Emily in Paris Creator Darren Star on Whether Season 5 Will Stay in Paris

Emily in Paris followers have been left questioning on the finish of season 4 whether or not Emily will find yourself leaving Paris and shifting to Rome indefinitely — however the sequence creator Darren Star says Paris will nonetheless play a task within the upcoming season it doesn’t matter what.

“I really feel prefer it simply expands the universe of the present,” Star, 63, instructed TVLine on Wednesday, September 13. “Simply on the level that Emily has gotten comfy in Paris, she’s kind of thrown into one other nation the place she’s going to expertise some cultural variations.”

Star famous that there appears to be some “cultural variations to discover” between the French and the Italians.

“It’s an entire new world, however it doesn’t imply that we’re leaving Paris,” he defined to the outlet.

Star later defined that the thought of shifting Emily to Rome got here out of his want to “keep forward of the viewers and take them to sudden locations.”

“The present has the flexibility to have an even bigger footprint,” he defined to Tudum on Monday, September 16.

After an epic season 4, the ultimate episodes of which debuted final week, Star confirmed on Monday that Emily in Paris was formally returning for season 5.

“We’re thrilled with the unbelievable response to this season of Emily in Paris and excited to return for a fifth to proceed Emily’s adventures in Rome and Paris!” Star instructed Tudum.

There have been a whole lot of unanswered questions left on the finish of season together with Emily (Lily Collins) shifting to Rome to assist out at Agence Grateau’s new location — and beginning a brand new romance with a good-looking Italian man named Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini) after her relationship with Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) fizzled out.

Collins, 35, who has performed Emily since October 2020, is happy for season 5 to discover extra of her relationship with Marcello following Gabriel and Emily’s dramatic breakup.

“Marcello is an entire different journey that we would like for Emily as a result of we in the end need Emily to have the ability to have a greater work/life stability,” Collins defined on Good Morning America on Monday. “We wish to have Emily be capable of smile with out situation. We wish to see her past her vacay mode. And he comes at that excellent time.”

Star added that Emily and Marcello “have an actual spark” and a “actual connection,” which will likely be explored extra in season 5.

“Numerous that’s going to proceed to play out subsequent season,” he confirmed.

Emily in Paris season 5 doesn’t but have a premiere date.