Emily in Paris- Season 5 (review)

Published by Mason Oldridge, 7 January 2026

Emily is back for more romance and marketing, often overlapping as per usual, but has this comedy-drama run its course?

Half of this season takes place in Italy as Emily navigates her relationship with Marcello and her business working at Agence Grateau’s Rome office, with these episodes dubbed Emily in Rome. Meanwhile, Mindy and Alfie grow close but keep this a secret from Emily, Gabriel leaves the restaurant and chefs for a billionaire on his yacht around the world, while Sylvie reconnects with an old friend and begins a steamy affair with a younger man.

Relocating part of the series to Italy and the storyline with Marcello and the Muratori business provides a lifeline to the show, mixing things up while maintaining the same romance-business hybrid theme.

Unfortunately, many of the characters are seen to be promiscuous, degrading their decency and returning to the show’s earlier criticism of stereotyping the French and their culture.

This season introduces a new character in Princess Jane, an old friend of Sylvie’s who has married into an Italian royal family. She is annoying, entitled and pointless, so it is incomprehensible as to why she is set to play a bigger role in the next season! Even though she is portrayed by the famous Minnie Driver, this remains a poor decision on the writer’s part.

As always, Luc provides the majority of the comedy, though it is particularly hilarious when Sylvie’s lover is revealed to be her friend’s son!

The season finale takes place in Venice, providing beautiful scenery, and the water-based fashion show makes for an innovative touch. With Emily tipped to go run Muratori with Marcello in Solitano and Sylvie, Julien and Luc’s jobs in jeopardy due to Laurent’s debts, the season has us guessing until the very end where things are heading and what is going to happen. The final moment sees Gabriel learn he is going to be in Greece for a few weeks and invite Emily to join him, lining up another name change: Emily in Greece!

As the show prepares to branch out even further across Europe, it seems relocation held the key to breathing new life into this dying show, but please don’t keep Emily and Gabriel apart for much longer!

7/10