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Diop, the son of working-class Senegalese immigrants, is looked upon with far more suspicion than Arsène Lupin, even (and especially) when disguised as an aristocrat, while North African policeman Guedira — the modern equivalent of Leblanc’s Inspector Ganimard — doesn’t command the respect of his white peers the same way. The season’s first episode pits them against Pellegrini’s Black henchman Léonard (Adama Niane), and what ought to play out as a standard chase to save Diop’s son is imbued with surprising intensity, when all three men are forced to tiptoe around scornful onlookers in a small, mostly-Caucasian town not far from Étretat, where Part 1’s finale took place and where Leblanc himself once lived. Here's what we said about Lupin Part 1LoadingPlay"Lupin manages to have fun even with an antiquated premise — the story of a suave con-man who charms his way through high-profile robberies — while adding just enough new spin on the concept to feel refreshing. Omar Sy may not have much to work with, but his alluring presence makes Assane Diop feel like a worthy successor to Arsène Lupin. "While the season frequently breaks the promises of its cliffhangers, its narrative still feels more incisive than Part 1. The show’s childhood flashbacks, previously deployed to fill scattered elements of Diop’s backstory, now portray episodic events from his early days as a teenage hustler (where he’s played with charm by the young Mamadou Haidara). These stories not only flesh-out his early relationships with ex-wife Claire (Ludivine Sagnier/ Ludmilla Makowski), best friend and accomplice Benjamin (Antoine Gouy/Adrian Valli De Villebonne), and former flame Juliette Pellegrini (Clotilde Hesme/Léa Bonneau), but they offer meaningful contrast with the current timeline, as both past and present see Diop navigating the consequences of his schemes, and their effects on the people around him. These people become much more important in Part 2. Previously, Diop’s father Babakar (Fargass Assandé) was the only character who felt like a living, breathing human being with a recognizable personality, and he was already long dead by the time the story began. This time around, every character extends beyond their mere plot function starting with Diop himself, who not only feels more debonair, but more conflicted, and brims with anger and intensity after being backed into a corner by familiar foes. The difference between the two seasons is quite stark in this regard.
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