When a young Parisian woman flies to Tokyo after learning of her estranged father’s death there, she finds something unexpected. He has left her the world’s greatest wine collection. It’s worth $148 million. But she can only have it if she defeats a brilliant young wine expert in a series of wine-tasting tests.
That’s the premise neatly poured in the trailer Apple TV+ released Tuesday for Drops of God. The live-action drama series, adapted from a popular Japanese manga (comics), premieres April 21 on Apple TV+.
Apple TV+ unveils wine-soaked trailer for new French-Japanese drama series Drops of God
The drama series, adapted from the New York Times-bestselling manga series of the same name and filmed in French, Japanese and English, is set in the world of gastronomy and fine wines, Apple TV+ said. It stars stars Fleur Geffrier (Das Boot, Elle) and Tomohisa Yamashita (The Head, Tokyo Vice, Alice in Borderland).
Here’s the plot, according to the streaming service:
Frenchman Alexandre Léger, creator of the famous Léger Wine Guide and emblematic figure in oenology, has just passed away at his home in Tokyo at the age of 60. He leaves behind a daughter, Camille (Geffrier), who lives in Paris and hasn’t seen her father since her parents separated when she was nine years old. When Camille flies to Tokyo and Léger’s will is read, she discovers that her father has left her an extraordinary wine collection – the greatest collection in the world according to the experts. But, to claim the inheritance, Camille must compete with a brilliant young oenologist, Issei Tomine (Yamashita).
Biological daughter versus spiritual son: the duel is about to begin. There are three tests to break the tie, all related to wine tasting. The winner will take ownership of Léger’s empire, the loser will leave empty handed. But how could Camille win such a duel? She knows nothing about wine, and worse: she has never drunk a single drop.
Watch the trailer
Roll the credits
Series creator Quoc Dang Tran (Marianne, Parallels) wrote its episodes. Oded Ruskin (No Man’s Land, Absentia) directs the series, which is produced by Les Productions Dynamic in association with 22H22 and Adline Entertainment. Klaus Zimmermann (Borgia, Trapped) serves as executive producer.
France Télévisions and Hulu Japan partnered up to present the project. Inspiration for it came from the manga series created and written by Tadashi Agi, with artwork by Shu Okimoto. Kodansha published it.
The eight-episode series premieres with two episodes on Friday, April 21, followed by one episode weekly on Fridays through June 2.
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Source: Apple TV+
