Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
The French suspense thriller series ‘Lupin’ is one of the best things on Netflix’s platter. George Kay and François Uzan do to Arsène Lupin what Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss do to Sherlock Holmes (or should we call him Herlock Sholmes) only in a more nuanced way. Driven by a commendable performance by Omar Sy and guided by an evocative score, the intricate story is woven delicately and with precision. Maurice Leblanc’s original characters permeate the story, but the creators give the stories a broad basis as Lupin here is up against not only class but also racial injustice perpetrated by the French white bourgeoisie.
The French suspense thriller series ‘Lupin’ is one of the best things on Netflix’s platter. George Kay and François Uzan do to Arsène Lupin what Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss do to Sherlock Holmes (or should we call him Herlock Sholmes) only in a more nuanced way. Driven by a commendable performance by Omar Sy and guided by an evocative score, the intricate story is woven delicately and with precision. Maurice Leblanc’s original characters permeate the story, but the creators give the stories a broad basis as Lupin here is up against not only class but also racial injustice perpetrated by the French white bourgeoisie.
