Love or Paris: how the story of Emily Cooper can end

The first shots of the sixth and final season of the series "Emily in Paris" were presented on August 26. The new episodes will premiere on December 24, 2026, and the action will take place in Greece, Monaco and Paris. The creators will have to complete the story of Emily and Gabriel's relationship, resolve the love triangle around Mindy and determine the future of Agence Grateau. What is known about the final season of the project is in the Izvestia article.

Farewell after six years: When will the final season be released

The sixth season of "Emily in Paris" will be released on December 24, 2026. The series was renewed in January, shortly after the release of the fifth season. In the first 11 days, the new episodes scored 26.8 million views, took second place in the global ranking of English-language series and reached the top 10 in 91 countries. The season topped the platform's rating in 24 countries, including France, Italy, Brazil and Germany.

In May, it was announced that the sixth part would be the last. Production had already begun in Greece. Starring Lily Collins, promised that the final season will retain all the basic elements for which viewers loved the series, and will complete Emily's long-term journey.

The creator of the project, Darren Star, thanked the crew and the audience. According to him, working on the series has become "the journey of a lifetime" for the team.

The official reason for the completion of the project is not given. At the same time, the indicators of the fifth season do not allow us to talk about closure due to the obvious drop in audience interest. Most likely, the authors decided to prepare a full-fledged ending in advance, but the platform itself did not confirm this.

The number of episodes has not yet been revealed either. All previous seasons consisted of ten episodes, but the streaming service has not yet announced whether this format will be retained and whether the final part will be released in its entirety or will be divided into two blocks.

From Rome to Greece: where will Emily end up?

Filming for the final season took place in Greece, Monaco and France. Production started in May in Greece, after which the team traveled to Monaco and then returned to Paris.

Thus, the series will continue to expand its own geography. In previous seasons, Emily has visited not only the French capital, but also Saint-Tropez, Megeve, Rome and Venice. However, Darren Star has repeatedly stressed that Paris remains the project's home and the authors are not going to permanently move the action to another city.

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According to the showrunner, he wanted to make the final season Emily's biggest journey. To do this, the team chose several European locations, and tried to show Greece in a particularly spectacular way.

The journey to Greece continues directly with the finale of the fifth season. Gabriel, who works as a personal chef on billionaire Thomas Heatherton's yacht, got a few free weeks and invited Emily to join him. The hero sent her a postcard after Sylvie informed him about the girl's breakup with Marcello.

In one of the presented shots, Emily and Gabriel walk together through the open Greek market. Consequently, the heroine, apparently, accepts the invitation and meets with her former lover. However, the photo does not confirm that they are becoming a couple again.

Monaco's role in the plot has not yet been revealed. It is unknown whether Emily will go there for work, will be there with Gabriel, or will take part in a new social event.

Will Emily and Gabriel stay together?

Emily and Gabriel's relationship has remained the central romantic line of the series since the first season. At the beginning of the fifth part, the hero came to Rome to confess his feelings to Emily, but saw her with Marcello and decided not to interfere.

Later, Gabriel and Emily met in Paris. By this point, he was at odds with Antoine Lambert over the future of his restaurant. Emily helped the chef get a job at billionaire Thomas Heatherton's event, after which he offered Gabriel to become a personal chef on his yacht. Before leaving, the characters said goodbye, not knowing if they could be together again. In the finale, Sylvie informed Gabriel that Emily had returned to Paris and was no longer dating Marcello. That's when he sent her an invitation to Greece.

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Darren Star previously said that "the door between these two always remains open." The first shots confirm that their story will continue, but they do not reveal whether Greece will be the beginning of the final reunification or the last attempt to sort out the relationship.

However, Emily's final choice may be more difficult than a traditional decision between two men. In the fifth season, the heroine has already refused to build a life around relationships, if this requires giving up Paris and her own career. Her affair with the Italian heir to the fashion house Marcello Muratori ended during a trip to Venice. After the successful show, Marcello got the opportunity to lead the family company and invited Emily to move with him to Solitano.

After seeing the ring in his belongings, Emily decided that her lover was going to propose to her, and admitted that she was not ready to leave Paris. It later turned out that the jewelry was intended for Mindy and belonged to Nicolas, but a chance confession helped the characters understand that they want different things. Marcello was eager to return to the family business, and Emily was not going to give up the life she had built in France.

Engagement in question: Who will Mindy choose

An equally complicated love triangle has formed around Mindy. In the fifth season, she became close to Emily's former lover Alfie. The characters hid their relationship, fearing their friend's reaction, but the truth was revealed thanks to Genevieve. Emily was hurt primarily by the fact that Mindy didn't tell her what was going on. This led to one of the most serious arguments between the girlfriends in the entire time of the series. They subsequently reconciled, and Emily admitted that she was not opposed to the relationship between Mindy and Alfie.

Meanwhile, Nicolas de Leon returned to Mindy's life. He claimed that he had given up the privileges associated with the family business and intended to build a career on his own. Mindy decided to give him another chance. In the finale of the fifth season, Nicolas proposed to a girl in Venice. It was for him that Marcello kept the ring, which Emily mistook for a gift for herself. Mindy agreed to get married, but her relationship with Alfie remained incomplete.

Upon learning of the engagement, Alfie bluntly stated that Mindy was making a mistake. The first shots of the sixth season show the heroine separately with both men. In one photo, she is next to Nicolas at a social event, and in the other she is talking intensely with Alfie in the park.

Thus, the upcoming wedding is likely to be one of the main intrigues of the season. Mindy will have to figure out whether she really wants to connect her life with Nicolas or made a decision on the spur of the moment, without understanding her feelings for Alfie.

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Rescue with conditions: what will happen to Agence Grateau

The professional line of the final season will be connected with the financial crisis of Agence Grateau. In the fifth part, the company lost almost all of its Italian customers, after which Silvie decided to close the Rome division and return employees to Paris.

It later became clear that the situation of the entire agency was much more serious. Sylvie's husband Laurent accumulated large debts and used her mother's property as collateral. Financial obligations could have affected Sylvie herself, despite her decision to file for divorce.

In the finale, the heroine admitted that Agence Grateau was in danger of being sold or liquidated. She even suggested that Luc and Julien look for a new job, but did not immediately tell about Emily's problems. The company was saved by Princess Jane, an acquaintance of Sylvie. After her husband's death, she sold his Italian palace to the Four Seasons chain and received significant funds. Jane agreed to invest in Agence Grateau and became its co-owner.

For Sylvie, this means maintaining the business at the cost of partial loss of independence. The heroines have already had disagreements over Jane's working methods, which tend to interfere in projects and make impulsive decisions. In the new photos, Jane appears with Sylvie, Emily and Mindy in Greece. In addition, Netflix has confirmed the return of Minnie Driver, who plays this role. Therefore, the new co-owner will actively participate in the events of the final part.

Emily's Last Choice: How the series can end

"Emily in Paris" started in October 2020 as the story of a young marketing company employee from Chicago who was temporarily sent to work in France. In the first episodes, the heroine hardly spoke French, tried to adapt American methods of promotion to the European market and perceived Paris as a temporary career stage.

In six seasons, the city has become her home. Emily found friends, built a professional reputation, and turned down the opportunity to leave several times, even when moving could solve her personal or work problems.

Judging by the first shots, the final season will reconnect work, friendship, travel and relationships. However, this time the authors will have to give definitive answers to the questions that the series has been postponing for several years: whether Emily will be able to build a sustainable life in Paris, whether she will stay with Gabriel and who she will become after her main European adventure ends.

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