Vietnamese government blows lid off Riot's new live-action League of Legends TV show

Riot Games is reportedly working on a live-action League of Legends TV show to build off the massive success of Arcane, the animated series based on the universe created for the hugely popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, League of Legends.

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The news of a live-action League of Legends TV show comes from an official Vietnamese government Facebook account, which posted that Riot Games is researching and planning to shoot 9 episodes of a TV series in Cat Ba, Hai Phong, later this year. The post states the episodes will be released on multiple streaming platforms such as Netflix and HBO. Additional information in the post reveals Riot representatives have already met with Vietnam's Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

According to reports, Riot has already surveyed other countries within Asia, such as Japan, Korea, and Thailand, but landed on Vietnam as the most suitable for the upcoming show. Sheep Esports has speculated that the "rugged cliffs, deep blue waters, and maritime atmosphere of Cát Bà" may be the perfect setting to recreate Bilgewater, which in League of Legends is a pirate haven similar to Tortuga, the pirate haven seen in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

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Notable League of Legends champions that come from Bilgewater are as follows: Gangplank, Fizz, Graves, Illaoi, Miss Fortune, Tahm Kench, Twisted Fate, Nautilus, and more.

It's no surprise Riot is looking to expand its media offerings based on the League of Legends IP, especially considering the success of its animated TV show and the success of the live-action adaptations of The Last of Us and Fallout.