Alert the group chat: Emily In Paris just cut its most stylish character.

Au revoir Paris and ciao Rome! 

It's confirmed: the American in Paris we all love to hate will be returning to our screens once again. That's right, Emily In Paris will be back for Season 5. 

Confirming the details on Instagram, Lily Collins made a joint post with the Emily In Paris account, sharing an image captioned, "It's official: EMILY IN PARIS is coming back for Season 5!" 

The news came on the heels of the release of season 4, part 2, where we were left with quite a few unanswered questions. 

So what do we know about Emily In Paris Season 5 so far? Who will be returning and will Emily even be in Paris anymore? Or will our favourite fashionista find herself a resident of Rome? 

Let's get into it.

Who is in the Emily In Paris Season 5 cast? 

Of course, we know Lily Collins, our Emily Cooper, will be returning. But who else? 

Thankfully, Netflix has confirmed the cast. The talent set to join Collins will be: Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvie, Ashley Park as Mindy, Samuel Arnold as Julien, Bruno Gouery as Luc, and William Abadie as Antoine.

All three of Emily's love interests will be back, starting with her current squeeze Eugenio Franceschini as Marcello, her British ex Lucien Laviscount as Alfie and on-again-off-again French chef, Lucas Bravo as Gabriel.

But wait, what about Camille Razat as Camille?

After four seasons as Emily's frenemy and Gabriel's ex, Razat will not be returning for Season 5. Her character's exit was foreshadowed in the Season 4 finale, where Camille left Paris with plans to adopt a baby and move on from her convoluted love triangle arc.

"Characters can come in and out of a series, but you don't necessarily have to see them," showrunner Darren Star previously told TVLine.

"I don't know how much of Camille we'll see next season. But again, she's part of the world of the series."

Camille's departure will come as a shock to fans. Image: Netflix.

Variety reported that Camille did not sign on to return.

This will come as a shock to fans as any cast curveballs were expected to come from Gabriel actor, Lucas Bravo, who has voiced a growing resentment towards being on the show.

"The filming of this series lasts five months. Do I want to sacrifice them to do something that doesn't excite me?" he vented to French outlet Le Figaro among many, many other comments.

Meanwhile, Alfie is set to have a bigger role next season which could suggest that Team Alfie might finally conquer Team Gabriel after all.

Deadline reported that the Alfie actor, Lucien Laviscount, has signed a deal to rejoin the cast as a series regular, which is a step up from Season 4 where he was only in four episodes.

This is a curious development as the season ended in Alfie telling Emily he had a girlfriend before encouraging Gabriel to follow Emily to Rome to win her back.

The cast of Emily In Paris in Rome. Image: Instagram/emilyinparis

The same Deadline report claimed that Bravo might be forced to return in some capacity. "I hear conversations with Bravo are ongoing, and they have been promising," they said.

"While U.S. series typically have series regular cast members under multi-year contracts, they don't have options on French actors like Bravo, I hear, so he has to sign on to return."

Back in November, Variety reported that Bravo will be back with hopes for 'grittier' Gabriel, but that's the last we heard on that.

As far as characters who we may not see returning, it's safe to say we will not be seeing Paul Forman, who plays Nicolas, back anytime soon, given the way things ended with Mindy.

What are the Emily In Paris Season 5 plot details? 

In the announcement for the new season, Lily Collins teases, "There's no place like Rome!" 

Not that it comes as any surprise after the Season 4 finale, but it looks like Season 5 will be taking place in Rome. 

Show creator, Darren Star, assured us all that Emily is not done with Paris. "It doesn't mean she's not going to be in Paris, but she's going to have a presence in Rome," he said to Tudum. 

While we are lacking in plot details at the moment, we can make some educated guesses about the Season 5 plot from how Season 4 ended. 

Given how Emily left things with Gabriel, and how things are starting with Marcello, we'll likely see (yet another) love triangle situation. Bleh. Team Marcello all the way! 

Even Collins is excited for the new love interest. She said to Tudum, "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 continues. "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."

Still from Emily In Paris Season 4. Image: Instagram/emilyinparis

As for Mindy, the chemistry between her and Benoit that the showrunners kept hinting at throughout Season 4, as well as her très dramatic breakup with Nicolas, may be a sign that things could rekindle between the former singing duo? Though, given she plans to join Emily in Rome, we would be totally okay with a new beau for our girl. 

Season 4 also introduced a new thorn in Emily's side in Genevieve, Sylvie's step-daughter, who starts working at Agence Grateau. While Emily will be heading up the Italian office, I'm sure we haven't seen the last of Genevieve and her honestly confusing schemes. 

Whatever happens, we're excited to see Emily take on a new European city and, hopefully, actually learn some Italian this time! 

When is Emily In Paris Season 5 coming out? 

Still from Emily In Paris Season 4. Image: Instagram/emilyinparis

Unfortunately, we are yet to receive a release date for Emily In Paris Season 5. However, if we've learnt anything from the previous seasons, we may be in for a little bit of a wait. 

Season 3 hit our screens in December 2022, and we didn't see Part 1 of Season 4 until August the following year!  

According to Variety, Emily in Paris is set to begin filming its fifth season in May… so welp, we could be in for a long wait.

A late-2025 or early-2026 premiere date is predicted.

Where to watch Emily In Paris?

You can stream the first four seasons of Emily In Paris on Netflix now.

Feature Image: Netflix.

This article was originally published on January 9, 2025 and has since been updated.