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Why Riot Games’ Entertainment Aims Stalled Beyond ‘Arcane,’ the Priciest Animated Series Ever (EXCLUSIVE)
Riot Games' Hollywood ambitions were stymied by inexperience after the success of Netflix's 'Arcane,' which cost $250M over 18 episodes.
But for all that talk of its aspirations, Riot has virtually nothing to show for it beyond “Arcane,” which sources revealed will have cost the company approximately $250 million to produce and promote over 18 total episodes, making it far and away the most expensive animated series ever on streaming or linear TV. Just a few years ago, Riot was said to be one of the biggest lessees of office real estate in Los Angeles, its signage featuring the company logo of a closed fist looming on various edifices over a multiblock stretch on Olympic Boulevard. Merrill noted that Riot has bought an entire season's wort of scripts for a live-action limited series drawn from "Legends" IP from Justin Piasecki, who Variety named one of its top screenwriters to watch in 2023.
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