Fans of Netflix‘s most suave gentleman thief will have to wait a little longer to see him back on their screens, as it appears Lupin Part 3 won’t land on the streamer until 2023 – though exactly when remains a mystery.
There’s plenty to be excited about in the meantime, however, especially since a brand new trailer and first-look image were released as part of Netflix’s TUDUM event back in September.
The teaser gave us our first look as Omar Sy’s Assane Diop in Lupin Part 3, with co-creator George Kay promising something of a reboot for the new batch of episodes.
Indeed, it looks like Assane is after a fresh start, though the fact he’s still very much on the run from the police indicates leaving his past – and France – behind will be no easy task.
Part 3 has been a long time coming, with Netflix Tweeting a picture of Sy on set back November 2021 to mark the beginning of production.
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Want to know more? For all the latest details, including when the show might return to Netflix, read on.
Lupin Part 3 release date
Lupin Part 3 is set to land on Netflix next year, the streamer has confirmed. In a Tweet shared by Netflix France, the series was among other titles, including The Witcher season 3 and You season 4, slated for 2023.
Whether the order they are written in indicates the order in which they will be released is unclear at this stage, but we do know You season 4 will arrive in February next year, while The Witcher’s third outing is scheduled for summer 2023.
That means that, despite previous comments by Lupin co-creator George Kay, the series could arrive in the latter half of 2023.
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Speaking in January 2021 before Part 3 was officially greenlit, Kay said: “We’re story-lining that, and I’m sure that will come. We’re actively story-lining with real confidence that that’s gonna happen, because reaction to the first five episodes would suggest that we’ve got every chance that [Part 3] would be coming next year… unless something goes completely wrong!”
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Lupin Part 3 trailer
A new trailer was finally released in September 2022 as part of Netflix’s fan event TUDUM – you can check it out below.
Meanwhile, you can also watch this behind-the-scenes featurette which offers some fascinating insights for fans on what went into producing the first batch of 10 episodes.
Lupin cast
The one cast member who without doubt will be returning to Lupin is Omar Sy (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Jurassic World) as gentleman thief Assane Diop.
We’d also hope and expect to see other of the regular Lupin cast members return, including:
- Ludivine Sagnier as Claire, Assane’s ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child
- Etan Simon as Raoul, the son of Assane and Claire.
- Antoine Gouy as Benjamin Ferel, Assane’s close friend from his school days
- Soufiane Guerrab as Youssef Guedira, a detective who uses his knowledge of the Arsene Lupin books to hunt Assane
- Vincent Londez as Captain Romain Laugier, a police captain
- Shirine Boutella as Lieutenant Sofia Belkacem, a lieutenant detective
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Given that Part 2 appeared to wrap up the plot involving Assane seeking vengeance for his father, it’s unclear if Hervé Pierre will be back as Hubert Pellegrini, and the same goes for Nicole Garcia as Hubert’s wife Anne Pellegrini – though surely there’s still unfinished business between Assane and Hubert and Anne’s daughter’s Juliette (Clotilde Hesme)?
It’s also possible we’ve seen the last of Fargass Assandé as Babakar, Assane’s late father, and Vincent Garanger as Gabriel Dumont, with the Paris police commissioner being arrested for corruption at the close of Part 2.
If Part 3 continues to explore Assane’s past through flashbacks though, there’s a good chance we’ll see more of Mamadou Haidara as young Assane, Ludmilla Makowski as young Claire, Adrian Valli De Villebonne as young Benjamin and possibly Léa Bonneau as young Juliette.
The big question, though, is whether we’ll be reunited with Assane’s adorable dog J’Accuse – he took back custody of the loveable pupper from Benjamin Part 2, but J’Accuse was nowhere to be seen when our hero made his escape in the final episode.
The good news is that Assane apparently collected his pupper pal along the way, with Omar Sy telling EW, “No, you don’t have to worry about J’accuse. And I don’t want to spoil anything, but we have more coming with her.”
Lupin Part 3 spoilers
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Part 2, as mentioned, closed with Hubert Pellegrini in cuffs, the late Babakar’s name cleared and Assane’s name also cleared of murder (with Pellegrini having framed him for the killing of his henchman Leonard, played by Adama Niane, earlier in the season).
But that doesn’t mean the story is over – the final scene of Part 2 saw Assane bid an emotional farewell to Claire and his son Raoul, with the police hot on his tail. (Yes, he’s been cleared of the murder charge, but Assane is still a wanted criminal, what with all those crafty heists he’s been pulling.)
Part 3, then, would likely pick up with Assane on the run – which seems to be confirmed in the trailer – and possibly coming up against a new nemesis. Though perhaps it’s unwise to rule Pellegrini out just yet – sure, the police have the recording of his confession and his inside man in the department, Dumont, has also been exposed, but it’s possible he has more connections we don’t know about that could help him out of this fix. It wouldn’t be the first time he was in police custody and escaped justice, after all…
In January, George Kay hinted that we can expect “more conflicts and complications” in Part 3, with Omar Sy being “really involved” in helping to guide Assane’s path. “He’s really active and really sharp when it comes to the scripts and Assane’s journey through those stories,” the writer said.
Kay also told Metro that Part 3 would be something of a relaunch for the series. “It’ll be a fresh start in Part 3 with new characters, retaining a lot of the regular cast, but with a new branch of characters,” he said.
“It won’t be so focused on Babaker [Assane’s late father], even though he will remain an important, emotional crutch in his memory for Assane. It’ll be different stuff, and it won’t be so focused on Pellegrini.”
And, of course, we can expect any future escapades to take further inspiration from the Arsène Lupin books which serve as the source material for the series, including a possible appearance (of sorts) from one “Herlock Sholmes”, a thinly-disguised Sherlock parody who appeared in the original stories as Lupin’s competition.
“Neither Sherlock Holmes nor Herlock Sholmes would appear because they exist within literature,” Kay told Metro. “If anyone was to appear from a Sherlock Holmes perspective it would be a fan of Sherlock Holmes, in a way that Assane is a fan of Arsène Lupin.’
Make sure to read our Lupin Part 2 review and Lupin Part 2 ending explained to get up to date with everything that went down in the latest season.
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