PARIS — Fiction is flourishing on French TV, with U.S. shows and local drama slugging it out in an increasingly close contest. While TF1-aired “CSI: New York,” broke records for U.S. fare (one episode ...

K-dramas have become global comfort television because they commit to emotions of all kinds. They’re unafraid to be soapy and sappy, romantic and dramatic, and funny and heartfelt at the same time.

Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...