The French series is on track for 70 million views worldwide in its first month, with only half of the first season's 10 episodes aired on Netflix so far
Additional reporting by Andrea Saadan.
The Netflix-produced series Lupin, a sly modern take on France's beloved gentleman thief, is on track for 70 million views worldwide in its first month, setting a record for a French TV show, the streaming platform said Tuesday. On the basis of current trends the series, starring Omar Sy of Untouchable fame, will have breezed past Netflix's biggest recent blockbuster The Queen's Gambit which has 62 million views and other English-language hits including Bridgerton.