League of Legends’ ‘Arcane’ is already breaking records thanks to its bloated production budget, becoming the most expensive animated series of all time.

According to a new report from Variety, the critically-acclaimed and award-winning animated series was initially going to get more installments. Indeed, Variety's sources claim that Riot Games, who oversees development on Arcane alongside Netflix and animation studio Fortiche Production, had initially budgeted for a five-season run.

Riot spent an estimated $60 million of its own money to promote Arcane Season 1. Most studios that aren’t distributing a show would not spend that much on promotion. The $60 mil

Arcane, the Netflix animated League of Legends spin-off series, is the most expensive animated show ever made, according to a new report by Variety. The show's 18 episodes reportedly cost a total of $250 million to make and promote.