![]() But it too rarely bears fruit, desiccated by its own fantastical backdrop. In fact, race plays a central role throughout the show, which has lodged comfortably in Netflix’s “Trending” carousel since its January 8 release. But in Lupin, as viewers get to know Assane Diop, it becomes clear that this is a key element of his shtick: he wields stereotypes, his presumed poverty and criminality, against his marks. We’ve seen this fish-out-of-water juxtaposition before: Think Sammy Davis Jr. The seamlessness of his metamorphosis nods at Assane’s Blackness - singular among the snowflake elite in the Louvre, nondescript among members of the working class in its bowels. Having joined the building’s janitorial crew weeks before, Assane Diop (Omar Sy) ascends into the opulent showrooms of the historic museum, transforming with the scenery from musty custodian to self-made tuxedoed playboy. ![]() In Lupin, Netflix’s new French heist series, the first score takes place below the Louvre. ![]()
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