“Les Gouttes de Dieu”, Franco-Japanese series, awarded the International Emmy Awards

Franco-Japanese fiction Drops of Godadapted from a cult manga about wine, was awarded Monday, November 25 at the International Emmy Awards in New York, where it received the most prestigious prize for best drama series. “It’s incredible. A great honor, a great pride, a great joy”reacted Fleur Geffrier, who plays one of the two main roles.

For half a century, the International Emmy Awards have recognized the best television productions outside the United States. They take place separately from the prestigious Emmy Awards ceremony, dedicated to American productions.

Drops of Godfiction in eight episodes created by Quoc Dang Tran and directed by Oded Ruskin, is a thriller in the world of oenology, taken from the mangas written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Shu Okimoto, which have sold more than 15 million copies in the world since 2008. The series was broadcast on Apple TV+ in 2023, then France Télévisions in 2024.

“HPI” and “Everything’s OK” left empty-handed

The story follows Camille (Fleur Geffrier), a Parisian whose father, an oenologist and author of a renowned wine guide, has just died in Japan. When her will is read, the one who cannot stand alcohol discovers that she must face Issei Tomine (Tomohisa Yamashita), student and “spiritual son” of the deceased, during three wine-related tests, to inherit his collection of great wines. A season 2 is in preparation.

Several other French stars or productions were in the running but left empty-handed, like the third season of HPIthe comic-police series led by Audrey Fleurot, nominated in the best comedy category, Sara Giraudeau (best actress category) for her role in Everything is fine (Disney+), or Laurent Lafitte (best actor) for his interpretation of Bernard Tapie on Netflix.

Omar Sy took the stage to present an honorary trophy to Sidonie Dumas, the general director of Gaumont. On the red carpet, he maintained the suspense over a possible season 4 of Lupine, the internationally successful Netflix series. “I’ll still keep you in suspense a little bit (…) I can't tell you. » More “there, I said a little”he confided.