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Geek Vibes Nation
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Vibes Nation
GKIDS To Release The Second Season Of 'Arcane League Of Legends' On 4K UHD Blu-Ray This October
GKIDS, Anime Limited & Shout! Studios will release Arcane League of Legends: Season Two on 4K UHD Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray in a Limited Edition SteelBook on October 28, 2025. The series will also be released on Blu-Ray in a standard edition on that date, as well as a Limited-Run 4K UHD Collector's Edition on December 11, 2025. The release will include all nine episodes from the second season presented in glorious 4K resolution and mastered in Dolby Vision HDR. The series is set in the universe of the massively popular video game League of Legends, made by Riot Games and Fortiche Productions for Netflix. It is co-created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee, and follows the origins of iconic League champions Vi and Jinx, as they become caught in the power struggle between the utopian city of Piltover and the oppressed underground city of Zaun. The second and final season of Arcane returned to Netflix in November 2024 to rave reviews, garnering widespread praise for its striking animation, emotionally complicated characters, thrilling music, and overall production quality. It has been praised by critics as one of the best video game adaptations ever created. The series went on to win four primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Animated Program, as well as nine Annie Awards, including Best Mature Animated Television Broadcast Production. Get more details below! Synopsis: The award-winning series based on the League of Legends universe reaches its epic conclusion in Arcane Season Two. Following Jinx's devastating attack on the Council, the conflict between utopian Piltover and underground Zaun escalates to all-out war. As both sides grapple with the new threat of the brutal empire of Noxus, further experimentation with the powerful yet volatile Hextech may spell disaster for them all. With the final season complete, Arcane stands as one of the most critically acclaimed animated series of all time. Riot Games and Fortiche Productions combine engrossing and prescient storytelling with artfully crafted visuals to set a new paradigm for the medium of animation. Please Note: The 4K UHD release of Arcane includes the series on the 4K UHD discs only—the included Blu-ray disc contains bonus features only. Bonus Features for UHD/Blu-ray Inside the Writer's Room: Reshuffling the Cards – A reflection on Act 1 with Arcane Showrunner and Co-Creator Christian Linke, Writer Amanda Overton, and Directors Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, and Bart Maunoury. A reflection on Act 1 with Arcane Showrunner and Co-Creator Christian Linke, Writer Amanda Overton, and Directors Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, and Bart Maunoury. The Voices In My Head: Crafting the Performances – Voice Director Amanda Wyatt joins cast members Ella Purnell, Hailee Steinfeld, Katy Townsend, Kevin Alejandro, Mick Wingert, Reed Shannon, and Stewart Scudamore to discuss their process with character building in voice acting. Voice Director Amanda Wyatt joins cast members Ella Purnell, Hailee Steinfeld, Katy Townsend, Kevin Alejandro, Mick Wingert, Reed Shannon, and Stewart Scudamore to discuss their process with character building in voice acting. Artist Breakdown: Act 1 – Aurélien Ressencourt (2D FX Lead), Guillaume Degroote (2D FX Supervisor), Yann Leroy (Compositing Supervisor), Boris Cailly (Layout Artist), and Pauline Motard (Layout Supervisor). Aurélien Ressencourt (2D FX Lead), Guillaume Degroote (2D FX Supervisor), Yann Leroy (Compositing Supervisor), Boris Cailly (Layout Artist), and Pauline Motard (Layout Supervisor). Art Gallery – A collection of concept art for characters, props, and backgrounds that give an inside look into the creation of Arcane: League of Legends – Season 2. A collection of concept art for characters, props, and backgrounds that give an inside look into the creation of Arcane: League of Legends – Season 2. Inside the Writer's Room: Beauty and Tragedy – A reflection on Act 2 with Arcane Showrunner and Co-Creator Christian Linke, Writer Amanda Overton, and Directors Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, and Bart Maunoury. A reflection on Act 2 with Arcane Showrunner and Co-Creator Christian Linke, Writer Amanda Overton, and Directors Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, and Bart Maunoury. A Sonic Ballet – Alex Seaver (Executive Music Producer and Co-Composer), Alexander Temple (Co-Composer), and Sound Supervisors Brad Beaumont and Eliot Connors discuss the harmony between the composition of Arcane Season 2's score and sound design. Alex Seaver (Executive Music Producer and Co-Composer), Alexander Temple (Co-Composer), and Sound Supervisors Brad Beaumont and Eliot Connors discuss the harmony between the composition of Arcane Season 2's score and sound design. Artist Breakdown: Act 2 – Bart Maunoury (Co-Director), Pascal Charrue (Co-Director), and Arnaud Delord (Co-Director) Bart Maunoury (Co-Director), Pascal Charrue (Co-Director), and Arnaud Delord (Co-Director) Music Videos – Full music videos for 'Ma Meilleure Ennemie,' 'Blood, Sweat & Tears,' and 'Paint the Town Blue.' Full music videos for 'Ma Meilleure Ennemie,' 'Blood, Sweat & Tears,' and 'Paint the Town Blue.' Inside the Writer's Room: What Could've Been – A reflection on Act 3 with Arcane Showrunner and Co-Creator Christian Linke, Writer Amanda Overton, and Directors Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, and Bart Maunoury. A reflection on Act 3 with Arcane Showrunner and Co-Creator Christian Linke, Writer Amanda Overton, and Directors Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, and Bart Maunoury. Artist Breakdown: Act 3 – Zhephing Xu (Storyboarder), Adam Bachiri (3D FX Supervisor), and Simon Magnan (3D Environment Artist) Zhephing Xu (Storyboarder), Adam Bachiri (3D FX Supervisor), and Simon Magnan (3D Environment Artist) Going Another Way – Creatives at Riot and Fortiche provide an expansive look at the creation of a unique episode: 'Pretend Like It's the First Time.' Creatives at Riot and Fortiche provide an expansive look at the creation of a unique episode: 'Pretend Like It's the First Time.' Storyboards – A collection of storyboards and animatics showing the early stages of some memorable moments from Season 2. Before we let you go, we have officially launched our merch store! Check out all of our amazing apparel when you click here and type in GVN15 at checkout for a 15% discount! 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Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Nobody Wants This', ‘Monsters' & ‘Forever' Teams On Showing LA On Screen
Los Angeles has had a tough few months. From the wildfires devastating large swathes of the city at the start of the year to the current unrest in downtown LA, the city has faced its challenges. Netflix, however, has been keen to show Los Angeles on screen in three of its latest hits – Nobody Wants This, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and Forever. More from Deadline David Harbour On Feeling Relieved Over 'Stranger Things' Ending: "You're Having To Play A Lot Of The Same Beat" 'Arcane' Showrunner Christian Linke On Exploring Character Relationships & Artistic "Extremes" For Season 2 'Ginny & Georgia' Season 3 Debuts At No. 1 On Netflix TV Charts, Boosting Entire Series Back Into Top 10 Nobody Wants This is a romcom, largely set on the east side of LA, starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody; Monsters, the Ryan Murphy-produced story of the murders of José and Kitty Menendez, takes place in Beverly Hills and Forever is Mara Brock Akil's adaptation of the Judy Blume novel set in Baldwin Hills and Beverly Hills. All three shows were designed as a 'love letter' to LA, according to those behind them. At a Netflix FYSEE event – Crafting LA: The City You Love Onscreen, Claire Bennett, production designer of Nobody Wants This and editor Maura Corey, Monsters production designer Matthew Flood Fergusson and Suzuki Ingerslev, production designer for Forever and music supervisor Kier Lehman spoke about bringing LA to life onscreen across various neighborhoods in the city and eras. Corey said Nobody Wants This 'set out to make LA a character'. The show is set across Hollywood, Los Feliz, Silverlake and Eagle Rock with locations such as Mirate and De Buena Planta. 'Shooting on location really did help shape the performances. The actors had a more intimate connection because they weren't on a sound stage, they were in a house, or a restaurant,' she added. 'We specifically went out too to shoot B-roll that was pops of LA that you don't normally see. It wasn't aerials of the Hollywood sign. It wasn't the Capitol [Records] building. We made sure to make it look like you were walking down the streets of LA. You see a bus. We have busses here.' She added that the team shot some of the interstitials a little bit off speed to give it a dream quality and did jump cuts to make it feel like one was walking down the street, seeing LA from the ground level. Forever, which is set in 2018, lent in on the musical aspect, using music from local artists such as Tyler, The Creator, SZA, Nipsey Hussle and Victoria Monét. Daniel Caesar's Blessed was used during a reunion between the two leads, while Frank Ocean's Moon River was played at the end as they broke up. Lehman said that it was important to use music that these characters would have been listening to at the time. 'What were the things that they would have been hearing, in the world, in the city, maybe things that would be on the radio, or things that were in the community, and things that they were sharing with friends,' he said. 'The music coming out of LA at that time… it was a really rich environment with a lot of really incredible artists that became huge, household names,' he added. In Monsters, Erik Menendez was a tennis prodigy and Matthew Flood Fergusson revealed that this posed some challenges. In 2004, the National Tennis Association changed the color of all tennis courts from green to blue, but seeing as the show was set in the late 1980s, the courts they used needed to be green. 'I would run to a location, very excited and be immediately let down that [the court was] blue. We looked into the cost of resurfacing a tennis court, and that proved to be prohibitive, so we found a house, a sweet man owned this house out in Sherman Oaks, which then [became] their tennis court,' he added. Watch the conversation below. Best of Deadline List Of Hollywood & Media Layoffs From Paramount To Warner Bros Discovery To CNN & More Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media
Geek Tyrant
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
ARCANE Writer Teases Spinoff Exploring Motherhood and Aging Heroes: 'What Happens When Vi and Caitlyn Are Older?' — GeekTyrant
Ever since Arcane Season 2 wrapped up with a bang, fans have been wondering about what's next for the franchise. While Riot Games and Fortiche are playing things close to the chest, writer Amanda Overton just dropped an intriguing hint at where a potential spin-off could go… emotionally and thematically. Overton, who helped shape the scripts for both seasons of the hit Netflix series, recently opened up about how her personal life is shifting the kind of stories she wants to tell next. She told ScreenRant: 'I wasn't a mother when we were writing season 1 and 2, and now I am. And I was like, 'There is so much more to explore in terms of motherhood, or how phases of life shift.'' That life perspective could open the door to a very different kind of Arcane story, one less focused on rising conflict and more about the evolution of the people who've already fought their battles. Overton added: '[I'd be interested in] older characters – what happens when Vi and Caitlyn are older, and now they're adults, and what choices do they make?' It's an interesting pivot, especially considering how Arcane Season 2 ended with Piltover reeling from Ambessa's invasion, Viktor's time-bending technology shifting the tides, and Vi suffering heartbreaking losses with Vander and Jinx. But a quieter, character-driven follow-up could be exactly what the series needs to deepen its emotional resonance. Meanwhile, showrunner Christian Linke is keeping things a bit more grounded. In the same interview, he said: 'I think, for now, it's a moment for us to take a step back [and] look at the whole map, if you will.' That cautious tone is a shift from the immediate post-finale energy, when fans expected multiple new projects to go into development. In fact, things got so speculative that Riot co-founder Marc Merrill had to clarify things on X: 'To clarify, he didn't say 3 separate shows – said exploring 3 regions. We are exploring a bunch of different shows (and games).' Still, fans hoping to return to Runeterra are going to have a wait a while. When previously talking about the future of the franchise, Linke made it clear: 'Yeah, it takes time – depending on if it's a series or a movie. We're exploring both in many, many directions. A lot of it comes down to finding the right people, the right vision, the right idea, the right story. 'That'll take years, and once we have confidence that something's happening, we'll talk more about it." For now, both seasons of Arcane are streaming on Netflix. As for what's next, older heroes, motherhood, new regions, or maybe all of the above, I'mlooking forward to seeing what's next.
