Season 5 of ‘Emily in Paris’ begins filming between Paris and Rome in May
French President Emmanuel Macron’s prayers have been answered.
“Emily in Paris” returns to Paris for its fifth season, although the film will also be shot partly in Rome, where the fourth season is set. Filming will begin in the first week of May next year with the usual permanent crew, so that the show will retain its French DNA. Variety has learned.
A third chic international destination for the hit Netflix show starring Lily Collins is also being explored, along the lines of Saint-Tropez or Megève, which Collins’ character Emily Cooper visited in the second and fourth seasons respectively. (Netflix declined to comment).
While French actor Lucas Bravo has been vocal in recent weeks about his frustration with his ‘Emily in Paris’ character – the handsome but sullen French chef Gabriel – the actor is certainly on track to star in season 5 from now on and its Michelin-rated restaurant will be one of the settings of the coming season, Variety can confirm.
While promoting Mélanie Laurent’s Prime Video film “Freedom,” Bravo took the opportunity to criticize “Emily in Paris,” saying his character had “slowly turned into guacamole.”
“The ‘sexy chef’ was very much a part of me in season 1 and we’ve grown apart season after season because of the choices he makes and the direction they take him. I’ve never been so far away from him,” Bravo said IndieWire.
This is what a source close to production says Variety that Bravo wanted his chef character to be rougher and closer to “The Bear,” suggesting that the actor’s desire to emulate Jeremy Allen White’s career is part of the reason he grew his hair for the final season.
Although Bravo told IndieWire that he has tried to raise his concerns but doesn’t have “a lot of freedom on set,” the production source points out that the actor has not raised this with “Emily in Paris” creator Darren Star. , who would have done that. was open to discussing the matter.
At the end of season 4, which premiered this summer, Gabriel has an epiphany and realizes he wants to be with Emily, but she had already fallen into the arms of Italian beau Marcello and moved into an apartment in Rome to run the local office. her marketing agency Agence Grateau. In season 5, Emily navigates her new life between Rome and Paris.
“Emily in Paris” has been a catalyst in Bravo’s career. In the past three years, he landed roles in ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” “Tickets to Paradise,” “The Honeymoon” and most recently “Freedom,” which marks his first leading role in a feature film. In the latter film he plays Bruno Sulak, a seductive French gangster from the 70s and 80s.
In addition to boosting the careers of its main cast, the show has also been a powerful vector of soft power for France, thanks in part to its use of iconic Parisian backdrops and landmarks and product placement. Emily’s impact on Paris is so great: the show has led to a lighthearted feud between the French president and the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri after Macron told it Variety France “will fight hard” to keep the series in the country.
“Emily in Paris” in Rome makes no sense,” he added.
