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Netflix Remaking French Film ‘Les Émotifs Anonymes’ As Japanese Series With Korean Production Team, As Data Highlights Ongoing Asian Boom


Netflix's latest original is a Japanese series adaptation of French film 'Les Émotifs Anonymes' ('Romantics Anonymous') with a Korean prodco onboard.

Oguri plays Sosuke Fujiwara, the son of a major confectionery magnate whose germophobia complicates his new job at popular chocolate shop Le Sauveur. It’s an exhilarating process, and we’re committed to combining all our efforts to deliver something exceptional.” Showrunner Young added the project had been in development for the years, “through the hands of a Korean screenwriter, a Japanese director, and the performance of top actors from both Japan and Korea.” As well as adding in the ‘views’ metric — which is used for Netflix’s Top 10 charts — the streamer also chose to split its TV and film catalogs into two this time round, making comparisons more complicated.

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