The new original series Netflix French Lupine has been on the streaming platform since January 8, 2021. The first part, entitled Dans l'ombre d'Arsène, will consist of 5 episodes. To celebrate the launch of the new series that sees the actor in the role of the gentleman thief Omar Sy, the account Instagram Netflix has launched a new commercial starring the well-known rapper Gue Pequeno. In the short and hilarious video, the singer is kidnapped by Lupine, who tries to convince him to steal with him the most precious treasures of the Louvre.
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After the death of his father, accused of a crime he had never committed, the life of Assane Diop she is completely upset, as is her harsh adolescence. Twenty-five years later he will decide to avenge him, drawing inspiration from "Arsène Lupine, the gentleman thief". Assane in fact, he works as a cleaner at the Louvre. But he has a secret: he is about to carry out a spectacular theft to avenge his father, who died when he was still a child following the unjust accusation. To succeed in the enterprise, he will be inspired by the exploits of the famous thief, told in the book given to him by his parent years ago, identifying himself completely with him. He is in fact cultured, elegant, smart and just like Lupine never resorts to violence: a modern gentleman thief, in short, who is still convinced of his father's innocence and wants to discover the truth to exonerate him.
The character of Arsenio Lupine was born at the beginning of 1900 in the literary works of the French writer Maurice Leblanc: protagonist over time of numerous television and film adaptations, it has also inspired the famous manga by Monkey Punch Lupine III, from which, in turn, highly successful anime series and films have been drawn. In the cast of the series, in addition to Omar Sy, they also participate Hervé Pierre, Nicole Garcia, Clotilde Hesme, Ludivine Sagnier, Antoine Gouy, Shirine Boutella and Soufiane Guerrab.
