Netflix’s French-language mystery thriller Lupin has returned after a three-year hiatus and immediately risen to the top of global streaming charts, according to FlixPatrol. The series starring Omar Sy is currently the No. 1 most-watched show on Netflix worldwide and appears in the Top 10 in numerous countries.
Series comeback and chart performance
Created by George Kay and François Uzan, Lupin first premiered on Netflix in January 2021. The show follows Assane Diop, played by Sy, a gentleman thief inspired by the Arsène Lupin stories who seeks to clear his father’s name after a powerful family framed him for a crime.
- The series is No. 1 on Netflix worldwide, according to FlixPatrol.
- It ranks in the Top 10 in countries including Argentina, Canada, Finland and Mexico, among others.
- It holds the No. 1 spot in France, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Austria and Romania, FlixPatrol reports.
Alongside Sy, the returning season includes performers Ludivine Sagnier, Antoine Gouy, Soufiane Guerrab, Shirine Boutella, Clotilde Hesme and Nicole Garcia.
Background on the series
Lupin draws on the legacy of Maurice Leblanc’s early 20th-century fictional thief but relocates the tale to a modern setting centered on Assane’s personal quest for justice. The show first attracted international attention for blending heist plots with personal drama and for Sy’s performance as its lead.
The series’ chart surge follows Netflix’s broader pattern in 2026 of international-language hits breaking into global viewing lists, a trend that streaming trackers like FlixPatrol monitor by compiling data from Netflix’s public Top 10 lists across territories.
FlixPatrol’s rankings are widely cited by industry outlets for gauging relative popularity on streaming platforms, though they are not official Netflix viewership totals.
Lupin’s return after a three-year gap places it among the year’s most-watched international TV comebacks on Netflix and highlights the continued global appetite for non-English-language scripted series.
