Champagne Problems delves deep into romantic comedy territory with its central lovers. Minka Kelly stars as Sydney Price, an ambitious American executive who’s traveling to Paris for business. Then, like many a rom-com heroine before her, she meets a dashing stranger (Tom Wozniczka), and naturally they share a big, swoon-worthy kiss — only to find out they are enemies! (We love an enemies-to-friends arc.)
See, Sydney is on a mission to acquire Chateau Cassell, a family-owned business in France’s Champagne region. Her handsome kisser? It just so happens he’s Henri Cassell, son of the Chateau Cassell’s founder, and he doesn’t want his dad to sell to some boorish American. More stressful still, while Sydney’s heart, head, and loins are doing battle over her feelings for Henri and her professional ambitions, she must fight for her chance to buy the business by playing the games that Henri’s father, Hugo Cassell (Thibault de Montalembert), has arranged.
So, you’ve got a serious American businesswoman who might need a little more fun in her life. You’ve got a snobby French heir to a Champagne house, who’s giving some serious Darcy vibes with his snootiness. And the whole thing takes place in the dazzling lights of Paris and the scenic French countryside, complete with castles, bubbly, and a brawny dreamboat. Also, it’s Christmas, because sure, why not? What more could you wish for?
Champagne Problems premieres on Netflix on Nov. 19.
