“Emily in Paris in Rome makes no sense.” “We will fight hard. And we will ask them to stay in Paris.” French President Emmanuel Macron is lapidary: interviewed by ‘Variety’, he expresses this hope about the popular Netflix drama, after the last season, the fourth, which ended with the transfer of the protagonist (Lily Collins) to Rome.
For the tenant of the Elysée, the series has given a boost and a great tourist attraction to the country and the capital. He is so fond of the series that his wife, the première dame Brigitte, appeared in an episode of the last season.
Appearance of which the president says he is “very proud”. Brigitte “was very happy to do it”, continues Macron: it is only a cameo of “a few minutes, but I think it was a beautiful moment for her. I think it is good for the image of France”. When asked if he is also willing to make an appearance, Macron replies with irony: “I am less attractive than Brigitte”.
“Dear Emmanuel Macron, don’t worry: Emily is doing very well in Rome. And then the heart is not in charge: let’s let her choose.” And then a winking emoticon.
This is what the mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri wrote on
In the last season, after yet another back and forth with Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), Emily chooses a new Italian love, Marcello (played by Eugenio Franceschini) and is transferred by her employer to Rome to follow his company . However, the unknown factor remains Gabriel: based on what we saw in the last episode, he could take a plane to come and get his beloved. We’ll see (us, and President Macron too).
Since launching in 2020, the series has wowed audiences and made headlines. There are those who loved it very much, those who criticized it, especially in France and particularly at the beginning, for having perpetuated an image of the City of Light with too many stereotypes.
Emily Cooper’s European adventures, between Paris and Rome, are not over yet. After the release of the fourth season in the summer of 2024, Netflix has officially given the green light to the fifth, confirming the news with a video portraying Lily Collins. “There’s no place in the world like Rome,” the actress says before sipping from an Emily in Paris coffee cup, which reveals a large “5” marked on the bottom.
The series left Emily, the American marketing officer who moved to Paris, as she opens a window onto the rooftops of Rome… the Grateau agency, and her boss Sylvie (Philippine Leroy – Beaulieu who had a flirtation with her Italian friend the advertising director Raoul Bova) asks her to stay in Italy to manage the Roman branch, and between the newborn love with Marcello and the fascination for the eternal city, the game is done.
In the meantime, she started a new love story with an Italian man named Marcello Muratori, played by the actor Eugenio Franceschini: the two were seen riding around on a Vespa in the classic locations loved by tourists.
Darren Star confirmed to Tudum that Emily’s “Roman holiday” will continue in season five. “It doesn’t mean it won’t be in Paris. It simply will be in Rome too.” As for Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), the French chef, the two ended season four with Gabriel officially ending their romance, although he ultimately regrets it, attempting to reach out to her, but she seems to have made up her mind.
There were many reactions on social media to Macron’s words. The Italians are very witty: one quote applies to all, “Let’s trade Emily for the Mona Lisa”.
