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Arcane Season 2 Character Poster Spotlights Ekko; New Images Released
Ekko gets the character poster spotlight for Christian Linke & Alex Yee's Ella Purnell and Hailee Steinfeld-starring Arcane Season 2.
With Christian Linke & Alex Yee and Riot Games' Ella Purnell and Hailee Steinfeld-starring Arcane set to hit Netflix screens this November for its second and final season, the Emmy Award-winning animated series is being to pick up steam in terms of rolling out looks at what's to come. Before we take a look at three new images that were released to coincide with the release of the newest teaser, we have what we're hoping will be the first in a series of character profile key art posters – with Ekko (Reed Shannon) getting the spotlight below:
Netflix's Arcane: The Road to Season 2
Netflix's Arcane dives into the delicate balance between the rich city of Piltover and the seedy underbelly of Zaun. Tensions between these city-states boil over with the creation of hextech — a way for any person to control magical energy – in Piltover, and in Zaun, a new drug called shimmer transforms humans into monsters. The rivalry between the cities splits families and friends as Arcane brings life to the relationships that shape some of League of Legends' famous champions, including Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn, Jayce, and Viktor. Based on the world behind the game League of Legends, the animated event series features a complex world filled with moral decisions, breathtaking animation, and suspenseful storytelling. Animated by Fortiche Productions, Arcane also stars Katie Leung as Caitlyn Kiramman, Elsa Davoine as Caitlyn, Reed Shannon as Ekko, Kevin Alejandro as Jayce, Brett Tucker as Singed, Mick Wingert as Heimerdinger, and Harry Lloyd as Viktor.
Without spoiling what you're about to see in this previously-released official clip from last month, but let's just say that we would definitely watch a spinoff with Ekko (Reed Shannon) and Heimerdinger (Mick Wingert) in some kind of "buddy cops" deal. We think you'll agree after you watch. Following that, we get to see the expression "Enemy of My Enemy" play out in a very interesting way…
And in this recent preview, we get a brutal and deadly reminder of the old adage, "Enemy of My Enemy…"