After a season split between France and Italy, Emily in Paris is heading home.
Netflix has renewed the romantic dramedy starring Lily Collins for a sixth season. The pickup for Emily in Paris comes less than three weeks after season five premiered to typically solid viewing figures: The season racked up 26.8 million views worldwide (155 million hours divided by a running time of 5 hours, 47 minutes) over its first 11 days.
The season follows Emily (Collins) to Italy, where she opens a satellite office for the marketing agency she works for in Rome. She strikes up a new romantic relationship there, but — spoiler alert — ultimately opts to return to Paris.
“She really chooses her own life in Paris and her work, and what she’s worked so hard to achieve,” series creator Darren Star told The Hollywood Reporter about Emily’s decision. “I think ultimately that’s where her heart was and it clarified for her the fact that she wants to be in Paris and she wants to live there, and it’s not a temporary thing.”
Star also hinted at a resumption of the on-and-off romance between Emily and Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) in season six. “I don’t think that Emily and Gabriel would be … I don’t think it’ll be an instant relationship, though I do believe that people can find their way back to each other,” he said.
Star also received an honor from French President Emmanuel Macron in December. He was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor), the highest civilian honor France recognizes.
Along with Collins and Bravo, the Emily in Paris season five cast also includes Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, William Abadie, Lucien Laviscount, Eugenio Franceschini, Thalia Besson, Paul Forman, Arnaud Binard, Minnie Driver, Bryan Greenberg and Michèle Laroque.
Paramount Television Studios produces the series with Darren Star Productions and Jax Media. Star executive produces with Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, Andrew Fleming, Stephen Brown, Alison Brown, Robin Schiff, Grant Sloss and Joe Murphy.
Original Article on Hollywood Reporter