TV Show Review - Lupin (Season 1)

Season: 1

Genre: Crime/ Drama
Number of episodes: 5
Year: 2021
Starring: Omar Sy, Vincent Londez, Ludivine Sagnier, Hervé Pierre, Etan Simon

Description: Inspired by the adventures of Arséne Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop (Omar Sy) sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.  

Review: Assane Diop was still a teenager when his father was accused of stealing an extremely expensive necklace. His father then took his own life. Years later, when Assane is now a father himself, the collar reappears. He decides to steal the collar, because that is what he is very good at these days, thanks to a previously obtained book from his father. He just has to do it in the Louvre.
The series is really fantastically put together, making it exciting at every moment. It starts already in the first episode where he plans a heist in the Louvre to get his hands on the piece of jewelry his father was accused of stealing. Down to the last detail, he knows how to plan it. it is somewhat reminiscent of the series “Sherlock”, where we see in detail how he solves cases and what he sees that others do not.
In the series we also see how he came to his action and how he actually became the new Lupin. There are therefore plenty of flashbacks between the present and the youth of Assane Diop.
Big compliments to Omar Sy. We have of course known for a long time that he is a solid and capable actor. Who does not remember his excellent role of Driss in “Intouchables”? He plays the role of Assane Diop really well. He provides a dimensional characters, that feels more like just a character.
If you start, you just sit through at and finish it in one sitting. A really great series at the beginngin of 2021.