Lupin (Philippine TV series)
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | GMA Entertainment TV Group |
| Based on |
Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc and Lupin III by Monkey Punch |
| Developed by | Suzette Doctolero |
| Written by | Jules Katanyag Zita Garganera Tina Samson Kit Villanueva-Langit |
| Directed by |
Mike Tuviera Lore Reyes |
| Starring |
Richard Gutierrez Rhian Ramos Ehra Madrigal Katrina Halili Janno Gibbs |
| Theme music composer | Janno Gibbs |
| Opening theme | "Lupin" sung by Janno Gibbs and Ara Mina |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino, Tagalog, English |
| No. of episodes | 95 episodes + 1 special |
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| Executive producer(s) | Helen Rose Sese |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original release | April 9 – August 17, 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Lupin III |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Lupin is a Philippine drama series that aired on GMA Network. It is loosely based on the French crime fiction series of books featuring the character Arsène Lupin and the Japanese manga and anime series Lupin III, in turn loosely based upon the original works. "Lupin" aired its last episode on August 17, 2007.
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 (translated into English as The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar).
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 whom 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.
Lupin III was created by Monkey Punch in 1967 (without permission from the estate of Maurice Leblanc) and has starred in several manga series, television series, and films. GMA had previously aired a dubbed version of the television series.
The world's most skillful and most wanted thief, this Lupin is the grandson of the original. Sometimes he just steals whatever he wants, and at other times he prefers to steal from disreputable people. Often he will take it upon himself and his gang to foil other criminals engaged in more serious crimes. He often appears incompetent, but it is mostly a disguise. While he has been arrested and thrown in jail on a number of occasions he has always managed to escape. He also has a fondness for fancy gadgets from time to time.
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