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Netflix’s Arcane is the most expensive animated show ever made — with a reported price tag of 0 million
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Netflix’s Arcane is the most expensive animated show ever made — with a reported price tag of $250 million

Netflix’s League of Legends animated spin-off series Arcane is the most expensive animated show ever made, according to a new report from Variety.

The show’s 18 episodes reportedly cost a total of $250 million to make and promote. League of Legends developer Riot Games, which also produced Arcane, declined to confirm that figure, but told Variety, “We’re more than comfortable with the expense required to deliver a show that was worthy of our players’ time.” Season 1 is said to have cost about $80 million to produce, and Season 2 set the studio back nearly $100 million. Riot also spent $60 million of its own money to promote Season 1, on top of what Netflix spent.