Animated series Arcane has officially become the first Netflix series to win the Emmy Award
The animated series “Arcane,” based on the League of Legends game, was awarded the Emmy for Best Animated Program, making it the first series ever to receive such a prestigious honor from Netflix. It was announced on Saturday night at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards that the CGI-based series had won the award for Best Animated Program, making it the first streaming series in history to receive such an honor. League of Legends, a popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), served as the inspiration for Netflix Arcane, which took home the prize for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Primetime at the Emmys last night.
The Creative Arts Emmys are not Netflix’s first taste of awards season; earlier this year, the series was honored with a total of nine Annie awards. The Creative Arts Emmys are the first taste of awards season for Netflix. The fact that Arcane was given at least one award places it in the same company as some of the most acclaimed animated shows of the past ten years, such as Ricky and Morty, The Simpsons, and Bob’s Burgers.
In addition to being a significant win for Fortiche Productions and Riot Games, acquiring it is also a significant milestone for Netflix, since Arcane is officially the first series from the streaming service to be awarded the trophy. Taking it home is a great accomplishment for both companies. Arcane had already established itself as a major deal well before it was chosen as the winner; it was promptly picked up for a second season, and then Riot Games went out and purchased the animation studio that was behind it entirely.
The League of Legends (LOL) Because Derived Arcane was such a success with Netflix and Riot Games, the program has soared to the top of the rankings all across the world. It is also the first streaming series and the first show overall to win an Emmy for being based on a video game. Arcane was a commercial success for Netflix and Riot Games; it topped the global charts, and it has now become the first show of that era to unseat Squid Games on some charts and the first show based on a video game to win a slew of Emmys. Arcane was also the first show based on a video game to win a bunch of Emmys.
Soon after, the firm and Netflix made the announcement that Arcane would be getting a second season, promising even more of what viewers had already come to love about the show. Fans of Arcane will be pleased to learn that the program will indeed be returning for a second season, despite the fact that we have not yet received any additional information regarding the subsequent chapter in the tale. The production of the second season has begun, and the studio has indicated that it will not be released in 2018. Therefore, the earliest possible release date is 2023. This is Netflix’s first-ever win for a show in the Outstanding Animation category, so the accomplishment is very significant for the streaming service. Both Emmy Big Mouth and BoJack Horseman have been considered for nominations in the past, but none have been awarded the prize.