Netflix is preparing for the holiday season with the upcoming movie Champagne Problems, with a trailer now available. Starring Minka Kelly and Tom Wozniczka, Champagne Problems follows an American businesswoman who travels to France to close a champagne brand sale but stumbles into a rom-com plot with the son of the brand’s founder.
Champagne Problems will drop on Netflix on November 19, joining Netflix’s library of modern holiday movies. The supporting cast includes Thibault de Montalembert, Xavier Samuel, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, and Flula Borg. Champagne Problems is written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson (Christopher Robin, Ghost Rider). Check out the trailer for it below:
As the trailer shows, Champagne Problems focuses on Sydney (Kelly), an executive who is perhaps too focused on her job when she is in Paris at Christmastime, and is encouraged by her friend to try to enjoy herself for one night — leading to her meeting Henri (Wozniczka), who turns out to be the heir to the world-renowned Champagne brand Syndey is there to buy.
Netflix has some other projects releasing during this window, but has spread them out. Following its limited theatrical release on October 17, Frankenstein will be available globally on Netflix on November 7. Wake Up ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Man won’t be on the streamer until December 12. Additionally, these two movies, as well as Katheryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, are dramatically different offerings from the rom-com.
Furthermore, Minka Kelly is a former member of the cast of Friday Night Lights, playing cheer captain Lyla Garrity for most of the show’s run. Kelly’s other on-screen credits include The Butler, Just Go With It, and Jane the Virgin. Tom Wozniczka appears in several episodes of Slow Horses and stars in the currently ongoing thriller series Drops of God as well as Champagne Problems.
Champagne Problems could launch both actors to more widespread recognition if it turns out to be a major streaming hit. Geared at an older audience, it does not have as broad a reach as some of Netflix’s other projects, but promises low-stakes, glitzy drama — hence the тιтle “Champagne Problems,” playing on the phrase previously used by Taylor Swift for her evermore track.
Champagne Problems’ trailer hints at some themes surrounding the characters’ professional lives, such as Sydney’s drive and Henri wanting to protect his family’s business. But it clearly markets itself primarily as a feel-good Netflix seasonal special, with a sweet romance and lovely settings, hopefully delighting audiences just as the holidays begin this year.