Views: Visits 8 Netflix has released the first images from Lupin Part 2, the next instalment in the smash-hit series that returns with the second batch of five episodes this summer, promising more mystery, suspense, and heisting from Omar Sy’s Assane Diop. Part 2 picks up right from where its predecessor left off, as Diop continues his desire to exact revenge on Hervé Pierre’s business tycoon Hubert Pellegrini, but the events of Part 1 have put both the gentleman thief and those closest to him in more danger than ever.
Lupin 2 Smart, stylish and self-aware, the show puts a meta twist on the stories of Arsène Lupin, created by Maurice Leblanc in 1905 and regarded as one of France’s most famous literary creations. In an ingenious spin on the source material, Lupin finds Sy’s Assane inspired by the character to assume the moniker as a codename to cover his tracks, all while seeking retribution on the Pellegrini family for the death of his father 25 years e
In Lupin, Omar Sy puts a new twist on a classic French tale
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Omar Sy in Lupin . Photograph: Emmanuel Guimier
The actor stars in Netflix’s biggest French-language hit as a gentleman thief. He and the director, Louis Leterrier, explain how the drama drew in 70 million fans worldwide
Wed 27 Jan 2021 06.06 EST
Last modified on Thu 28 Jan 2021 08.18 EST
“We wanted to show what the French were capable of in terms of making a series, but frankly we didn’t expect it to do what it has.” Omar Sy, the star of the latest Netflix smash hit, Lupin, is speaking over the phone from Senegal. The line between London and Dakar isn’t great, but the charm that has helped his slick, charismatic character – a modern day gentleman thief – connect with audiences around the world is still evident.
In âLupin,â Omar Sy Puts a New Twist on a Classic French Tale
In the international hit from Netflix, the actor plays a modern gentleman thief, inspired by the charming rapscallion Arsène Lupin.
âIf I were British, I would have said James Bond,â said Omar Sy, the star of the new French series âLupin,â about being asked to pick a dream role. âBut since Iâm French, I said Lupin.âCredit.Netflix
Jan. 14, 2021
In 2011, a star turn in the French blockbuster film âThe Intouchablesâ propelled Omar Sy to a César award for best actor and a budding Hollywood career, with roles in âX-Men: Days of Future Pastâ and âJurassic World.â