{"id":597974,"date":"2026-05-22T12:26:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/597974\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T12:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:26:28","slug":"netflix-announces-one-of-its-biggest-shows-emily-in-paris-is-ending-after-six-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/597974\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix announces one of its biggest shows Emily in Paris is ending after six seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p>Netflix will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/emily-in-paris-season-6-greece-monaco-b2955726.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saying au revoir to Emily in Paris<\/a> \u2014 one of the streamer\u2019s most popular shows \u2014 with its sixth season, the series\u2019 creator has announced.<\/p>\n<p>The show, which stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/lily-collins-emily-in-paris-camille-exit-season-5-b2738464.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Collins as the somewhat insufferable American marketing executive<\/a> Emily Cooper who goes to work in Paris, will end in Greece and Monaco, where it is hoped that Emily\u2019s existential search for true love will come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/emily-in-paris-netflix-season-5-b2887719.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">series creator Darren Star<\/a> said in a statement to Variety that making the show has been a \u201ctrip of a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we embark on the final season, I am so grateful to Netflix, Paramount, and, most importantly, the fans who have taken this incredible journey with us. We can\u2019t wait to share this last chapter with you,\u201d he said. \u201cThank you for letting us be a part of your lives, inspiring your dreams of travel and your love of Paris. We will always have Emily in Paris!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Collins posted a video to Instagram Thursday, promising fans a thorough farewell in the final chapter of Emily\u2019s European adventures.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EIP_Unit_01189R.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Emily (Lily Collins) with her Italian beau Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini) in the fifth season\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>Emily (Lily Collins) with her Italian beau Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini) in the fifth season (Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur entire cast and crew are pouring our hearts into making this a fantastic farewell season, which we\u2019re now filming,\u201d she said. \u201cI can\u2019t wait for all of the magic ahead, and to celebrate our final season with you in the most chic way yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the series began in Paris when it launched in 2020, it has become more of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/emily-in-paris-lily-collins-france-rome-feud-b2885956.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pan-European endeavor<\/a> in recent seasons, with Emily living between Paris and Rome \u2014 and falling in love with various men from those cities.<\/p>\n<p>The latest season wrapped with Emily deciding whether to stay in Rome with her Italian beau Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini) or return to life in Paris. <\/p>\n<p>The finale then showed Emily&#8217;s on-again, off-again romantic interest, a Frenchman named Gabriel (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/lucas-bravo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lucas Bravo<\/a>), sending her a postcard inviting her on a Greek getaway. He revealed at the end of the series that he had left his Paris restaurant and taken a new chef job on a yacht.<\/p>\n<p>It has already been confirmed that key cast members Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Lucien Laviscount, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery and Andrew Fleming will join Collins for the sixth (and now final) season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EIP_410_Unit_01563R.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Since 2020, \u2018Emily in Paris\u2019 has chronicled the adventures of an American marketing executive trying to find love, and career success, in Europe\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>Since 2020, \u2018Emily in Paris\u2019 has chronicled the adventures of an American marketing executive trying to find love, and career success, in Europe (Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>Emily in Paris has continued to be a huge hit for Netflix, despite mixed reviews. The latest season amassed 26.8 million views globally in just 11 days. It also hit the top 10 list in 91 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Upon its launch in 2020, season one was watched by 58 million households in its first 28 days, according to Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>While the show was initially praised for being a binge-worthy feel-good watch, the series has received middling reviews for its most recent seasons, with plenty of critics and viewers citing the repetitive plotlines and frustration with Emily\u2019s meandering life decisions.<\/p>\n<p>In The Independent\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/reviews\/emily-in-paris-season-5-review-netflix-b2887508.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two-star review of the latest season<\/a>, Katie Rosseinsky pointed out that the show relies on stereotypical tropes to portray Emily\u2019s European love interests.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2275885131...jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Netflix has announced the final season for one of its most popular series\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>Netflix has announced the final season for one of its most popular series (Getty)<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Emily\u2019s] skill for attracting men who seem to embody the national stereotype of any country she visits remains unmatched,\u201d she wrote. \u201cMarcello is a tall, dark and handsome mamma\u2019s boy who works for the family cashmere brand, and whose idea of a grand day out is a truffle hunt in the forest (he and his family are drawn, of course, with all the nuance of the Dolmio puppets).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cI look forward to the inevitable future series where Emily romances, say, a bullfighter from Spain, or a Volvo-driving Ikea employee from Sweden named Karl Karlsson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emily in Paris\u2019s ending marks the second Netflix series in the past week to announce its final season. Previously, it was revealed that the upcoming fifth season of The Lincoln Lawyer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/netflix-lincoln-lawyer-final-season-5-b2978796.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the beloved legal drama starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo<\/a>, would be the show\u2019s last.<\/p>\n<p>The final season of Emily in Paris is expected to air late 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":597975,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-597974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}