The series was announced at the League of Legends 10th anniversary celebration in 2019. It was produced by the French animation studio Fortiche under the supervision of Riot Games. The first season was released to critical acclaim, with praise directed at its animation, story, worldbuilding, action sequences, characters, emotional weight, music, and voice acting. It became the first streaming series to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.
Vi and Jinx find themselves on opposing sides of a brewing conflict over clashing convictions and arcane technologies. Amidst the escalating unrest between the rich, utopian city of Piltover and its seedy, oppressed underbelly of Zaun.