8 Projects to Watch Starring the Cast of Arcane
After a 3 year wait, the adult animated fantasy series Arcane has returned for its final season on Netflix. The second season is spilt into 3 parts: Act I on November 9, Act II on November 16, and Act III on November 23. Created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee and based on the League of Legends game, Arcane has become one of Netflix’s most successful animated series.
Arcane tells the origin story of 2 League of Legends champions, sisters Jinx and Vi. They find themselves on opposite sides of a war between the utopian city Piltover and Zaun. In season 2, the aftermath of Jinx’s attack on the Council will set the stage for new leaders to emerge, new alliances to form, and a dire escalation of the conflict between Piltover and Zaun.
Some of the voice cast of Arcane may sound familiar as you have probably seen the actors behind the characters in live-action series or films. While you wait for the third act of season 2, here are 8 movies or series to check out starring the voice cast of Arcane.
Annika (2021 – ) Katie Leung – (Caitlyn)
Who else is in it: Nicola Walker, Jamie Sives, Silvie Furneaux, Ukweli Roach, Kate Dickie
Synopsis: “Witty, enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed heads up the Marine Homicide Unit, tasked with solving murders in and around the Scottish waters.”
Where to watch: PBS Masterpiece
As I Am (2020) – Harry Lloyd (Viktor)
Who else is in it: James Faulkner, Joshua Glenister, Kim Spearman, Kate Isitt
Synopsis: “Set in the English countryside, As I Am depicts small town adolescence. One week of school remains for Kai, an aspiring writer, and his friends. How they spend this time will cost one of them their life and leave them changed forever.”
Where to watch: Hoopla, Plex
Dickinson (2019-2021) – Hailee Steinfeld (Vi)
Who else is in it: Adrian Blake Enscoe, Anna Baryshnikov, Jane Krakowski, Ella Hunt, Toby Huss, Chinaza Uche, Sophie Zucker, Gus Birney, Darlene Hunt, Allegra Heart, Amanda Warren, Samuel Farnsworth
Synopsis: “Set in the 19th century, it explores the constraints of society, gender and family from the perspective of rebellious young poet, Emily Dickinson.”
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Fallout (2024 – ) – Ella Purnell (Jinx)
Who else is in it: Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, Moises Arias, Leslie Uggams, Zach Cherry, Dave Register, Annabel O’Hagan, Rodrigo Luzzi, Sarita Choudhury, Johnny Pemberton, Frances Turner, Kyle MacLachlan, Matt Berry
Synopsis: “Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe waiting for them.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
Frasier (2023 – ) – Toks Olagundoye (Mel Medarda)
Who else is in it: Kelsey Grammer, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Jess Salgueiro, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Anders Keith, Peri Gilpin, Jimmy Dunn
Synopsis: “Same Frasier. New skyline. The new series follows Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge, and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.”
Where to watch: Paramount+
A Jazzman’s Blues (2022) – Amirah Vann (Sevika)
Who else is in it: Joshua Boone, Solea Pfeiffer, Austin Scott, Ryan Eggold, Brent Antonello, Waltrudis Buck, Daphne Maxwell Reid
Synopsis: “Follows an investigation into an unsolved murder unveiling a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Lucifer (2016-2021) – Kevin Alejandro (Jayce)
Who else is in it: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, D. B. Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Rachael Harris, Scarlett Estevez, Aimee Garcia, Tricia Helfer
Synopsis: “Lucifer Morningstar has decided he’s had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles – the City of Angels.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) – Ellen Thomas (Ambessa)
Who else is in it: Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Jason Isaacs, Lucas Bravo, Anna Chancellor, Christian McKay, Rose Williams, Freddie Fox
Synopsis: “In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one. She embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook — but the very future of the House of Dior.”
Where to watch: Starz
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