Although not a direct adaptation, Lupin is inspired by Maurice Leblanc’s classic Arsène Lupin novels. Arsène Lupin, known as the” gentleman thief, ” is one of the most famous characters in French literature. He is even described as the Sherlock Holmes of French literature. Created by Maurice Leblanc in 1905, the character first appeared before readers with the short story the Arrest of Arsène Lupin, and was the subject of 17 novels and 39 stories, as well as numerous short stories.
1-) The quality series was written by George Kay and François Uzan. The director of the series is Louis Leterrier, Marcela Said and Ludovic Bernard, who directed the film War of the Titans.
2-) Although Sherlock decodes crimes with his intelligence, Arsène uses his intelligence for difficult robberies, there are significant parallels between the two characters. Examples of these are their superior intelligence, their ability to disguise, their ability to manipulate people. So much so that Maurice Leblanc, aware of these parallels, had brought the two characters together in a story published in 1906. However, when Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes, did not welcome this, the character’s name was changed to Herlock Sholmes.
3-) Omar Sy, who made the transition to Hollywood after attracting attention with the film Intouchables, is better known for his identity as an actor, but is actually a successful comedian at the same time. In his career as a comedian and actor, he has a prominent place in sketch shows.
4-)Instead of focusing directly on the character of Arsène Lupin, Lupin’s placement of a character inspired by him at its center makes it stand in a different place than the works in which it is adapted. As a result, we do not encounter any stories that contain fantastic elements in the series. However, in the novels inspired by it, it is possible to encounter more fantastic elements such as the elixir of life, the philosopher’s stone, magic and alchemy.
5-) The series is actually based on a revenge story. The series tells the story of the main character Assane Diop’s struggle to avenge his father. Assane Diop’s father was wrongfully jailed years ago. Assane Diop, on the other hand, is trying to get revenge on those who did this to his father in order to avenge his father.
6-) Although the series, like the works it is adapted from, is not inspired by real events, it has some connections to the real world. One of the most important examples of this is the necklace that Lupin stole in the first episode. In fact, there is such a necklace belonging to Marie Antoinette. This necklace, worth about $ 15 million, is 18. it was the subject of a similar incident in the century, and the attempt to sell the necklace in pieces caused a scandal. The necklace, which is still lost today, was never exhibited in the Louvre, but a replica of it was displayed at Versailles.
