Not two weeks after your Netflix premiere (in French it means “debut”), the mysterious police drama Lupine is on its way to reach more families than recent trendy dishes like Bridgerton and The Queen’s Gambit.
Created by George Kay and François Uzan and based on a character created by Maurice Leblanc, the French series was designed to be experienced by more than 70 million families * in the first four weeks of release.
For comparison, only The magician reached more families, with 76 million, as reported by Netflix. Immediately behind Lupinehowever, are Money Heist (65 million), Tiger King (64 million), Bridgerton (63 million) and The Queen’s Gambit (62 million).
*The numbers that Netflix reports are based on subscribers who have watched at least two minutes of certain content.
Lupine it also ranked first in the table of the 10 most consumer-oriented Netflix in dozens of countries, including Brazil, Vietnam, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Holland, Philippines and Sweden. Metacritic’s rating is 85, while Rotten Tomatoes’ freshness certification is 93.
The premise for Lupine, who only released the first half of his 10-episode season, looks like this (also known as “voila!”): As a teenager, Assane Diop’s life turned upside down when his father died after being accused of a crime that he did not commit. Twenty-five years later, Assane (played by Omar Sy) will use “Arsène Lupine, Gentleman Burglar” as his inspiration to avenge his father.
Sy celebrated the audience of the beaucoup on Twitter, saying (translated), “70 million is crazy! I am very proud that Lupine is the first French Netflix series to achieve such international success! Without you, it wouldn’t have been possible. Thank you all. “