Emily in Paris

***Emily in Paris*** is a romantic comedy Netflix original series produced by MTV Studios and Lily Collins. The series is created and written by Darren Star, who is also an executive producer along with Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, and Andrew Fleming. It was originally set to air on the Paramount Network, but it was announced that the series was picked up by Netflix on July 13th, 2020.
Season 1 premiered on October 2, 2020 with 10 episodes. It was announced that the show was renewed for a second season on Nov 11, 2020. On January 10, 2021, the show was renewed for a third and fourth season.

## Plot

Gilbert Group is the Chicago-based company where Emily works, has bought Savior, a French marketing company located in Paris. Emily is transferred to Paris to take a social media marketing job that her boss can no longer take.

When she arrives to report for work at Savior's offices, she is met with hostility from her coworkers, especially by Sylvie, her new boss. They resent this new young brash American being forced on them by their new parent company. Also, they think it is ridiculous that Emily is working for a French company, but does not speak French.

As she begins her life in Paris, she experiences numerous incidents of culture clash because she fails to realize the many, many differences between French and American culture.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Lily Collins as Emily Cooper
* Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvie Grateau
* Ashley Park as Mindy Chen
* Lucas Bravo as Gabriel
* Samuel Arnold as Julien
* Bruno Gouery as Luc
* Camille Razat as Camille
* William Abadie as Antoine Lambert (Season 2)

### Recurring

* Arnaud Viard as Paul Brossard
* Frédéric Anscombre as Michel
* Jean-Christophe Bouvet as Pierre Cadault
* Hanaé Cloarec-Bailly as Sybil
* Tytouan Cloarec-Bailly as Laurent
* Charley Fouquet as Catherine Lambert
* Charles Martins as Mathieu Cadault
* Édith Le Merdy as Gardienne
* Kate Walsh as Madeline Wheeler
* Victor Meutelet as Timothée
* Camille Japy as Louise
* Christophe Guybet as Gérard

## Development

On September 5th, 2018, the Paramount Network announced that *Emily in Paris* was ordered straight to series with ten half-hour episodes, with Darren Star attached as a writer and executive producer along with Tony Hernandez, and that production would begin in early 2019.

On April 3rd, 2019, Lily Collins confirmed she would star in *Emily in Paris*.

On August 12th, 2019, Lily Collins confirmed filming would begin the same day.

On August 13th, 2019, it was announced that Ashley Park was cast as Mindy Chen in the series.

On September 19th, 2019, the Paramount Network announced that Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, Camille Razat, and Bruno Gouery were cast as series regulars, and that Kate Walsh, William Abadie, and Arnaud Viard were cast in recurring roles.

On November 19th, 2019, it was confirmed that filming had wrapped the same day.

On July 13th, 2020, Netflix announced that *Emily in Paris* would debut exclusively on Netflix in the fall.

## Trivia

* On November 11, Netflix revealed that "*Emily in Paris*" is supposed to be said in a French accent, so that "Emily" and "Paris" rhyme.
* *Emily in Paris* is the first American show to be shot entirely in Paris.

## External links

* Emily in Paris on Wikipedia
* Emily in Paris on IMDb

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 New romantic comedy series ‘Emily In Paris’ comes exclusively to Netflix this fall
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lily Collins on Instagram
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 PARAMOUNT NETWORK ANNOUNCES FULL SERIES ORDER FOR “EMILY IN PARIS” FROM HITMAKER DARREN STAR
4. ↑ Emily in Paris for longer, as Netflix renews series for season 2
5. ↑ 'Emily In Paris' Is Renewed for Seasons 3 and 4
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Philippine Leroy Beaulieu, Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, Camille Razat And Bruno Gouery Cast In Darren Star’s Paramount Network Series Emily In Paris
7. ↑ Lily Collins on Instagram
8. ↑ Ashley Park To Co-Star In Darren Star’s ‘Emily In Paris’
9. ↑ Emily in Paris on Twitter
10. ↑ Golden Globes 2021 results: The full list of winners, from The Crown to The Queen's Gambit
11. ↑ Emmy nominations 2021: See what shows made the cut
12. ↑ Netflix tweet
13. ↑ How Lily Collins perfected the expat experience in Emily in Paris