The gentleman thief will be played by Omar Sy and is already preparing to conquer the audience: here’s the news, the plot and the official release date
Arsenio Lupin, the gentleman thief we all know him: he was born from the pen of the French Maurice Leblanc and later inspired many movies, as well as a long animated series that made him famous among the older generations. But now it is ready to return with a new TV series to watch streaming on Netflix.
It has already been announced as the revelation title of 2021 and the curiosity of the public increases day by day. “You underestimated me because you didn’t watch me. You saw me, but you didn’t look at me” This is how Assane Diop, the protagonist of the series, played by actor Omar Sy, introduces himself. The series is created by George Kay along with François Uzan, while Louis Leterrier and Marcela Said are directing the episodes. The first part will consist of five episodes and is preparing to tell one of the most famous characters in the world from a totally new and fascinating perspective.
The plot of Lupin
It will be an action series that slightly unties from the classic image of Lupin and tells him in a contemporary key. It starts from the adolescence of the protagonist, shocked by the death of his father accused of a crime he did not commit.
After this memory, the real story takes place 25 years later and sees as its protagonist a strong and gentle man, called Assane who will be guided by the book Arsène Lupin, to avenge his father. He is a cleaner at the Louvre, but decides to pull off a well-thought-out heist, letting himself be inspired by the gentleman thief.
So the series is about Lupin, but it doesn’t actually tell the life of the real Lupin, the “literary” one to be clear. E ciò consente anche di creare un personaggio nuovo, libero dalla trama originaria e pronto a conquistare il pubblico.
Il cast della serie tv Lupin di Netflix
Il protagonista sarà Omar Sy, al debutto da protagonista in una serie tv. Ha già partecipato ad importanti operazioni cinematografiche, come Il richiamo della Foresta, Dr. Knock, Inferno di Ron Howard e molti altri. Nella serie tv di Netflix avrà un carattere forte e carismatico, ma anche gentile proprio come il personaggio a cui si ispira.
Nel cast troviamo anche altri attori, ecco chi sono e i titoli più famosi a cui hanno già lavorato:
- Hervé Pierre (L’ufficiale è la spia)
- Nicole Garcia (Il mio profilo migliore)
- Ludivine Sagnier (The New Pope)
- Clotilde Hesme (The Shift)
- Antoine Gouy (C’est la vie)
- Shirine Boutella (Non conosci Papicha)
- Karim Lasmi (Blessures)
Gli episodi della prima parte sono cinque: Louis Leterrier edited the first three episodes, while Marcela Said directed the last two.
The first season of the TV series will be released on January 8, 2021 on Netflix. On Dec. 2, the streaming platform unveiled some major previews that surprised fans and increased anticipation for the project.