Ella Purnell Says ARCANE Season 2 Will Be Incredibly Tragic As Netflix Preps The Series For Annecy Reveal

Ella Purnell Says ARCANE Season 2 Will Be Incredibly Tragic As Netflix Preps The Series For Annecy Reveal

Ella Purnell's reputation is growing as a result of her fantastic performance as Lucy MacLean in Fallout, but this isn't the only video game character she has portrayed; she's also Jinx's voice in Arcane.

By MarkJulian - Apr 22, 2024 02:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Netflix
Source: GameFragger.com

Ella Purnell (Army of the Dead, Yellowjackets) is a rising star on the big and small screen, so expect to see a lot more of her in the future, especially with the release of Fallout on Prime Video.

Before starring as Lucy MacLean in Fallout, the English actress voiced Jinx in Netflix's Arcane, an animated series based on League of Legends video games.

Recently, Purnell touched on Arcane season, which will be released in November, while promoting Fallout. According to  Purnell, it appears that something really awful is about to happen next season.

"Oh man, I'm trying to remember it [season 1] because it was over two years ago," Purnell said when speaking to Tech Radar at a UK press junket.

"I actually just went back into the studio to complete some ADR [automated dialog replacement] for the season 2 finale – and I cried. So, I think other people will cry, too. It's devastating, and nobody will feel good after watching it."

Set for release in November, Arcane season 2 will coincide with the 15th anniversary of League of Legends.

Earlier today, Netflix confirmed that Arcane season 2 will be showcased at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

During the streamer's Wednesday, June 12 panel, Making Of Sessions, showrunner Christian Linke (Riot), scriptwriter Amanda Overton (Riot), Sr. concept artist Arnaud Baudry (Riot), director Bart Maunoury (Fortiche), and producer Christine Ponzevera (Fortiche) will take audience members behind the scenes of the show's creative process.

Along with Purnell's Jinx, the series stars Hailee Steinfeld, and Katie Leung, are also expected to reprise their roles as Vi, and Caitlyn Kiramman, respectively. 

What new League of Legends champions do you hope to see introduced in the show's sophomore season? Let us know in the comment section below.

Arcane season 1 synopsis: Amidst the escalating unrest between the advanced, utopian city of Piltover and the squalid, repressed undercity of Zaun, sisters Vi and Jinx find themselves on opposing sides of a war over twisted ideologies and arcane technology.

Arcane is set in Riot's League of Legends fictional universe and primarily focuses on the playable champion sisters Vi and Powder aka Jinx.

Other playable champions who appear in the show include the Sheriff of Piltover Caitlyn, the Boy Who Shattered Time Ekko, Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow, the Revered Inventor Heimerdinger, Viktor, the Machine Herald, and the Mad Chemist Singed.

The voice cast for the show includes Hailee Steinfeld as Vi, Ella Purnell portrays Jinx, Katie Leung as Caitlyn, Reed Shannon as Ekko, Kevin Alejandro as Jayce, Mick Wingert as Heimerdinger, Harry Lloyd as Viktor, and Brett Tucker as Singed.

The show was created by Christian Linke (creative director at Riot Games) and Alex Yee (creative designer at Riot Games)."

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