‘Drops Of God’: Apple TV+’s Classy French-Japanese Drama Series Is Doing For Wine What ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Did For Chess
deadline.comWelcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories.
The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So, we’re going to do the hard work for you. This week we’re featuring Drops of God, an Apple TV+ creeper hit whose origins can be found in Japanese manga and the vineyards of France.
Hailing from Franco-Vietnamese writer Quoc Dang Tran, the project involves partners from Asia, Europe and the U.S. and has been a critical smash since launch on April 21 — sitting on a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
With budgets tightening and the need for international collaboration more evident by the day, the quiet but emotionally impactful series about two people competing to be awarded a multi-million dollar wine collection could be a model for producers to follow in the future. Name: Drops of GodCountry: France/JapanNetworks/streamers: Apple TV+, France Télévisions, Hulu JapanProducers: Les Productions Dynamic (Dynamic Television), Legendary Television in association with 22H22, Adline EntertainmentFor fans of: The Queen’s Gambit, The LunchboxDistributor: Legendary Television When Weekly Morning magazine first published a manga about wine back in 2004, it didn’t seem the most obvious property to become a high-end drama series nearly two decades later, but that’s exactly what happened.
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