{"id":65910,"date":"2021-01-21T02:56:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T02:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=65910"},"modified":"2021-01-21T02:56:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T02:56:53","slug":"french-series-lupin-tops-queens-gambit-views-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=65910","title":{"rendered":"French series \u2018Lupin\u2019 tops \u2018Queen\u2019s Gambit\u2019 views on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PARIS, Jan 19, 2021 (BSS\/AFP) \u2013 The Netflix-produced series \u201cLupin\u201d will have been watched in 70 million households within its first month, setting a record for a French TV show, the streaming platform forecast on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

On the basis of current trends the series \u2014 starring Omar Sy of \u201cUntouchable\u201d fame \u2014 will have breezed past Netflix\u2019s biggest recent blockbuster \u201cThe Queen\u2019s Gambit\u201d which has 62 million views and other English-language hits including \u201cBridgerton\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Netflix projection covers the 28 days to February 5, the company told AFP.<\/p>\n

\u201c70 million, that\u2019s crazy\u201d, Omar Sy tweeted. \u201cSo proud that Lupin is the first French series to have such an international success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only half of the first season\u2019s 10 episodes have so far been available on Netflix.<\/p>\n

They are top of the viewing charts in around 10 countries, including Brazil, Vietnam, Argentina and Spain.<\/p>\n

The 1905 book on which the series is loosely based, \u201cArsene Lupin \u2014 Gentleman Burglar\u201d by French novelist Maurice Leblanc \u2014 has shot to the top of book sales on Amazon.fr since the release of the TV show.<\/p>\n

In the series, based in modern-day Paris, Sy plays Assane Diop who uses the gentleman thief and master of disguise as his inspiration in his quest to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.<\/p>\n

The series, produced by Gaumont, was mostly written by Briton George Kay, whose past work includes \u201cKilling Eve\u201d, \u201cCriminal\u201d and \u201cThe Hour\u201d.<\/p>\n

It has a 7.4 out of 10 rating, according to a review compilation by the Internet Movie Database.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PARIS, Jan 19, 2021 (BSS\/AFP) \u2013 The Netflix-produced series \u201cLupin\u201d will have been watched in 70 million households within its first month, setting a record for a French TV show, the streaming platform forecast on Tuesday. On the basis of current trends the series \u2014 starring Omar Sy of \u201cUntouchable\u201d fame \u2014 will have breezed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":65911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[262],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n