Hello beautiful people, today I want to talk to you about a Netflix series that hit super hard, was among the top 10 of the platform and has been a BOOM internationally.

It is none other than Lupine itself, a French television series full of suspense, thriller, drama, and comedy, is the brainchild of George Kay and François Uzan, was released on Netflix in early January this year.

Some of you may have heard of Lupine, this series is based on the collection of books by Maurice Leblanc, who was a French novelist and short story writer, the first installment of this wonderful and intriguing story was published on July 15, 1905 with the title "The arrest of Arsène Lupine" in the stories serialized in the magazine Je Sais Tout, originally the name of the main character was Arsène Lopin, but due to the close resemblance of a local politician it had to be merely modified.

This fictional gentleman who was both a thief and a detective is believed to be the counterpart to Sherlock Holmes, created by Arthur Conan Doyle. By 1907 Maurice Leblanc had completed his studies to be a writer and dedicate himself to the novels of Lupine. With the good reviews and the rise in sales of this incredible character, Leblanc decided to dedicate his career to the stories of Arsène, but some time later he suffered the effect of resenting such success, because he could not get out of that character, it seems that it was the same for Arthur Doyle, who often seemed embarrassed by the success of his character.

Leblanc received the Légion d'Honneur for his services to literature and died in Perpignan in 1941. He was buried in the Montparnasse cemetery. His house became the official museum "el Clos Lupin" where all the writer's work is exhibited in the form of an incredible scenography, at the reception they deliver essential equipment for the discovery of a scenographic route with the gentleman thief. Eight stages, in imagination and magic, happen in detail in a decoration from the beginning of the century.

So much was the success of the novels that the character was included in several books by different writers, he was also named in several movies, animations, and television series, which brings us to the Netflix show, which stars Omar Sy, known for the French film "The Untouchables", his appearance in "Jurassic World" and the voice of Joe Gardner for the French dubbing of "Soul", this extremely talented man plays the role of Assane Diop, a man who lived all his life with the adventures of Arsène Lupine, and that when an obstacle has been presented to him, he resorts to his ingenuity and the tactics of the book. The first season consists of five episodes, it is subtitled "Dans l'ombre d'Arsène" (In the shadow of Arsène), in reference to the inspiration of the main character.

After its premiere in January, the series was seen by 70 million people during the first month, this being the most watched non-English-speaking show on the Netflix platform. The second season premiered on June 11 of this year with a high index of view like the first season, and the reason is that each chapter leaves you wanting more, is full of adrenaline, mystery, and Assane's ingenuity is unique, it is a show that hypnotize you, it is great to develop those investigative skills, it makes you think and guess each clue and each moment, it is very well developed, it has a spectacular cast, which moves the pieces in a certain way so that each element complements each other.

Within the plot, Assane's personal circle is observed, represented by her ex Claire played by Ludivine Sagnier, her son Raoul played by Etam Simon and her best friend Benjamin played by Antoine Gouy, each of them makes up an essential part of what Assane is and what he wants to achieve in life, the ups and downs of that relationship are shown but in the end it leads to only one path. Like every character there is a counterpart that helps the development of the plot, in this case it would be the Pellegrini family, who directly and indirectly become Assane's number one enemies.

If you have not seen this series yet, I tell you that you should run to watch it, you will not regret it, it will leave you with a very good taste, you will want to do a marathon to watch all the episodes on the same day. The third season, which is already confirmed not only by its main actor Omar Sy but also by Netflix, has no release date yet. If my enthusiasm for the series was not enough to make you curious, here is not only the teaser, and the trailer but also the comments of people who enjoyed the show.

"Lupine ranks among the most bingeable TV series ever made. The first three out of five episodes that dropped this month, all directed by Louis Leterrier, are master classes in slick, glamorous suspense."

"As adaptations go, Lupin is close to perfect."

"Overall Lupin is simply fun. The heists and schemes that Assane pulls off every episode hit that sweet spot of suspense and wonder."

XOXO LI.