League of Legends publisher and developer Riot Games will deepen its relationship with Fortiche Production, the studio behind its breakout Netflix animated series Arcane.
Announced on Monday, Riot closed an equity investment under which the gaming company now holds a non-controlling stake in Fortiche.Riot’s Chief Content Officer Brian Wright and Director of Corporate Development Brendan Mulligan have also joined Fortiche’s board of directors.The news comes just days after Arcane swept the major TV categories at the 49th annual Annie Awards, including General Production, TV.
Arcane, which has been renewed for Season 2, is set in the utopian region of League of Legends realms Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun.
The series follows the origins of popular League champions sisters Jinx and Vi as they seek to reunite.Fortiche worked closely with Riot during the early ideation and storyboard development of Arcane and has been involved throughout the development of the show.
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