# Arcane

> Arcane reached No. 1 on Netflix's weekly global English-TV chart.

- Owner: Riot Games; Fortiche Production (animation); Netflix (distribution)
- Kind: Series
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2021-11-06
- Milestone date: Week of Nov 21, 2021
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 58 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Pairing, Mystery & lore, Real-world spectacle, Press loop

## Summary

Riot launched Arcane with game rewards, Twitch co-streams, music and advertising. Netflix reported a weekly chart win, and fan cosplay and recommendations spread. Arcane later won an Emmy; reporting questioned its return to Riot.

## Timeline

- 2021-09-25 — Netflix / Riot Games (YouTube) — Netflix debuted an Arcane trailer during its TUDUM fan event.
- 2021-10-28 — Imagine Dragons / JID (Audio) — Imagine Dragons and JID released Enemy for Arcane ahead of the series premiere.
- 2021-11-01 — Riot Games (Open web) — Riot announced game rewards and a Worlds double feature for its RiotX Arcane launch.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/arcane-series

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Arcane.” Case HIS-01274. Spread Score v1.2: 58/100. Updated 2026-10-22. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01274