Arcane, the “made in France” Netflix adaptation of League of Legends

Twelve years after the launch of the

video game

, the American studio Riot Games is making a foray into the audiovisual world with an animated series adapted from the universe of its successful video game and distributed by Netflix.

Broadcast from Sunday, a few hours after the World Cup final of one of the most followed esports titles in the world, the

series

is a new variation of the flagship entertainment of the American studio owned by the Chinese Tencent.

A variation with tricolor accents.

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An animated series in nine episodes,

forms a prequel to

, also known by its diminutive

.

Released in three times one week apart, the series features champions of the gaming world, in an era where magic and technology intertwine.

The scenario follows two sisters who lived a difficult childhood, but who, now adults, lead a very different life from each other, against the backdrop of the conflict between two rival cities: Zaun, devastated lowland territory. by a corrupting drug, and Piltover, rich metropolis of the dominant.

French touch

Designed and produced by Riot Games,

is also the work of Parisian studio Fortiche Production, which also participated in the project after previous collaborations with the American group. The French had already made a name for themselves in the past by developing an animated series for Marvel Studios -

- as well as by producing music videos for the British musical group Gorillaz

, said in an interview for the specialized OTP Web TV Pascal Charrue, director and co-founder of Fortiche Production.

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“

Arcane

've

,” said Arnaud Delord, the studio's second co-founder.

The delivery and the start of the dissemination of this long-term project thus mark the satisfactory end of a marathon that began years ago.

," said Pascal Charrue, specifying that the Fortiche teams worked on an average of 0.7 seconds animated by day, against 3 in general.

”.

Attract players

Remained for years the only title of Riot Games,

has for some time become a real goose that lays golden eggs for the American group, especially in South Korea, where the game is very popular and from where are many of the best professional teams come from. One of the world's most played titles in the competitive multiplayer genre,

pits two teams of five players against each other. Choosing a champion to play among the more than 150 characters available, participants must coordinate their efforts to succeed in destroying the opposing team's camp first.

Collectible card game, role-playing game, mobile adaptation:

is now available on a multitude of media, of which the

animated series

is only the last avatar.

This adaptation broadcast on Netflix illustrates once again the craze of streaming platforms for video games, enticed at the idea of ​​attracting the public of players, which would increase the number of subscriptions.

A convergence between the media, which again made people talk about it with the announcement by Netflix, in early November, of the release of four mobile games for its subscribers, including two titles from the universe of its

series

.