History Trivia / Lupin2021

* DawsonCasting: Léa Bonneau (young Juliette) [[https://www.voici.fr/news-people/actu-people/mamadou-haidara-la-grosse-gene-du-jeune-assane-diop-avec-ses-parents-devant-lupin-694967 is 25]], and Ludmilla Makowski (young Claire), [[https://www.paris-normandie.fr/id162354/article/2021-02-04/la-jeune-ludmilla-makowski-revelation-de-la-serie-netflix-lupin-jai-eu-une is 23]], but both play teenagers.

* {{Defictionalization}}: There are now re-editions of ''Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' (the first novel in Maurice Leblanc's series) that [[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91Mlu6abp3L.jpg look like]] the edition of the novel that Assane owns, complete with advertisements for the Creator/{{Netflix}} series (of course). These didn't exist before the series.

* DawsonCasting: Léa Bonneau (young Juliette) [[https://www.voici.fr/news-people/actu-people/mamadou-haidara-la-grosse-gene-du-jeune-assane-diop-avec-ses-parents-devant-lupin-694967 is 25]], and Ludmilla Makowski (young Claire), [[https://www.paris-normandie.fr/id162354/article/2021-02-04/la-jeune-ludmilla-makowski-revelation-de-la-serie-netflix-lupin-jai-eu-une is 23]], but both play teenagers. Downplayed for Mamadou Haidara (young Assane), who [[https://www.voici.fr/news-people/actu-people/mamadou-haidara-la-grosse-gene-du-jeune-assane-diop-avec-ses-parents-devant-lupin-694967 is 16.]]

* {{Defictionalization}}: There are now re-editions of ''Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' (the first novel in Maurice Leblanc's series) that [[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91Mlu6abp3L.jpg look like]] the edition of the novel that Assane owns, complete with advertisement for the Creator/{{Netflix}} series of course. They didn't exist before the series.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/LudivineSagnier, is known for playing ManicPixieDreamGirl and MsFanservice type roles. Claire, on the other hand, is a maternal, sensible and stable person.

* DawsonCasting: Léa Bonneau (young Juliette) [[https://www.voici.fr/news-people/actu-people/mamadou-haidara-la-grosse-gene-du-jeune-assane-diop-avec-ses-parents-devant-lupin-694967 is 25]], and Ludmilla Makowski (young Claire), [[https://www.paris-normandie.fr/id162354/article/2021-02-04/la-jeune-ludmilla-makowski-revelation-de-la-serie-netflix-lupin-jai-eu-une is 23]], but both play teenagers.
** Averted for Mamadou Haidara (young Assane), who [[https://www.voici.fr/news-people/actu-people/mamadou-haidara-la-grosse-gene-du-jeune-assane-diop-avec-ses-parents-devant-lupin-694967 is 16.]]

** [[PlayingAgainstType Averted]] for Creator/LudivineSagnier, who broke through playing ManicPixieDreamGirl and MsFanservice type roles. Claire, on the other hand, is a maternal, sensible and stable person.

* {{Defictionalization}}: There are now re-editions of ''Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' (the first novel in Maurice Leblanc's series) that [[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91Mlu6abp3L.jpg look like]] the edition of the novel that Assane owns, complete with advertisement for the Creator/{{Netflix}} series of course.

* {{Defictionalization}}: There are now re-editions of ''Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' (the first book in Maurice Leblanc's series) that look like the edition of the novel that Assane owns, complete with advertisement for the Creator/{{Netflix}} series of course.

* {{Defictionalization}}: There are now re-editions of ''Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' (the first book in Maurice Leblanc's series) that look like the edition of the novel that Assane owns.

** Largely averted for Mamadou Haidara (young Assane), who [[https://www.voici.fr/news-people/actu-people/mamadou-haidara-la-grosse-gene-du-jeune-assane-diop-avec-ses-parents-devant-lupin-694967 is 16.]]

** [[PlayingAgainstType Averted]] for Creator/LudivineSagnier, who broke through playing ManicPixieDreamGirl type roles that were heavy on {{Fanservice}}, but is the sensible ex-girlfriend and mother here.

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: The actress playing the teenaged Claire is a dead-ringer for Creator/LudivineSagnier.

** Creator/OmarSy as a guy who commits crimes but manages to win people over due to his positive attitude and bottomless charisma--are we talking about Assane or Driss from ''Film/{{Intouchables}}''?

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Some parts of the series were clearly filmed in 2019 just a couple of months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the populations to wear face masks and shut down normally crowded places and businesses, as none of that is seen at any point (some scenes have a lot of extras, which is very difficult to pull off in pandemic conditions). The situation still wasn't back to normal when the series started airing.

** Omar Sy as a guy who commits crimes but manages to win people over due to his positive attitude and bottomless charisma--are we talking about Assane or Driss from ''Film/{{Intouchables}}''?

* {{Typecasting}}: Omar Sy as a guy who commits crimes but manages to win people over due to his positive attitude and bottomless charisma--are we talking about Assane or Driss from ''Film/{{Intouchables}}''?

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In French, the series has the subtitle "dans l'ombre d'Arse`ne" ("in the shadow of Arse`ne").

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In French, the series has the subtitle "dans l'ombre d'Arse&gravene" ("in the shadow of Arse&gravene").

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: The actress playing the teenaged Claire is a dead-ringer for Ludivine Sagnier.

* ActorSharedBackground: Assane Diop is of Senegalese descent, and so is Creator/OmarSy.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Some parts of the series were clearly filmed in 2019 just a couple of months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the populations to wear face masks and shut down normally crowded places and businesses, as none of that is seen at any point. The situation still wasn't back to normal when the series started airing.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Some parts of the series were clearly filmed in 2019 just a couple of months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the populations to wear face masks and shut down normally crowded places and businesses, as none of that is seen in the series. The situation still wasn't back to normal when the series started airing.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Some parts of the series were clearly filmed in 2019 just a couple of months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the populations to wear face masks and shut down normally crowded places and businesses. The situation still wasn't back to normal when the series started airing.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Some parts of the series were clearly filmed in 2019 just a couple of months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the populations to wear face masks and shut down normally crowded places and businesses.