OTT giant Netflix continues to be in a terrific form amongst streaming audiences globally. Armed with the astounding popularity of some of its Korean shows such as ‘Squid Game’, ‘My Name’, and more recently ‘Hellbound’, English language shows like ‘Maid’, and films like ‘Red Notice’, the streaming service boasts of an exciting portfolio.
One title that is missing from the aforementioned films and series is that of an animated series titled ‘Arcane’, whose first season recently concluded on Netflix. And ever since the show’s release, it has garnered a phenomenal response from viewers across the globe.
As a result, ‘Arcane’ has now become the most-watched English language series on the official Netflix top ten weekly list. During the past week, ‘Arcane’ was viewed for a whopping 38.42 million hours globally while the total viewing hours have already crossed 72.59 million. And currently, the show is on the top ten series list of 87 countries.
Not just that, ‘Arcane’ has recently made its way to the IMDb top 250 shows list and is now the highest-rated show from the year 2021. It has got an impressive IMDb rating of 9.4, which is better than both ‘Squid Game’ & ‘Hellbound’. Moreover, on Rotten Tomatoes, ‘Arcane’ boasts of 100% Tomatometer score and 98% audience score.
About the show:
‘Arcane’ is an animated series that is set as a prequel to the ‘League of Legends’ online battle arena video game and narrates the stories of popular champions from the opposing worlds of Piltover and Zaun that featured in the game.
The show is being admired for its stunning blend of 2D and 3D animation and also being compared with the brilliance of ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘Invincible’.
Another good thing is that you can watch ‘Arcane’ and still enjoy it even if you haven’t played the ‘League of Legends’ video game and the show has already been renewed for a second season. Need we say more?