League of Legends is getting a new series that is supposed to take a completely different approach than the Netflix hit Arcane. It is set to take place in the real world of esports but with a supernatural twist.
Fans of everything related to League of Legends have just faced a bitter disappointment, as the 2nd season of the Netflix hit Arcane will no longer be released this year.
But there is good news, as the Riot game is set to get a new series. Like the pseudo-documentary “Players,” esports will be the focus of the series.
League of Legends instead of epic battles
What is this series about? The legendary Chinese director Zhang Yi-Mou announced at a press conference that he will be focusing on the esports scene in LoL in a new series. The series is to be live action, with real actors, and will consist of 40 episodes, each 45 minutes long.
For the director, this will be his first web series; he is actually known for films like Hero and House of Flying Daggers. These are films of the Wuxia genre: martial arts adaptations featuring legendary heroes.
With the series, he wants to create something “cool and different,” the director says. He adds that his grandchildren play the MOBA from Riot Games and that the series should target a younger audience.
What is it about? The plot is supposed to follow two LoL players who are at completely different points in their careers: Ma Da is the biggest star of the Chinese league LPL and is on the verge of retirement, while Bai Yang is a student and a gifted player.
Through an accident, the two swap their souls and thus can live “the life of their dreams” but must also deal with each other’s problems (via MGG).
Will the series come to us as well? It is still unclear how it will be localized into English or even German. However, it is not ruled out, as the Netflix series The King’s Avatar shows, which also revolves around the Chinese esports scene.
After video game adaptations had a rather bad reputation for a long time, they seem to be getting fresh air from all sides now.
If live-action series are not to your taste and you’d rather look forward to the second season of Arcane, we’ve gathered all the relevant information for you:
Arcane Season 2: Release, story, and characters – What we know so far
