‘Lupin’: French Netflix Series Breaks Viewership Records

Netflix‘s new french series Lupin has officially broken the streaming records of both The Queen’s Gambit and Bridgerton; which both did incredibly well at the tail end of 2020.

The show is based on the novels by France’s Maurice LeBlanc, who created the character in 1905. Netflix is currently looking forward to Lupin reaching 70 million households within a month of its release.

The Queen’s Gambit premiered on Netflix on the 23rd of October 2020 and reached 62 million viewers by the end of November. Bridgerton premiered on Christmas Day and Netflix projects it will reach 63 million by the end of January.

Lupin, it seems, will smash this by a further 7 million. It has also become the first French series to land on Netflix’s Top 10 list, ranking No. 1 in the likes of Brazil, Vietnam, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland to name just a few.

Lupin stars Omar Sy in the lead role. His character is Assane Diop, someone who is seeking vengeance and lives a life inspired by thief Arsène Lupin, of the LeBlanc novels.

Different studios have developed the concept across various other film and TV formats over the years, including an animated series.