Everything We Know About ‘Emily In Paris' Season 5 So Far

Emily Cooper's new gray area lies between la vie en rose in Paris and la dolce vita in Rome. Season 4 of Emily in Paris on Netflix set up a two-destination setting for the fifth season of the French soapy series in the finale.
For everything we know about Emily in Paris Season 5, read on.
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The release date for the fifth season of Emily in Paris is not yet established. Season 4 Part 2 arrived in September 2024, so it could take a bit for the fifth installment to finish production.
Yes, Season 5 has begun production with the projected start window of April 2025 as Deadline had previously heard.
Lily Collins stars as the titular marketing maven Emily Cooper, who moved from Chicago to Paris in the first season of the show slightly on a whim, but also because she had always wanted to work there. The decision changed the course of her life and career as she found new friends, family and most importantly, romance, in the city of love.
Bravo will return as Chef Gabriel in Season 5.
While the show is difficult to imagine without Lucas Bravo's Chef Gabriel, the French actor, who has been on the show since the first season, voiced how his character has lost its luster for him following the release of Season 4 Part 2.
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'The 'sexy chef' was very much part of me in Season 1 and we grew apart season after season because of the choices he makes and because of the direction they make him take. I've never been so far away from him,' Bravo said in an interview with Indie Wire.
He shared that he felt Gabriel is 'being manipulated by everyone' which made working on the show less exciting for him compared to previous seasons where he felt more in touch with the role.
'It kind of became not fun for me to shoot or to see a character I love so much and brought me so much, being slowly turned into guacamole. I really grew apart from him,' he said.
Series regulars Collins, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Sylvie Grateau), Ashley Park (Mindy Chen), Samuel Arnold (Julien), Bruno Gouery (Luc) and William Abadie (Antoine Lambert) will all be back for the fifth season of Darren Star's soapy series.
Eugenio Franceschini, who was introduced as a new love interest in Rome for Emily, will also return, though his status on the series — be it recurring guest star or series regular — is not yet known. Anotherew addition Thalia Besson (Genevieve) has not been confirmed as returning.
Deadline exclusively reported that Lucien Laviscount, who plays one of Emily's love interests Alfie on the show, will be back as a series regular for the fifth season.
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'I don't even know if I can say I'm coming back yet. I don't know what the deal is. All I do know is that, I spoke to Darren, and they've got some really exciting plans for the new season,' Laviscount told Deadline I'm not sure where it's gonna go. I spoke to him last month. I was in Milan. We went for dinner in Milan, and he's really excited about what's gonna happen the next season. I think it's gonna flip things on its head, which is cool.'
Camille Razat, who portrayed Gabriel's on again off again girlfriend Camille since Season 1 of the series, is not on the list of returning cast. Razat addressed her departure in an Instagram post.
After Season 4 of the Netflix tentpole was split into two parts focusing first on Emily finally dating Gabriel and then her spark with a new love interest who brought her to Italy, the possibilities for the next installment of the fashion-focused show are endless.
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Season 4 Part 1 had some loose ends to tie up from Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) and Camille's (Camille Razat) canceled wedding and the announcement by Camille that she was pregnant with Gabriel's baby. Meanwhile, Emily and Alfie called it quits, and Mindy (Ashley Park), Benoît (Kevin Dias) and Étienne (Jin Xuan Mao) were hustling and busking to compete at Eurovision for Benoît's original song, 'Mon Soleil' which he wrote for Mindy.
Mindy was still dating Nicolas de Léon (Paul Forman), but Sylvie Grateau (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) brought Nicolas' father's empire down with her contribution to a story bringing allegations agains Mr. De Léon from long ago to light.
Emily and Gabriel tried to make a go at romance, but Emily couldn't get past the fact that Gabriel wanted to be involved in his baby's life. That is, until Camille revealed that her pregnancy was false. Then the star-crossed lovers made a go of it for real after a delightfully mysterious masquerade ball, but then other problems arose in their relationship.
Part 2 of Season 4 brought Emily to Rome after she met Marcello Muratori (Eugenio Francheschini), heir to a luxury wool company founder, at one of Nicolas' polo matches. She struck up a flame with him in the eternal city, and Sylvie, who has photography class roots there, went to try and persuade Emily to acquire the Muratoris as a client for Agence Grateau, but Emily tried hard to communicate that that is not the main reason she chose to visit Marcello in Rome. Once they straightened out her work life balance and smoothed out romantic ruffles, it worked out that they could work together and be together, and the finale of Season 4 left off suggesting Emily will spend more time there as lead of the Italian Agence Grateau office.
In an opposition to the final scene where Emily gets whisked away by Marcello on a Vespa set to Gracie Abrams' 'Close To You,' Gabriel and Alfie had a sit down moment where the latter encouraged the former to go fight for Emily.
'I think Gabriel realized that he doesn't want to let Emily go so easily, and he might have made a big mistake. They certainly had a big fight and a cooling off period. But I think he realized that by the end of the season, that there's something that he doesn't want to let Emily go. I don't know what that means. Doesn't necessarily mean they're going to be together instantly or ever. I don't know, but I think he feels there's unfinished business with the two of them.'
According to creator Darren Star, the season is not fully moving to Rome.
'She didn't change her Instagram handle to Emily in Rome. She is working in Rome sometimes. Sylvie's company has an office in Rome. Emily's getting that on its feet,' he told Deadline at the end of Season 4. 'I don't necessarily think that it means a permanent — in my mind, it's definitely not a permanent — move to Rome. We're not leaving Paris.'
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