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French mystery thriller Lupin, starring Omar Sy, is returning to Netflix for its second half of season one this summer. The series has become a big, and somewhat surprising hit for the streamer, with 70M households projected to watch since its launch on January 8, making its easily its biggest French original. The…

Netflix's Lupin is primed to set a global benchmark for a French series on the service with 70M households projected to watch the five-parter through its first 28 days. That’s bigger than other recent English-language hit series Bridgerton (projected at 63M) and The Queen’s Gambit (62M actuals). The Omar Sy-starrer…

Netflix's Lupin made its debut on the service Friday January 8, and quickly became the first French series to land on the streamer's U.S. Top 10 list. It entered the overall list at No. 8 and was No. 6 on the U.S. series list on Saturday, before jumping up to No. 3 on both rosters Sunday (it's No. 1 in France and…