Lupin part two: Netflix announces more episodes for hit French series

Acclaimed series stars Omar Sy as Assane Diop

Omar Sy in Lupin (Netflix)

Lupin, Netflix’s hit French mystery series, will get more episodes.

The streaming platform announced on Thursday that the show will return in summer 2021 for part two of season one.

Lupin, which stars Omar Sy as lead character Assane Diop, first aired on Netflix on 8 January with five episodes.

The series has been a worldwide success, climbing to the top of Netflix’s top 10 ranking in more than 10 countries, according to the streamer.

Five more episodes will follow, to be directed by Ludovic Bernard (The Climb) and Hugo Gélin (Love at second sight).

Netflix has released a poster teasing Lupin’s second season (Netflix)

Netflix has unveiled a poster teasing Lupin’s new episodes, featuring Sy and mentioning the summer 2021 release date.

Created by  George Kay and François Uzan, Lupin is loosely based on the stories of Arsène Lupin, a fictional gentleman thief invented in the 20th century by French novelist Maurice Leblanc.

Lupin is one of two French series which have recently found success on Netflix. Call My Agent!, set at a fictional talent agency in Paris, has also earned praise internationally.

For a glossary of French references in the latest season of Call My Agent!, you can click here.