Omar Sy in Part 4, Episode 8. Image via Netflix Add Collider on Google Add as Preferred Source Follow on Google Discover By Remus Noronha Published Oct 23, 2026, 3:01 AM EDT Remus is a writer, editor, journalist, and author with an eye for detail and an extremely active imagination. He is an enthusiast of everything to do with the graphic medium, whether it's Western comics and their adaptations or manga and anime. Remus is also the author of the sci-fantasy novel Once Upon a Time in Hyperspace and several works of short fiction in the mystery, comedy, and horror genres. Sign in to your Collider account Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Listen Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Three years after its third season, Netflix ’s hit French mystery thriller Lupin returns this week with its highly anticipated fourth installment. Created by George Kay and François Uzan , the series stars Omar Sy as Assane Diop, a gentleman thief inspired by Maurice Leblanc ’s early 20th-century literary creation Arsène Lupin. A master of disguise and escape, Assane uses a mix of modern technology, sleight of hand, and his personal charm to commit spectacular heists, often in service of a greater moral good.
Lupin has been one of Netflix’s most successful non-English-language shows ever since it premiered in 2021, earning critical acclaim and building a sizable fanbase over the course of its three seasons. Its popularity surged again in 2025, about a month after filming wrapped on Part 4, when unidentified thieves broke into the Louvre and stole eight pieces of the French Crown Jewels — a crime that many felt mimicked the fictional Louvre heist in Lupin Part 1 . The combination of its existing acclaim and the real-life events it seems to have inspired has made Lupin ’s new season one of Netflix’s most exciting releases of 2026 .
Lupin Parts 1 and 2 , both released in 2021, explore Assane’s backstory and his theft of a priceless diamond necklace once owned by Marie Antoinette, now owned by the wealthy Pellegrini family. Assane came to France from Senegal at a young age, accompanied by his father, who worked for the Pellegrinis. His life takes an unexpected turn when his father is framed for the theft of the very same necklace and later dies in prison. Though the loss of his father leaves an indelible scar on the young Assane, he holds on to the lessons he was taught, as well as their shared love of literature, particularly the Arsène Lupin stories.
In the years after, he forms some strong friendships, particularly with his future fence, Benjamin Férel, and has torrid relationships with the Pellegrinis’ daughter, Juliette, and Claire Laurent, the future mother of his son, Raoul. In the present day, Assane seeks vengeance against the Pellegrinis for what happened to his father, using the heist to expose their darkest secrets, but he’s dogged at every step by the brilliant and relentless detectives Youssef Guédira ( Soufiane Guerrab ) and Sofia Belkacem ( Shirine Boutella ).
Two years after Part 2’s release, Lupin Part 3 follows Assane in a new story, with his vengeance now fulfilled but at the cost of his freedom. A wanted man, Assane lives in the shadows, but chooses to come back for one last heist that he hopes will help him, Claire, and Raoul escape to a new life abroad. However, Assane’s plans are dashed when he is contacted b…