TV Shows Like Arcane
If you like Arcane, here are 11 similar TV shows — each with its current AI renewal verdict, so you can see which are still going and which have been cancelled.
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Arcane works because it refuses to treat its animated format as a limitation. The show is rooted in a video game universe but functions as a standalone tragedy about two sisters, Vi and Jinx, pulled apart by class resentment, political violence, and personal betrayal. Piltover is gleaming and corrupt; Zaun is desperate and alive. The conflict between them is never simple, and neither side gets to be purely right. That moral complexity, combined with genuinely gorgeous 3D animation and action sequences that feel earned rather than decorative, is what made the show land so hard for so many people who had never touched the game.
The best shows like Arcane
1. Devil May Cry
If Arcane's fight choreography and morally blurred universe were what hooked you, Devil May Cry delivers on both. The central demon hunter operates in a world where the line between monster and hero is genuinely uncertain, which gives the action a tension beyond pure spectacle. It's stylish in the same way Arcane is stylish, meaning the look serves the mood rather than replacing it.
Stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Likely Renewed72%
2. RWBY
RWBY is the most direct structural match here: a 3D animated fantasy series following a group of fighters in a world full of monsters, hidden conspiracies, and escalating stakes. The early seasons are lighter in tone than Arcane, but the show earns its darker turns later on, and the bond between its central characters carries the same kind of emotional weight. Fans of Arcane's world-building will find a lot to dig into across RWBY's deep lore.
Stream on Hulu
Likely Cancelled25%
3. Red vs. Blue
Red vs. Blue is a comedy first, and that sets it apart from the rest of this list, but its origin in a video game universe and its genuine affection for its characters give it more substance than a pure parody. It won't satisfy a craving for Arcane's drama, but fans who appreciated the found-family dynamics and the way Arcane used its world to say something about class and conflict may be surprised by how much heart this one quietly accumulates.
Stream on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
Cancelled0%
4. Into the Badlands
Into the Badlands has the best choreographed fight sequences on this list outside of animation, and its feudal society divided into powerful barons and the people beneath them maps cleanly onto Arcane's Piltover-Zaun dynamic. The journey at its center, a warrior and a boy crossing a dangerous and politically fractured land, gives it the same mix of personal stakes and larger-world conflict that Arcane does so well. It's a genre blend that doesn't fully commit to any one mode, which is either a flaw or a feature depending on your taste.
Stream on Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+
Cancelled0%
5. Marvel Zombies
Marvel Zombies leans into horror more than Arcane does, but the core of the show is a group of survivors protecting each other across a world that has already fallen apart, and that's very familiar territory for Arcane fans. The animation handles both the grotesque and the emotional beats well, and the dystopian setting gives it the same sense of a world where institutions have failed and individuals are left to figure out what they stand for. It's grimmer than it might sound going in.
Stream on Disney Plus
Likely Renewed62%
More on shows like Arcane
Fans of Arcane tend to want a few specific things from their next show: animation that takes itself seriously, action with weight behind it, and a story where the antagonists are not simply evil. They want worlds that feel built from the inside out, where history and geography shape behavior. They tend to be patient with slow burns, and they notice when a show cheats emotionally. Most importantly, they want to care about the characters before the chaos hits.
The shows recommended here cover a range of tones. Devil May Cry shares Arcane's taste for stylish, kinetic action in a world where good and evil bleed together. RWBY is the closest structural cousin, a 3D animated fantasy series built around a group of young fighters navigating a world with deep lore and real stakes, though it starts lighter before getting considerably darker. Into the Badlands is live-action, but its martial arts choreography and feudal power structures scratch a very similar itch to Arcane's Piltover-versus-Zaun dynamics. Marvel Zombies goes harder into horror territory but keeps the emotional core of survivors fighting to protect each other across a broken world. Red vs. Blue is the outlier, a comedic sci-fi series that grew out of a video game, and while it does not have Arcane's dramatic ambition, it has more heart than it initially lets on.
None of these shows are Arcane, and a couple of them are rougher around the edges. But each one has something real to offer a viewer who liked what Arcane was doing: a commitment to its world, characters whose choices cost them something, and action that means more than spectacle.
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Frequently asked
- What is the most popular show like Arcane?
- Devil May Cry is the most popular show similar to Arcane in the IsItRenewed catalogue.
- Are shows like Arcane still on the air?
- Of the 11 shows similar to Arcane listed here, 0 currently carry a renewed verdict — the rest are cancelled, ended, or awaiting a decision.
- How does IsItRenewed pick shows like Arcane?
- The recommendations come from TMDB's similar-titles data, and each is shown with its current AI renewal verdict so you know which are still going.