Netflix already has a replacement series for Arcane In the works, and it could recreate one of the best things about the hit show and the story of Jinx and Vi. Arcane Quickly became one of the best shows on Netflix when it was released in 2021. It has everything a great show needs, from strong and compelling main characters, a deep and interesting supporting cast, an intricate fantasy world, and more. It is easy to consider Arcane Flash in a bottle, but Netflix has done the same to another game adaptation in the past, and the streamer may do it again soon.
Arcane Season 2 will mark the end of the show. Fortunately, it seems that Netflix already has a replacement series in mind, and one that could easily replicate one of the best things about Arcane: as it expands on the knowledge of its source material, League of Legends. The story of Jinx and Vi added hours worth of world building, characterization and compelling plot to the video game, and an upcoming animated show based on the world of Game Magic: The Gathering Could do the same for the iconic deck building card game.
Netflix’s Magic: The Gathering series can tell an original story inspired by game lore
Netflix announced a show based on Game Magic: The GatheringThe popular card game, years ago, but the series has yet to come to fruition. but now, Netflix has announced that his animated Game Magic: The Gathering Show is currently in development, and it has a chance to tell a truly original story using the almost endless learning of the game. Although there are already quite a few established characters, events and systems in MagicIt’s not a very clear linear story to adapt, so there’s also a lot of room for a new and unique story to be told.
Arcane’s jinx and how story perfectly expands on the world of League of Legends
If Netflix’s adaptation of Game Magic: The Gathering It would be very similar to his story in the existing lore of the game Arcane. Not either League of LegendsThe game Arcane is based on, or Magic Has well-defined timelines or linear narrative. Both games have facets of a larger story, but they mostly exist to add texture to the characters and worlds, rather than provide a coherent narrative. Their stories are essentially legends that helped define a rough outline of the world for die-hard fans. then, Arcane Transformed League of Legends‘ Larger narrative.
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Both Jinx and Vi exist as characters in League of Legends For years before ArcaneBut the show brought their story to unimaginable new heights. Before ArcaneJinx and Vi were simply rivals on opposing sides of the law, and the show turned them into sisters locked in a tragic battle for both each other and the fate of Piltover.. Arcane was the perfect way to add a coherent story and timeline into the already defined world of League of LegendsAnd these Game Magic: The Gathering Show could do the same, especially considering how it was done before.
Another great Netflix animated video game adaptation also expanded on the lore
years before Arcane was released, Netflix’s flagship video game series was CastlevaniaAn anime based on the game series of the same name. like Arcane, Castlevania Also took the knowledge of its source material and ran with it, turning it from set-sort into an unbelievable twin tale. before the anime, Castlevania had a messy storyline about the age-old feud between the Belmonts and Dracula that was filled with resurrections, recons, rather simplistic stories, and more. Then, the anime brought all the interesting ideas that the games only hinted at together, and turned them into a single engaging story.
Castlevania And Arcane are proof that Netflix is capable of taking games that have sparse or overly complex lore and distilling them into an endlessly compelling story. Game Magic: The Gathering is the perfect game to get such a treatment next, given just how expansive it is and how much potential a story set in its multiverse would have. It can even be the perfect launch pad to get new players Game Magic: The GatheringJust like Arcane And Castlevania were for their respective franchises.
Source: Netflix