{"id":112993,"date":"2025-02-20T11:14:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T19:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=112993"},"modified":"2025-02-20T11:14:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T19:14:30","slug":"gkids-secure-global-video-digital-rights-to-arcane-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/02\/20\/gkids-secure-global-video-digital-rights-to-arcane-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GKIDS Secure Global Video & Digital Rights to Arcane Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GKIDS<\/span><\/a> announced this week that it has acquired worldwide (excluding China) videogram and digital transactional rights to the <\/span>second season<\/span><\/a> of <\/span>Riot Games\u2019<\/b> Arcane<\/span><\/i> animated series<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

GKIDS, alongside other international partners, will release a full product array for the series, including a 4K version exclusive to the home entertainment release, in 2025. Further details will be announced in the future. The company <\/span>acquired the home video and digital rights of the first season<\/span><\/a> last June.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

GKIDS previously released the first season of <\/span>Arcane<\/span><\/i> in a sold-out <\/span>limited run collector\u2019s edition disc<\/span><\/a>, as well as on 4K UHD SteelBook, Blu-ray SteelBook, standard Blu-ray, and digital download-to-own.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The second season was streamed on Netflix in three acts throughout November 2024, starting on November 9, November 16, and November 23. Nine total episodes were released. The first season also contained nine episodes and was released across three parts in 2021 on November 6, November 13, and November 20.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Riot Games, Fortiche Productions\/ Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Christian Linke<\/b> and <\/span>Alex Yee<\/b> served as creators for <\/span>Arcane<\/span><\/i>.<\/span> Pascal Charrue<\/b> and <\/span>Arnaud Delord<\/b> co-directed several episodes of the series.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the main voice cast for the second season includes:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • \u2022 Hailee Steinfeld<\/b> as Vi<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u2022 Ella Purnell <\/b>as Jinx<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u2022 Katie Leung <\/b>as Caitlyn<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u2022 Reed Shannon <\/b>as Ekko<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u2022 Amirah Vann<\/b> as Sevika<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u2022 Toks Olagundoye<\/b> as Mel Medarda<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u2022 Mick Wingert<\/b> as Heimerdinger<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u2022 Ellen Thomas<\/b> as Ambessa<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u2022 Brett Tucker<\/b> as Singed\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The animated series is part of the overall League of Legends universe.<\/span> Fortiche Productions<\/b> is handling the animation production for the series, with Riot Games credited as creative supervisors. Season two was originally scheduled to release in 2023, but was delayed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    The second season was nominated for \u201cBest Adaptation\u201d at The Game Awards in 2024. It won in the same category at the 2022 awards. The show was also awarded \u201cOutstanding Animated Program\u201d at the Primetime Emmy Awards and honored at the Annie Awards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \u00a9 Riot Games, Fortiche Productions\/ Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Netflix describes the main premise of <\/span>Arcane<\/span><\/i> as:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Set in the utopian region of Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun, the story follows the origins of two iconic League champions-and the power that will tear them apart.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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    Source<\/b>: press release <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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