Lupin Partie 4 sur Netflix : ce qu'on sait sur le retour de la série
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Lupin Part 4 on Netflix: What We Know About the Series' Return

Summary

Paris is slowly stepping into its favorite role. A shadow slips across the rooftops, glides along the banks, disappears around a corner. The capital replays the setting of a chase that has never really left our screens. This autumn 2026, Lupin Part 4 arrives on Netflix — and Assane Diop hasn’t said his last word.

Assane Diop returns in autumn 2026 — Paris takes on the air of a game board again.

Lupin Part 4 in brief

  • Release: autumn 2026 on Netflix
  • Format: 8 episodes — the longest season of the saga
  • Showrunners: Louis Leterrier & Omar Sy
  • Filming: Paris, completed in September 2025
  • Lead actor: Omar Sy reprises Assane Diop

Autumn 2026: the date that has the whole Netflix world turning

Netflix has decided. Lupin Part 4 lands in autumn 2026, after nearly three years of waiting since the release of the third part in October 2023. The platform has not yet revealed the exact day — but calculations point to a drop between September and November 2026, in the most strategic window of the year for event releases.

The silence has been long. Three years of teasing, rumors, announced then confirmed shootings. Three years to build up the pressure over a saga that has already placed its first three parts among the most watched non-English productions on Netflix. The countdown is officially on.

And for Project X Paris, the stakes go beyond the release of a series. Lupin is Paris on screen — the city we love, filmed from an angle that magnifies its codes. For us, this return is awaited like an event poster: the date is set.

From prison to the chase, Assane Diop’s new game

At the end of part 3, Assane Diop found himself behind bars. An abrupt ending, setting up a whole season as a cliffhanger. The hero borrowed from Maurice Leblanc, 21st century version, seemed trapped — for good.

But Assane is not the type to stay caged. The official teaser released by Netflix France leaves no ambiguity: we find Sy on the rooftops, by the quays, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, coat in the wind and a sly smile. A shadow slipping from one iconic point to another, always one step ahead.

This is the pure return of the gentleman thief. The tailing is back on, the chase is organized, and the capital becomes again the stage of a game where Assane plays two moves ahead. What’s coming looks less like a return and more like a final masterstroke.

Vibe check: the official Netflix France teaser for Lupin Part 4.

Why does this season change the game?

Eight episodes. It’s the first time a Lupin part exceeds the short formats of previous seasons. The saga takes its time, unfolds its plot, finally dares length.

Behind this choice, two names: Louis Leterrier directing, already at the helm of the saga since its beginnings, and Omar Sy himself, now co-showrunner. Sy no longer just plays Assane — he steers the narrative direction. And that changes everything.

More minutes to tell, more breath to stretch, more Paris to film. The fourth part promises to be the densest and most ambitious of the saga. A historically major poster for Netflix France.

Historic record

The first three parts of Lupin all rank among the most watched non-English productions in Netflix history. A rare achievement, placing the French series on the same level as the most streamed Korean and Spanish hits on the platform.

Ludivine Sagnier, Antoine Gouy, Théo Christine: the crew replaying the perfect move

The cast is back in form. Ludivine Sagnier, Antoine Gouy, Soufiane Guerrab, Shirine Boutella — the familiar faces of the saga are here, ready to replay their parts opposite an Assane sharper than ever.

The new promo arrives with two rising names. Théo Christine, revealed by Suprêmes, and Laïka Blanc-Francard lend their energy to this part 4. Two profiles that plunge the saga into another dimension — younger, more current, more connected to the French cultural scene.

The Lupin equation still holds on the same thread: a hero who slips away, a crew that follows him, a city watching them all chase each other. What’s written this autumn looks like the most calibrated magic trick of the saga.

Filming look

Assane Diop’s black coat has become a statement in itself. Long, structured, sometimes covered with a scarf, never without that elegance that says: I pass, I slip, I disappear. It’s the gentleman thief’s uniform, 21st century version — a suit that speaks of Paris as much as Arsène Lupin. This visual signature has become, season after season, one of the most recognizable codes of recent French pop culture.

ASSANE RETURNS, PARIS HOLDS ITS BREATH

The countdown is on. This autumn, the shadow slips away again in the streets of the capital, and no one will see the move coming before it’s too late. The next chapter is already being written.

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