NB: This Netflix France series was released in two separate 'parts' of five episodes each, but the ten episodes together form a single story and I am considering them all to be one season for the purposes of this review.
Arsene Lupin is a fictitious 'gentleman criminal' created by French author Maurice Leblanc, appearing in over two books between 1905 and 1935. He used disguises, guile and misdirection to pull off daring heists and always stay one step ahead of the police.
Assane Diop, meanwhile, is a modern day criminal who has consciously modelled his style on Lupin. His latest scheme is to steal a necklace the same father was imprisoned for stealing, some twenty five years before.
What Assane doesn't know is that this particular theft will uncover long-hidden secrets about the his father and the crime for which he was convicted. Secrets that powerful men will go to extreme lengths to conceal. After stirring up this particular hornet's nest, Assane is going to need every bit of Lupin's ingenuity to keep himself and his loved ones safe.
Assane Diop, meanwhile, is a modern day criminal who has consciously modelled his style on Lupin. His latest scheme is to steal a necklace the same father was imprisoned for stealing, some twenty five years before.
What Assane doesn't know is that this particular theft will uncover long-hidden secrets about the his father and the crime for which he was convicted. Secrets that powerful men will go to extreme lengths to conceal. After stirring up this particular hornet's nest, Assane is going to need every bit of Lupin's ingenuity to keep himself and his loved ones safe.
Lupin is a well constructed mystery adventure story with a charismatic leading man and an engaging storyline. It admittedly relies quite heavily on said leading man being extremely, cinematically brilliant - that is after all the central conceit of the whole Lupin character - but it does so without sabotaging his adversaries or making them seem ineffectual. They are capable and dangerous.
Good stuff. As long as you can deal with subtitles or dubbing (I strongly recommend the former) then I suggest you check it out.
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