Who is Lupine, the character that inspires the hit Netflix series

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It is unlikely that by now you have not heard of Lupine. This is the new Netflix "sensation" series, one of the platform's greatest successes and the most watched French proposal in the platform's history. But its protagonist is not really the white-collar thief, but Assane diop, a great admirer of the historical figure who drinks his books. Do these exist? How many? So what is special about the series? We answer this and other questions. Be comfortable.

Arsène Lupine, the French 'Sherlock Holmes'

Lupine is practically a institution in France in the same way as Sherlock Holmes it is for the English. In fact, the creator of our protagonist, Maurice Leblanc, came to recognize that he had been inspired by the stories of the famous detective by Arthur Conan Doyle to give life to his character, although this time he was not really on the good side of the law. : here we have a white collar thief, with quite enough cunning and charisma, who ends up connecting with the reader because he never really does evil, facing real villains whom he defeats with his techniques and ingenious ideas.

It is not the only influence that the creation of its plots receives. Lupine's first story was published in July 1905, practically coinciding with the trial of the French anarchist. marius jacob. This thief was known for his great wit and for his tremendous sense of humor. He created his own gang and always directed his attacks at high society, to later distribute the profits among anarchist groups, workers, the unemployed and marginalized people.

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With these header references, Leblanc created Arsene Raoul Lupine, a kind of Robin Hood who has studied medicine, law, knows several languages ​​and moves like a fish in water in martial arts techniques. He is a tremendously cunning, strong man, with a good handling of irony, as well as elegant and seductive, with great charisma. A great protagonist who starred in countless novels from the beginning to the middle of the XNUMXth century.

lupin's books

In the Netflix series, which we will talk about a little later, don't worry, reference is made to several books in which Arsène Lupine is the protagonist. They are not the only ones, far from it, with the thief as the central axis of the story, but you could say that they are one of the most famous that exist in their extensive collection

Books featured in the Netflix series

  • Arsenio Lupine: Gentleman Thief

Undoubtedly, the quintessential book in the series and the first with which Assane Diop enters the world of Lupin. It was also the first to be launched, in 1907, as a compilation of the stories that appeared in the magazine Je Sais Tout during the previous two years. Among them is the story of The Queen's Necklace (which inspires Diop for the robbery of chapter 1).

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  • Confidences of Arsenio Lupine

When Assane goes to jail looking for answers about his father, he has left clues in another thief's book. It's all about Confidences by Arsenio Lupin, published in 1911 and which brings together 9 independent stories.

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  • Arsenio Lupine vs. Herlock Sholmes

On the board of Youssef Guédira, one of the policemen investigating Assane and the only one who discovers his connection to Lupin, you can see the covers of several of the thief's books, but two stand out especially -in the lower image, on the right- : the already mentioned Thief knight and on the other hand, Arsenio Lupine vs. Herlock Sholmes, in which the protagonist faces a detective named, as you can read, Herlock Sholmes.

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  • the hollow needle

Published in 1909, it is the fourth book on the Lupine stories that will be the theme for the end of the season, when Assane travels with his son and his ex-wife to Étretat, in Normandy. The story of said book is set in this town -which does not appear as such in the series, but it is mentioned-, in addition to having been the place where Maurice Leblanc bought a house (currently a museum) and wrote a large part of the work of him

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all lupine books

We have pointed out the four books that are referenced in the netflix series, but the truth is that, as we have already been warning you, the Leblanc's work with his tireless Lupine is much (very much) bigger. It must be taken into account that there are also plays from the beginning of the century, stories by other authors that use the character (published many years after the death of its creator), and even anime copies.

But not to do endless list, we leave you below the original books by Maurice Leblanc, its creator, with a link to its copy if it exists (many editions either have not come out in Spanish or are no longer printed due to low demand):

the netflix series

Contrary to what you might think, the Lupine series is not about the white collar thief, at least not as a direct protagonist. Instead we find Assane diop, an avid reader of his novels who has ended up recreating the book character's techniques for his own benefit, so we find ourselves with a series rather inspired in.

The Netflix production has been a real sensation since it premiered this January 2021, sometimes surpassing The Bridgertons, the other product of the factory that usually has all the subscribers hooked on the platform. If we look at the local level, it turns out that Lupin it is already the most famous French production series in the history of the service.

Lupine - Netflix

What have been the keys to your success? Well, the commitment to a tremendously charismatic and elegant actor on screen such as the Frenchman Omar Sy, the Parisian locations (which always have their charm) and a fast pace of chapters that prevents the viewer from getting bored. All mixed in a simple context and with tricks that are sometimes too obvious and improbable, but which in the end entertain the general public while parallels and mentions with the work of Leblanc are crossed.

Lupine Synopsis

This is the synopsis official What Netflix provides about the series:

Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, the white collar thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge the injustice suffered by his father at the hands of a wealthy family.

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Characters of the series

These are the characters that are part of the series at the moment.

  • Assane diop (Omar Sy): protagonist of the plot. He is inspired by the novels of Lupin, whose first book his father gave him, to get ahead and try to clarify the mystery that surrounds the death of his father Babakar.

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  • Babakar Diop (Fargass Assandé): Assane's father and in charge of his education since he was little. He worked at the Pellegrini house until the theft of an important necklace.
  • Hubert Pellegrini (Hervé Pierre): French millionaire businessman who had Babakar as an employee for a while until a valuable jewel was stolen.

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  • Anne Pellegrini (Nicole Garcia): Hubert's wife. She is aware of the event of the robbery and she knows more than she seems.
  • Juliette Pellegrini (Clotilde Hesme): daughter of Hubert and Anne, she will be in charge of inheriting her father's businesses. She has known Assane since she was a teenager.
  • Claire (Ludivine Sagnier -bottom photo, center-): Assane's ex-wife, great love of his life and mother of the child they have in common.
  • Raoul Diop (Etan Simon -below these lines, on the left-): son of Assane and Claire.

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  • Benjamin Ferell (Antoine Gouy): Restorative jeweler and Assane's best friend since childhood. He helps him in many of his "projects".
  • yousef guedira (Soufiane Guerrab -image below, on the right-): French police officer in charge of the case of the theft of a valuable necklace in the Louvre. He is convinced that the case is connected to Lupin's books.
  • Lieutenant Sofia Belkacem (Shirine Boutella -bottom image, left-): police officer at the same police station as Yousef. She doesn't give much credence to his partner's theories.
  • Captain Romain Laugier (Vicent Londez -bottom image, center-): boss of Youseff and Sofia. He is obsessed with finding the thief of the Louvre necklace.

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  • Commissioner Gabriel Dumont (Vincent Garanger) – He took on the case of the missing necklace at the Pellegrini home when Assane was a teenager.
  • Coubert (Stefan Crepon): Appears in the second season as a mysterious and uptight manager, with questionable practices, of Hubert's fortune.

seasons and episodes Lupin

The series currently has two seasons (or parts, as Netflix describes them) of five episodes each one and an average duration of about 45 minutes per chapter which, by the way, have no title and are only identified by numbers.

Step 1 —

Premiere: January 5, 2021

  • Chapter 1: Years after the injustice committed against his father, Assane decides to finally settle accounts by stealing an important diamond necklace from the Louvre.
  • Chapter 2: Following a clue, Assane looks for a way to enter a prison to talk to Comet, who shared a cell with his father Babakar.
  • Chapter 3: Assane confronts Inspector Dumont. An important connection between Pellegrini and Babakar is revealed.
  • Chapter 4: While agent Guérida connects the dots regarding the Louvre robbery, Assane asks a journalist for help to get evidence that incriminates Pellegrini in a shady affair from the past.
  • Chapter 5: Assane will have to deal with a Pellegrini assistant while traveling with his son Raoul and his ex-wife Claire to Étretat.

Step 2 —

Premiere: on June 11, 2021

  • Chapter 6: Assane chases Leonard to an abandoned Normandy farm to save Raoul with the help of Guédira.
  • Chapter 7: Hubert strikes a deal with Dumont to set up Assane. Claire knocks on Hubert's door.
  • Chapter 8: Assane has a new plan to take down Hubert while intentionally getting close to his daughter, Juliette.
  • Chapter 9: Leonard follows Assane to his house while Hubert has a new plan to frame our protagonist. He will leave Guédira a hidden clue for him to help.
  • Chapter 10: Assane's master plan is put into action with his friend Benjamin and the help of a third accomplice.

Will there be a third season?

The success of the series has been such that Netflix was clear about it very soon: it announced shortly after the end of its first season that there would be a second installment and the latter, released on June 11, also had an indirect prior confirmation, in May 2021, through Omar Sy when he declared that his adventures would have a third installment.

Yes, what is unknown so far is the date in which this new consignment of episodes will reach the platform, since hardly any news has appeared around this French production (except for the robbery they suffered for a value of 300.000 euros on the set in February 2022). In any case, as soon as the first trailer is published, do not doubt that we will bring it here.

Lupine Trailer

We leave you below with the official trailers of Lupin both its first and its second season.

Advance and trailer of the first season

Advance and trailer of the second season

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