Netflix approached Omar Sy with the proposal of building a series around him on a subject of his choice. Sy opted for Lupin as he considered the character to be the French equivalent of James Bond.
Watched by 70 million households in its first month, this was Netflix's biggest foreign language show until Squid Game (2021) came along.
Raoul, the name of Assane's son, was Arsène Lupin's middle name.
The theft of the diamond necklace belonging to Marie Antoinette is a reference to the first thing Arsene Lupin ever stole; Lupin stole the necklace when he was just six years old.
Assane uses the alias Paul Sernine, which was Arsene Lupin's alias in 'Teeth of the Tiger'.