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HBO Max is getting into business with Omar Sy. The star of Netflix's Lupin has struck a first look television deal with the Warner Bros. Discovery streamer. He will develop international series with the digital platform including shows out of France. It comes after Sy, who operates his own Paris and LA-based…

EXCLUSIVE: "Things have changed a little bit," Omar Sy admits about life after Lupin. He laughs. "My parents do know what I do now." That's how the actor and his family like it. Low key. The Frenchman's move to LA a decade ago was in part driven by a desire for more anonymity. In his home country, Sy is a superstar…

EXCLUSIVE: In a rare double interview, Sidonie Dumas, CEO of France’s oldest film company Gaumont, and Vice CEO Christophe Riandee, tell us about transforming the storied theatrical business into a major TV player in Europe and beyond. Gaumont, producer of international shows including Lupin (one of Netflix’s biggest…

French prosecutors have charged seven people over a dramatic daylight robbery on the set of Netflix's heist series Lupin. France 24 confirmed that the group, aged between 13 and 21, were known to police, while others are still at large. The production was filming with star Omar Sy on March 2 in Paris suburb Nanterre…

A second robbery on a Netflix set has taken place within the space of a week, this time, ironically, French heist series Lupin. According to AFP, around €300,000 ($333,000) worth of equipment was stolen last week in the French neighbourhood of Nanterre where the shoot was taking place, near the capital Paris. Filming…

BIFA Rewards ‘Boiling Point’/’Souvenir 2’ Philip Barantini's Boiling Point and Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir Part II have bagged three awards apiece in the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) craft categories, with the former winning for Best Cinematography, Best Casting and Best Sound and the latter for Best Costume…

The Location Managers Guild International has unveiled the winners of its eight annual LMGI Awards, with Warner Bros.’ drama Judas and the Black Messiah and its Christopher Nolan blockbuster Tenet among a list that also included Netflix’s The Crown, Lupin & The Queen’s Gambit. Judas was recognized with the award for…

At TCA on Thursday, the creatives behind Netflix's Lupin reflected on the show's success and its ability to transcend national borders, noting that while it draws on an iconic character, its reception also has much to do with its star, internationally beloved actor Omar Sy. "Omar is this person. He's genuine. He's…

When Netflix lured Larry Tanz from Michael Eisner's digital studio Vuguru in 2014 to head up its content acquisition in Europe, the streamer's regional presence was no more than a little townhouse on a canal in Amsterdam. Seven years and one pandemic later, the exec, who is now VP of Original Series for EMEA, is…

Lupin Part 2, the highly-anticipated five-episode second half of Netflix’s hit French series has been set for a June 11 global release. The thriller also has a new trailer which picks up after Part 1’s cliffhanger finale and sees Omar Sy’s Assane Diop having become “the most wanted man in France” (check it out…

Netflix has spoken a fair bit about the rise in demand for international content during the pandemic (viewing was up 50% to non-English language titles in 2020), and now the streamer has revealed the top 10 destinations its U.S. subscribers visited most through their screens in the past year. Now, this being Netlflix…

Omar Sy broke out in the 2011 box office smash The Intouchables and quickly made a name for himself worldwide as the French film rolled out to global acclaim. Now, as the 10th anniversary of that award-winning $427M grosser approaches, he's back on the international stage with Netflix's Lupin. The first part of Season…