NetflixCiao bella! Emily in Paris Season 5 is nearly here to make the holidays complete, so make sure you know the exact release date and time on Netflix so you don’t miss a thing.
Forget guilty pleasure – in these strange times, Emily in Paris is practically a public service at this point. Sometimes you just want to kick back, switch your brain off, and watch the world’s most chaotic marketing executive navigating life and love on the continent.
Season 5 is particularly exciting, as Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) is heading to Italy to explore new work opportunities and her relationship with Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini).
Despite the new setting, you can expect plenty more drama, love triangles, and questionable fashion choices. So, without further ado, here’s when the next chapter arrives on Netflix.
Emily in Paris Season 5 release date & time
The fifth chapter of Emily in Paris drops on Netflix on Thursday, December 18, at 12am PT / 3am ET. We’ve listed other time zones below so you know when to tune in:
- 5am Brazil
- 8am UK
- 9am Central European Time
- 1:30pm India Standard Time
- 7pm Australia
- 9pm New Zealand
The good news is that Season 5 is dropping all at once, meaning you don’t have to wait for new batches or episodes to arrive. This wasn’t the cast with Season 4, which was split into two parts.
What’s more, Season 4 aired across August and September 2024 rather than the usual December drop due to delays caused primarily due to the Hollywood actors’ and writers’ strikes.
Thankfully, Emily in Paris is back to its usual release schedule – you can binge-watch the whole thing in one go if you wish!
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How many episodes are there?
NetflixThere are 10 episodes in Emily in Paris Season 5, the same as all previous chapters of the Netflix series.
Although the individual descriptions haven’t been released, we now know the titles and runtimes for each episode, which you can check out below:
- Episode 1 – ‘La Dolce Emily’ (34 Minutes)
- Episode 2 – ‘Got To Be Real’ (34 Minutes)
- Episode 3 – ‘Intimissimi Issues’ -(35 Minutes)
- Episode 4 – ‘Rome Has Fallen’ (38 Minutes)
- Episode 5 – ‘Bonjour Paris!’ – (34 Minutes)
- Episode 6 – ‘The One Where Emily Goes to the Embassy’ (37 Minutes)
- Episode 7 – ‘Second Chances’ (31 Minutes)
- Episode 8 – ‘Fashion Statement’ (31 Minutes)
- Episode 9 – ‘La Belle Époque’ (34 Minutes)
- Episode 10 – ‘Veni, Vidi, Venezia’ (36 Minutes)
The official synopsis reads, “Now the head of Agence Grateau Rome, Emily faces professional and romantic challenges as she adapts to life in a new city. But just as everything falls into place, a work idea backfires, and the fallout cascades into heartbreak and career setbacks.
“Seeking stability, Emily leans into her French lifestyle, until a big secret threatens one of her closest relationships. Tackling conflict with honesty, Emily emerges with deeper connections, renewed clarity, and a readiness to embrace new possibilities.”
Emily in Paris Season 5 cast
NetflixAs you might expect, all of the main players are back, including Lily Collins as Emily Cooper and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvie Grateau. The rest of the cast includes:
- Ashley Park as Mindy Chen
- Lucas Bravo as Gabriel
- Samuel Arnold as Julien
- Bruno Gouery as Luc
- William Abadie as Antoine Lambert
- Lucien Laviscount as Alfie
- Eugenio Franceschini as Marcello
- Thalia Besson as Genevieve
- Paul Forman as Nico
- Arnaud Binard as Laurent G.
There are also some newcomers to take note of, including none other than Minnie Driver, who’s taking on the role of Princess Jane, a friend of Sylvie’s who married into a royal family.
NetflixSuits LA star Bryan Greenberg is playing Jake, another American living in Paris, while Brillantissime’s Michèle Laroque plays a friend of Emily’s boss named Yvette.
In a conversation with Netflix, Collins opened up about what she’s most excited about in Season 5. “Marcello is a whole other adventure that we want for Emily, because we ultimately want Emily to be able to have a better work-life balance,” she said.
“We want to have Emily be able to smile without condition. We want to see her beyond her vacay mode. And he comes at that perfect time.”
As for Gabriel, Collins revealed that he may be too late. “Gabriel has to deal with the repercussions of his choice,” she said.
What happened at the end of Season 4?
NetflixThe end of Emily in Paris Season 4 marks one of the biggest shake-ups the show has had so far, with Emily leaving behind her old life in Paris to enjoy her blossoming relationship with Marcello in Rome.
After months of emotional limbo, Emily accepts that her relationship with Gabriel has run its course – not because the love isn’t there, but because the timing, trust, and circumstances never quite align.
Earlier on in Season 4, Gabriel spends much of his time preparing to be a new dad, having found out that Camille is pregnant. However, this later turns out to be a false positive.
Although Camille asks Gabriel to pursue adoption with her anyway, he refuses, telling her, “We’re not together. We both deserve to have a family with someone we’re in love with.”
Camille chooses to move forward with her adoption plans alone, while Gabriel is left facing the consequences of his indecision, uncertain about both his restaurant and his future.
NetflixAlthough he initially accepts that things are truly over with Emily, Alfie later urges him to go after her. By the time Gabriel works up the nerve to call, it’s too late – Emily has already left Paris.
As for Emily’s professional life, Sylvie lands Italian luxury cashmere company Umberto Muratori (which Marcello is the heir to) as a major client for Agence Grateau, and she wants Emily to run the account.
Meanwhile, Mindy is also stepping into a new chapter. After breaking up with Nico, she lands a major opportunity as a judge on Chinese Superstar, signalling that Season 5 will push her career in a new direction.
By the finale, Emily is in Rome with clarity she’s rarely had before, setting the stage for Season 5 to explore who she is when she’s no longer tethered to Paris. The question remains: will she somehow find herself drawn back to Gabriel?
While you wait, find out if Emily in Paris is based on a book, why Lucas Bravo has had enough of fans picking sides, and check out more new TV shows coming to streaming this month.