This is a spoiler-free review of Netflix's Lupin, which is now streaming Part 1 - its first five episodes - on Netflix globally. Lupin: Part 2 will be released later this year. [poilib element="accentDivider"] As adaptations go, Netflix’s Lupin has taken an unusual journey to the screen. The series is based on the fantastical stories about “gentleman thief” Arsène Lupin, the early 20th-century French literary character created by Maurice Leblanc, though it exists in an ostensibly real-world setting.