Forget ‘Money Heist,’ Netflix’s Hit Crime Thriller Officially Returns This Month

Published Oct 11, 2026, 6:15 PM EDT

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October at Netflix is already off to a great start. The streaming service released its television adaptation of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, and the show has been a hit. Starring Florence Pugh, Mike Faist, and Christopher Abbott, the Western drama is currently ranked first globally. Also, Tyler Perry's latest movie is out, and it is making waves on the streamer. Titled Doing Life, the heartfelt drama is ranked first. But more movies and TV shows are coming. Fan favorites like The Diplomat and Nobody Wants This are returning with new seasons this month, while new stories in movies like Animals, The Storm, and Collision Course also debut.

However, one of the most anticipated returns is a show that hasn't aired a single new episode in three years, despite being a major hit. The heist thriller was a hit from the start when it premiered in 2021. The first season earned a near-perfect 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, and later seasons maintained similar acclaim. Critics called it "an engrossing espionage thriller that lives up to its source material and then some." And in raw streaming viewership, the first season managed 99.5 million views, putting it on an elite Netflix list.

That show is Lupin, the Netflix heist thriller created by George Kay (Hijack), inspired by Maurice Leblanc's character Arsène Lupin. It is one of the most popular non-English shows on Netflix, alongside shows like Squid Game and Money Heist. The latest season aired in October 2023, but now Assane Diop (Omar Sy) is back, this time with a different mission. Lupin Season 4 hits Netflix next week on Friday, October 23.

Collider Exclusive · 8 Questions · 2 Minutes Which Netflix Character Would Be Your Best Friend? Dustin · Emily · Wednesday · Gi-hun

Some friends drag you out of the house. Some sit with you on the worst night of your life. Netflix has written both, plus the one who tells you the truth you have been avoiding all week. Answer eight quick questions about how you actually do friendship, and find out which of them was always going to end up in your corner.

🧢Dustin(Stranger Things)

🗼Emily(Emily in Paris)

🕷️Wednesday(Wednesday)

🟢Gi-hun(Squid Game)

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How do you usually end up making a new friend? The origin story says a lot about the friendship that follows it.

AWe got loud about the same obsession and never stopped. BThey invited me somewhere before we had properly met. CWe bonded over disliking exactly the same thing. DThey noticed I was struggling and stayed with me.

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What is a perfect Saturday with your best friend? Friendship is mostly built out of very ordinary hours.

AA ridiculous plan neither of us should attempt. BSomewhere new, photographed heavily, ending very late. CSomewhere quiet, few people, zero small talk. DSomething simple, and a conversation that actually matters.

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You call them at two in the morning. What happens? This is the real test of a friendship, and everybody knows it.

AThey are already putting their shoes on. BThey answer instantly and turn it into a plan. CThey answer and say something unflattering and true. DThey listen for an hour and never check the time.

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What do you want from them when you are clearly wrong? The best friendships are the ones that survive being corrected.

ASupport first. We can review the mistake later. BA relentlessly positive reframe of the entire disaster. CThe blunt version. Do not soften it for me. DPatience, and no judgment about how I got here.

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What do your friends actually value about you? The friend you attract says something about the friend you are.

AI am all in, always, about everything. BI can turn almost any situation into a good time. CI say the thing nobody else in the room will. DI look after whoever is having the worst day.

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You have a falling out. How does it go? How a friendship repairs itself matters more than how it breaks.

ALoudly, briefly, then back to normal by Tuesday. BThey apologise first, enthusiastically, with a gift. CCold silence, then one dry joke that fixes everything. DWe talk until we both understand what actually happened.

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What do you actually need a best friend for? Everybody is missing something. The right friend fills that gap.

ATo make my life bigger than it would be alone. BTo push me out of the house and into my own life. CTo catch me when I start lying to myself. DTo be the person who never gave up on me.

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Ten years from now, what keeps the two of you close? Eight questions in, this is the one that decides who you get.

AWe would still drop everything for each other, instantly. BWe still make plans, and we still actually go. CWe still cut through each other's nonsense in one sentence. DThey stood by me once when it cost them something.

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The Group Chat Has Spoken Your Best Friend Is…

Four Netflix characters, four completely different ways of showing up for somebody. This is the one who fits how you actually do friendship, and what having them in your life would be like.

Dustin Henderson

You do not do friendship at half volume, and neither does he. What you want is somebody who says yes to the plan before you have finished describing the plan.

Dustin is the friend the entire show runs on: loyal past the point of sense, enthusiastic about everything, and incapable of leaving anybody behind.
You have the same instinct. Your friendships are loud, specific and slightly ridiculous, and they last for decades because of it.
He is also the one person who would take your strangest interest completely seriously, which is far rarer than it sounds.
You would have a group chat. It would never once be quiet.

Emily Cooper

You are the friend who makes things happen, and so is she. Together you would be mildly exhausting to everyone around you and completely delighted with yourselves.

Emily treats an ordinary Tuesday as something that could be turned into an occasion, which is either the best or the worst quality in a friend depending on your energy levels.
You share her refusal to sit still. Neither of you has ever accepted a night in when something was happening somewhere else.
She is far more loyal than people give her credit for. She defends her friends loudly, publicly, and occasionally before checking the facts.
She would post the photo without asking. You would forgive her, because it is a very good photo.

Wednesday Addams

You have no patience for pleasant lies, and she has no ability to tell them. What looks like coldness from the outside is the most reliable friendship on this list.

Wednesday never says a kind thing she does not mean, which makes the rare ones count for an enormous amount.
You would rather be told the truth than be made comfortable. She is constitutionally incapable of offering you anything else.
Underneath all of it she is ferociously protective. She simply refuses to make a performance out of caring.
Do not expect a birthday message. Do expect her to ruin anyone who wrongs you.

Seong Gi-hun

You look after whoever is having the worst day. So does he. It is the least strategic way to move through the world and the best possible quality in a friend.

Gi-hun is not the strongest player in Squid Game, or the cleverest. He is the one who keeps choosing to protect somebody else, over and over, at genuine cost to himself.
You have the same instinct. You notice who is struggling and you stay with them, long after anybody would blame you for leaving.
He is a flawed friend, and that is part of why it lands. He lets people down, then comes back and tries again, which is more than most manage.
He would give you his last chance and never once mention that he had done it.

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What Is 'Lupin' Season 4 About?

Lupin Part 4 picks up four years after the events of Part 3, which saw Assane land in prison. He's been serving his sentence dutifully and, after vowing to leave Lupin behind, has focused on keeping his promise to his son. However, something peculiar happens when a mysterious announcement signed by Lupin reveals a plan to hit multiple museums with simultaneous heists. Attempts to stop the heists fail and, despite his claim of innocence, Assane is implicated in the heists. There is even video evidence of him at one scene of the heist. But Assane knows he didn't do this, and to prove his innocence, he must break his oath and become Lupin once again to flush out the real thief. Other season cast members include Ludivine Sagnier (Claire), Antoine Gouy (Benjamin), Soufiane Guerrab (Guedira), Shirine Boutella (Belkacem), Théo Christine (Raoul), and Laïka Blanc-Francard.

Stream the eight-episode fourth season of Lupin on October 23. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

Release Date January 8, 2021

Network Netflix

Showrunner George Kay

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

What Is 'Lupin' Season 4 About?

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