It’s not uncommon for popular TV series to take long breaks between new seasons. Stranger Things, Fargo, and Sherlock all took three years to produce a new season; Atlanta took four; and Twin Peaks took an incredible 26 years before coming back for its third season, Twin Peaks: The Return.
Sometimes, shows shed viewers during these long waits, and at other times, it seems not to matter much. That seems to be the case for Lupin, Netflix’s long-running heist show. The series stars Omar Sy as Assane Diop, a gentleman thief who models his criminal career after fictional character Arsène Lupin, who was created by writer Maurice Leblanc. Lupin returned for its fourth season on October 23, 2026, and according to FlixPatrol, it’s the number one show on Netflix.
Lupin is currently the number one Netflix show in territories like Austria, Brazil, Germany, Italy, and Nigeria. Naturally, this French-language series is also the number one show in France.
Lupin has generally received excellent reviews throughout its run. The first and second seasons have scores of 98% and 96% respectively on Rotten Tomatoes, while the third and fourth seasons both have 100% ‘Fresh’ ratings. Lupin is one of several Netflix action thrillers with no bad seasons.
However, while the audience ratings for the first three seasons are all quite high, the audience rating for the new season is at a dismal 15%, with viewers opining that the fourth season isn’t as good as what came before. That said, there are currently fewer than 50 ratings, so that score might go up over time.
The third season of Lupin ended with Assane turning himself into the police. He begins the fourth season behind bars. When someone commits a number of crimes in Assane’s style and frames him, Assane breaks out of prison to clear his name.
In addition to Omar Sy, Lupin stars Ludivine Sagnier as Claire Laurent, Antoine Gouy as Benjamin Férel, Soufiane Guerrab as Youssef Guédira, Shirine Boutella as Sofia Belkacem, Clotilde Hesme as Juliette Pellegrini, Nicole Garcia as Anne Pellegrini, and Hervé Pierre as Hubert Pellegrini. Etan Simon played Assane’s son Raoul in the first three seasons, but was replaced in Season 4 by Théo Christine.
The first two seasons of Lupin both dropped in 2021, with the third following in 2023. The wait for the fourth season was significantly longer than before. That could have to do with Netflix making more episodes. The first two seasons had five episodes apiece, the third had seven, and the fourth has eight.
You can stream all four seasons of Lupin right now on Netflix. The streamer has not yet announced whether it’s renewing Lupin for a fifth season, but with ratings like this, there’s a strong possibility.
Release Date
January 8, 2021
Network
Netflix
Directors
Daniel Grou, Hugo Gélin, Louis Leterrier, Ludovic Bernard, Xavier Gens, Marcela Said
Writers
George Kay, François Uzan, Adam Usden, Steve Bailie, Eliane Montane, Camille Couasse, Soiliho Bodin, Nicolas Clément, Sumerah Srivastav
