Seven people have been charged after an armed robbery was staged last month on the French film set of the hit Netflix series ‘Lupin’.
A score of hooded robbers attacked the film crew by throwing fireworks at them, a Netflix spokesman said.
More than €300,000 (£250,000; $330,000) worth of equipment was stolen during the heist, in broad daylight.
None of the cast or crew members who were on set, which was reported to include the show’s star Omar Sy, were injured.
The crew was attacked while filming in the Nanterre district, west of central Paris, forcing production to briefly stop.
The seven defendants, aged between 13 and 21, now face charges of armed robbery as part of an organized gang and receipt of stolen goods, according to Agence France-Presse.
Three of them are detained while four are under judicial supervision. Police say they are still searching for more assailants and have recovered some of the stolen equipment.
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Inspired by the fictional French master of disguise Arsène Lupin, the show tells the story of professional thief Assane Diop, played by Omar Sy.
The first season of the show, released last year, was watched by millions of people around the world and is the first French series to enjoy such a huge success on Netflix.
Lupine isn’t the only high-profile Netflix production to be targeted by thieves this year.
The day before the Paris heist, thieves in South Yorkshire in the UK stole more than 200 vintage props from the set of the television series The Crown.
The stolen items were valued at up to £150,000 and included a replica Fabergé egg that belonged to the queen’s grandfather, George V, in 1933.
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