“Emily in Paris” season five is on its way.
The hit series, created by “Sex and the City” creator Darren Star, follows a young American woman (Lily Collins) who works in the French capital managing the social media campaigns of luxury fashion and lifestyle brands.
However, as audiences saw in the season four finale, Emily has left France for Italy to head up her company’s new Rome office and continue her romance with a handsome Italian fashion scion.
But that isn’t the only major change fans can expect in the upcoming season.
Here’s everything we know about “Emily in Paris” season five so far.
Season 5 is set to begin filming in May 2025
It was announced that “Emily in Paris” had been renewed for a fifth season back in September, shortly after the release of the second half of season four.
Production is set to commence on location in Rome in May, according to Netflix.
Things will then move to Paris to film later in the summer, with the aim of releasing the series before the end of 2025.
One main character won’t be returning
While most of the main cast is returning, it looks like one key character won’t be back.
Camille Razat, who played Camille in the first four seasons, was a notable absentee from the list of returning stars shared by Netflix. When viewers last saw her at the end of season four, she was leaving Paris and planning to adopt a baby.
Those returning for season five include Collins, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Sylvie), Ashley Park (Mindy), Lucas Bravo (Gabriel), Samuel Arnold (Julien), Bruno Gouery (Luc), William Abadie (Antoine), Lucien Laviscount (Alfie), Thalia Besson (Geneviève), and Eugenio Franceschini (Marcello).
Bravo’s return as chef Gabriel may come as a pleasant surprise to some fans, as the actor told IndieWire in October that he had become “frustrated with the direction” his character was taking and questioned whether he wanted to continue in the role.
“It makes me question if I want to be part of Season 5 […] because my contract ends at Season 4. I really want to see if Gabriel gets back to his fun, cheeky, playful, alive self,” he said.
“Three seasons playing melancholic, sad, depressed, and lost is not fun anymore,” he continued. “It’s a comedy, everybody is having fun around me, everybody is jumping around, and I’m just slowly sinking into god knows what.”
Season 4 ended with Emily taking on a new city and a new romance
Season four saw Emily finally free to pursue a relationship with Gabriel since he and Camille had broken up after their wedding. However, when Camille announced she was pregnant with Gabriel’s child, things got more complicated.
At the same time, it was revealed that Alfie wanted to try again with Emily. By the time Emily returned to Paris single following a disastrous Christmas trip with Gabriel and Camille, Alfie had already moved on.
However, a new love interest appeared soon after in the form of Marcello, the heir to an Italian fashion house.
While their relationship hit a bump when Marcello accused Emily of only pursuing him for business reasons, by the end of the season, they had begun a relationship after Emily was appointed the head of Agence Grateau’s new Rome office.
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