Lupin (Philippine TV series)

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Lupin
	Title card
Genre	Action drama
Based on	Arsène Lupin; by Maurice Leblanc
Developed by	Suzette Doctolero
Written by	Jules Katanyag; Zita Garganera; Tina Samson; Kit Villanueva-Langit;
Directed by	Mike Tuviera; Lore Reyes;
Starring	Richard Gutierrez
Theme music composer	Janno Gibbs
Opening theme	"Lupin" by Janno Gibbs and Ara Mina
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	95 episodes + 1 special
Production
Executive producer	Helen Rose Sese
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	22–44 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	April 9 –; August 17, 2007

Lupin is a 2007 Philippine television drama action series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is loosely based on a series of French fictional crime novels featuring the Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc. Directed by Mike Tuviera and Lore Reyes, it stars Richard Gutierrez in the title role. It premiered on April 9, 2007, on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on August 17, 2007, with a total of 95 episodes.

The series is streaming online on YouTube.^[1]

Overview

Created by Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin first appeared in a series of short stories serialized in 1905 and published in book form as Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur in 1907^[2] (translated into English as The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar).^[3]

Born in the late 19th century, Lupin is a gentleman thief, a master of disguise, and an amateur detective. While operating on the wrong side of the law, he is still a force for good. Those who Lupin defeats are worse villains than he. Other characters in the stories include Lupin's faithful accomplice Grognard and his lawman adversary Inspector Justin Ganimard. In some stories Lupin faces Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (called "Herlock Sholmès" for copyright reasons).

The Lupin stories have been adapted for television (including animation), cinema, and comics.^[4]