered as a masterpiece by many and is the best graded series ever on Netflix. 

“BUT HOW ?”,  you’re probably  thinking. Well, I did the research for you here at The High Arrow. And I will tell you everything. First of all, it’s a League Of Legends series. This may seem like a small factor, but it really is not. Riot Game is a company that has had an impact on video games for a long time now. Indeed, it’s game “League of Legends” has been and stayed one of the most famous video games industry for more than a decade now. More than the gameplay, its lore and characters played a big part in it’s popularity, due to the attachment that the players got. But it does not stop there. Indeed, a few years ago, League of Legends started expanding its universe, starting with music. “Legends Never Die” is today one of their most famous. They then started doing some k-pop (Koeran pop), collaborating with big stars such as Maddison bear for example. The big hype around these products was made easier due to the players, who loved seeing it expanding. This proved the company that was implementing it was the best way to have a real impact in pop culture. It is therefore not surprising that they ended up making a series. A risky bet, seeing how other series/movie adaptations failed at expressing the core idea of the product. But Riot Games went all in for it. And it ended up being a BIG success, notably due to the players who hyped it to a point that everyone wanted to watch it.

Second of all, it is really good ! Having players watching it is a good launch, but it certainly is not enough to get this series to the status it has today. Indeed, even though they’d watch it, players are not blank pages either.  They have taste, and expect to be taken on a great, if not amazing, ride when they watch it. And guess what? This is exactly what happened. The enthusiasm of the fans about it brought the world’s interest to it. And it was really worth it. Indeed, as ratings started coming in, we quickly realized that it wasn’t just a good series, it was one of the best people had seen. It is indeed the best graded series ever on Netflix, and it’s script is considered as one of the best of the platform. But the story is not the only thing people realized was great.