45 Fun Facts About Emily in Paris

Who plays Emily Cooper in Emily in Paris?

Lily Collins was cast as Emily on April 3, 2019, and also produces the show, sharing its 2021 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series.

From which American city does Emily move to Paris?

Additional first-season photography actually took place in Chicago in November 2019.

On which streaming service did Emily in Paris premiere?

Emily in Paris premiered on Netflix after the streamer acquired it from the cable channel that had first ordered it; Netflix renewed it for another season within weeks of its debut.

Who created Emily in Paris?

Darren Star created the series, having built his name on glossy ensemble shows about young adults, most recently Younger for TV Land.

What is the name of the French marketing firm Emily joins?

It later becomes Agence Grateau, named for Emily's boss Sylvie.

Who plays Sylvie Grateau, Emily's tough Parisian boss?

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, daughter of the actor Philippe Leroy, was cast as Sylvie on September 19, 2019, in the same round of casting as most of the French regulars.

Who plays Mindy Chen, Emily's first friend in Paris?

Ashley Park, a Tony nominee for Mean Girls on Broadway, plays Mindy; her a cappella 'La Vie en rose' in episode six debuted at number one on Billboard's Top TV Songs chart.

What is Mindy's job when Emily first meets her?

Mindy is working as a nanny when Emily meets her in a park; she is secretly the estranged heiress of a Shanghai zipper magnate and an aspiring singer.

Who plays Gabriel, the chef who lives downstairs from Emily?

Lucas Bravo plays Gabriel, head chef of the restaurant Chez Lavaux and the show's long-running 'will they, won't they'; the role was his international breakthrough.

Which of Emily's love interests does she meet in French class?

Alfie, played by Lucien Laviscount, is a London banker Emily meets in French class in season two; Laviscount was promoted to series regular for season three.

What business does Camille's noble family own?

Camille's family owns a château and champagne vineyard in Champagne, whose Champère label Emily helps market; Camille herself works at an art gallery.

Antoine Lambert, Emily's client and Sylvie's long-time lover, owns what kind of company?

Antoine's company is the perfume house Maison Lavaux, one of Emily's first clients; William Abadie, who plays him, was promoted to the main cast for season two.

On what date did Emily in Paris premiere?

The first season dropped on October 2, 2020, a Friday, with all ten episodes at once; a further season was ordered on November 11 that year.

Which real French first lady made a cameo in season four?

Brigitte Macron appears as herself in season four; her husband Emmanuel later told Variety the show was good for France's image and that he would fight to keep it in Paris.

Which Italian city becomes Emily's other home base from season four onwards?

Rome becomes Emily's other base when she follows Marcello there at the end of season four, and season five splits its episodes between Rome and Paris.

Who plays Julien, Emily's sharp-tongued colleague at the agency?

Samuel Arnold plays Julien, the colleague who greets Emily with disdain on her first day and briefly defects to a rival agency in season four.

Which Paris square is home to Emily's apartment, the boulangerie and the restaurant in the show?

Emily's building, the boulangerie and Gabriel's restaurant all sit on Place de l'Estrapade in the 5th arrondissement near the Panthéon; the real bakery is the Boulangerie Moderne and the restaurant exterior belongs to the trattoria Terra Nera.

What nickname do Emily's new colleagues give her in season one?

Julien and Luc dub the newcomer 'la plouc', French slang for a hick or country bumpkin, in the first episodes of season one.

Which veteran costume designer worked with Marylin Fitoussi on Emily's wardrobe?

Patricia Field, an Emmy winner for costume design and an Oscar nominee for The Devil Wears Prada, consulted on the first two seasons with Marylin Fitoussi, who led from season three.

Which cable channel originally ordered Emily in Paris straight to series in September 2018?

Paramount Network, the ViacomCBS cable channel, gave MTV Studios a ten-episode straight-to-series order in September 2018, nearly two years before the show moved to a streaming service.

Which season was released in two parts?

Part one arrived on August 15, 2024 and part two on September 12, after the writers' strike delayed filming.

Which character is Emily's boss back in America who cannot take the Paris job because she is pregnant?

Madeline Wheeler, played by Kate Walsh across the first three seasons, is the Gilbert Group executive whose pregnancy sends Emily to Paris in her place.

Who is Pierre Cadault?

Pierre Cadault is a famous, flamboyant French fashion designer, played by Jean-Christophe Bouvet; his nephew Mathieu briefly becomes one of Emily's love interests.

Who plays Grégory Elliot Duprée, Pierre Cadault's rival designer?

Playwright Jeremy O. Harris, author of Slave Play, plays the designer Grégory Elliot Duprée; Rupert Everett later plays another designer, Giorgio Barbieri, in season four.

Nicolas de Léon, Mindy's love interest, is the son of the CEO of which fictional fashion conglomerate?

Nicolas is heir to JVMA, the show's stand-in for LVMH, run by his father Louis de Léon; he and Mindy attended the same boarding school, and Paul Forman plays him.

Where does Emily meet Marcello, her Italian love interest?

Emily meets Marcello on the ski slopes of Megève in season four, when he rescues her after she loses her way; Eugenio Franceschini plays him.

Which British star joined season five as Princess Jane, Sylvie's old friend in Italian royalty?

Minnie Driver joined the season-five cast as Princess Jane, Sylvie's old friend married into Italian royalty; her casting was announced in May 2025 'in an undisclosed capacity'.

Which season featured the Ukrainian character Petra that drew a complaint from Ukraine's culture minister?

Netflix promised she would be shown 'in a different context' in season three; 'We are not Petras' trended in Ukraine.

At which French hotel were about 30 Golden Globes voters put up before the 78th awards, fuelling bribery claims?

The LA Times reported that the show's producers flew about 30 HFPA voters to the Paris set in 2019 and put them up at the five-star Peninsula, where rooms start around $1,400 a night.

How many households did the streamer say watched Emily in Paris in its first month?

The streamer projected 58 million households would watch in the show's first four weeks, a figure given in its third-quarter 2020 shareholder letter.

The season three premiere was held at which Paris venue?

The season-three premiere was staged at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in early December 2022, two weeks before the ten episodes were released on December 21.

Filming of season five was briefly suspended after an assistant director died on set in which city?

Assistant director Diego Borella collapsed during filming at Venice's Hotel Danieli in August 2025 and could not be revived; production was paused out of respect before resuming.

Which real-life fashion photographer appears as herself in season two, shooting Pierre Cadault?

Ellen von Unwerth, the German fashion photographer, plays herself photographing Pierre Cadault in season two; her agent Gerhard becomes a potential love interest for Julien.

Which magazine's critic accused Emily in Paris of depicting the French as lazy, flirtatious and rarely showering?

Première's critic Charles Martin wrote that the show casts the French as lazy, flirtatious, sexist and rarely showering; another reviewer compared its twee Paris to the film Amélie.

The father of Emily's portrayer drummed and sang for which band?

Her father, Phil Collins, was the drummer and later lead singer of Genesis; she was born in Guildford and moved to Los Angeles with her mother after her parents divorced.

At what age did Emily's portrayer first perform on screen, in the BBC sitcom Growing Pains?

She was two years old when she appeared in the BBC sitcom Growing Pains; she later studied broadcast journalism at USC and was presented at Paris's Bal des débutantes in 2007.

Which fairy-tale heroine did the show's star play in a 2012 Tarsem Singh film?

She played Snow White opposite Julia Roberts's wicked queen in Tarsem Singh's Mirror Mirror; the film was also her singing debut, with a cover of 'I Believe (in Love)' over the credits.

For which 2016 film did the show's lead actress receive her first Golden Globe nomination?

She played aspiring actress Marla Mabrey in Rules Don't Apply, Warren Beatty's Howard Hughes story, earning a nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.

Which Victor Hugo heroine did the show's star play in the BBC's 2018-19 Les Misérables?

She played Fantine, the doomed factory worker whose daughter Valjean raises, in Andrew Davies's six-part BBC adaptation opposite Dominic West and David Oyelowo.

Which HBO series by the same creator is Emily in Paris most often compared to?

The show's creator made Sex and the City for HBO in 1998; Emily's love life, designer wardrobe and postcard Paris drew constant comparisons to Carrie Bradshaw's New York.

Which teen drama did the show's creator base on his own high-school experiences?

Beverly Hills, 90210, which the show's creator launched on Fox in 1990 with producer Aaron Spelling, drew on his own teenage years in Potomac, Maryland; he then studied at UCLA.

Which of these was a season-two filming location for Emily in Paris?

The Palace of Versailles hosted the season-two finale's fashion show; other new locations that season included the Monnaie de Paris, Villefranche-sur-Mer and the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat.

Which sporting venue was among the new season-four filming locations?

Stade Roland Garros, home of the French Open, hosted a season-four episode; Monet's house at Giverny, the Crazy Horse cabaret and the Piscine Molitor were also new locations that season.

What is the name of the ex-boyfriend Emily leaves behind in the United States?

Doug, played by Roe Hartrampf, refuses to do long distance and dumps Emily early in season one; he resurfaces in season three working for McDonald's, bringing a McBaguette pitch.

Which luxury Swedish bedmaker is among the real brands Emily's firm pitches for in season one?

Hästens, the Swedish maker of handmade horsehair-filled beds that sell for tens of thousands of dollars, is among the real brands pitched in season one.