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One of several projects in production to join the French line-up next year is a new romantic comedy with an emotional, dramatic hook: promets-moi. What is this project about? Here are some news.
In his extensive interview with the newspaper Ouest-France, which we talked about this week, the vice president of French programming pauline dauvin Immediately mentioned a film playing in the Lyon area, titled promets-moi. No additional details have been officially unveiled, but as it turns out, creators Federation Studios (with. Geraldine Gendre And lionel uzan Producing) announced that principal photography officially began on March 3 in Lyon; It has also been reported in French businesses le film france And satellite facts.
The logline is described as follows:
It tells the story of Nina, a young piano prodigy suffering from an autoimmune disease. She is about to give up on her dreams, until she meets Gabriel, a medical intern who intensely revives her hope and will to live.
On the creative side, the film has been directed by nicholas kucheA French director with long experience in local TV and films. But he is also its director honeymoon crasherA light-hearted comedy with elements of romance, it was released globally on Netflix last year. The film is written by nicholas kuche And Cecil Salem. Fans of international Netflix films may recognize the plot: The film is based on an original idea diego freitas and serves as a French remake of their 2022 Brazilian hit beyond the universe (Depois do Universe), which followed the exact same premise and was a huge global success for the streamer.
who has been inserted promets-moi?
newcomer roman de stabenrath Is attached to play the lead role; He was also seen in the Netflix original series anthracite In 2024. Pablo Cobo is obviously playing the lead role; He has a few more credits, notably YA shows. put and HBO France original shows Malditos. veteran comedian Pascal ElbeTogether Frédéric Pierrot, Michael Zindel, Naidra Ayadi, And Guillen Londez, Round out the cast.
As we just covered, the French Netflix line-up led by Omar Sy remains in the rom-com business french lover Promoted as a successful project in 2025; We can also point to the three seasons of the series Hook-up plan. selection of nicholas kuche The Netflix original film Back to Back also reflects the French team’s desire to retain trusted collaborators; Other examples include writer/director François Uzan And julian leclercBoth of whose new projects will be released in 2026 (GIGN And fluttered). Although no release details have been confirmed by Netflix, the film is expected to premiere next year.
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