‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3: Everything to Know

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Everything to Know About ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3 So Far

A return to the City of Love? Season 2 of Emily in Paris saw Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) continuing to adjust to her new life abroad — and fans gladly joined her on the bumpy journey.

From her personal life to her professional one, Emily quickly found herself overwhelmed by the options Paris provided. The Netflix hit’s second chapter presented its own set of challenges that left the marketing executive more confused about her future than ever. After finally finding a place for herself overseas, Emily eventually finds herself torn about staying in Paris or going back to Chicago.

Viewers were left hanging by the end of the final episode — and even Collins doesn’t know for sure what her character does next.

“I’m dying to know what that decision is, ‘cause I don’t know. I’m as confused as Emily was,” the actress told Elle before season 2 dropped in December 2021, noting that she couldn’t get a good read on Emily’s next steps. “I think there’s pros and cons to each. I think Emily is blown away that [her boss] Sylvie would want her to come with her. And then at the same time, she now has found this relationship with Alfie and maybe she’d love to go to London. It’s only a Eurostar train ride away. So I don’t know.”

The U.K. native may not have any idea what is coming her character’s way, but she remained hopeful about whatever happens next, adding, “I think that there would be fun in both of those elements at the same time. Is there a world where there could be both? You don’t know. I think in the world of Emily, anything is possible.”

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Emily’s complicated love life also plays a role in her difficult decision. At the end of season 2, she walks away not being able to see a future with either Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) or Alfie (Lucien Laviscount).

“This decision is coming out of a place of, ‘OK, I have to now leave that behind. And what is my future gonna look like? My future cannot include this anymore because I’ve literally just been shown that something else is happening and I can’t fight it anymore and I need to let it go,'” Collins told Elle. “And she cries on the bridge and she gets to this point where she’s gonna make an empowered decision.”

The show’s creator, Darren Star, explained that Emily’s future remains uncertain, telling TV Line in December 2021, “She has reasons to pick a number of doors at the end of season 2, and our challenge is deciding which of those doors she’s going to choose and why. That’s what season 3 is going to be about.”

He added: “When you live in a foreign country, one of the questions is, where’s your heart? Is it the place you came from, or the place you are at the moment? Emily is going to be struggling with that as well.”

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Has the Show Been Renewed?

Emily in Paris was renewed for seasons 3 and 4, Netflix announced in January 2022.

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When Does ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3 Premiere?

The third season drops on Netflix on December 21, 2022.

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What Decision Will Emily Make?

“I have a very strong idea [of what Emily chooses], and I think the thing is, there’s no right choice,” Star explained to Elle in December 2021. “There’s no choice that’s gonna make everything better and please everybody. And I think Emily also is a bit of a people pleaser, and she’s gonna make a decision that’s gonna make some people unhappy. And she’s gonna have to deal with that also next season.”

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Will Alfie Return?

Viewers fell in love with Laviscount when he made his debut in the role of Alfie. Although Emily’s relationship with him is up in the air after the season 2 finale, the Scream Queens alum thinks there could be a possible reconciliation in the future. 

“Who knows about Season 3?” Laviscount told Harper’s Bazaar. “I had the best year of my life working on the show and working with these people. So if I’m back, I’m back, but as long as I serve the story line and serve Emily’s story and do a good job, that’s what matters.”

Star also teased that he doesn’t consider Alfie out of the running when it comes to Emily’s major love triangle.

“I love Alfie, personally. I wouldn’t write Alfie off, and I don’t think Emily should, either,” he told TV Line, referring to the distance that would potentially exist between the love interests. “London’s not far from Paris.”

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Will Mindy’s Love Life Take Center Stage?

Following her dramatic kiss with Benoît (Kevin Dias), Ashley Park is hoping to see Mindy open herself up to even more romantic possibilities. “I think having that romantic relationship and the friendship with Benoît and Étienne — Kevin and Jin [Xuan Mao] were so marvelous in that — is that we just got to see different vulnerabilities, a different spectrum of emotion and insecurity from Mindy,” the Broadway star told Us Weekly exclusively in March 2022.

However, it’s clear that Emily will always hold the No.. 1 spot in Mindy’s heart: “I agree with what I think Mindy’s perspective is. I think she just wants to be happy. … She’s not team anybody except for Team Emily and she’s just about her being happy.”

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How Will the Fashion Grow From Here?

Costume designer Marylin Fitoussi has big plans for season 3, including a walk down memory lane.  

“My dream for season 3 would be to recycle costumes [from] season 1,” Fitoussi told Elle in December 2021. “I don’t know if we can do that, but I’m dreaming to bring some of Lily’s most iconic outfits to the recycling workshop and see what they can do and recut and make.”

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Will Lucien Laviscount Be Back?

Deadline reported in April 2022 that Emily’s love interest Alfie will not only be back for season 3, but Laviscount is now a series regular.

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When and Where Will Filming Begin?

At the New York Academy of Arts Tribeca Ball in April 2022, William Abadie exclusively told Us that the Netflix hit is slated to start shooting this summer.

“We’re in pre-production,” he explained, “and I think we’re supposed to head to Paris early in June, so I’m foreseeing a little bit of that soon to come.”

The Sex and the City alum added that with Laviscount’s Alfie joining the cast as a series regular, Emily may be taking a trip across the pond in season three. 

“I’m also foreseeing, with the arrival of Alfie, and, you know, [London], I think we maybe spend a little time over there,” he told Us, “but nothing has been [made] official, so don’t take my word for it, but I think it might happen that we end up in London for a minute.” 

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When Did ‘Emily In Paris’ Season 3 Start Filming?

“Reunited in Paris!” Collins gushed via Instagram in June 2022, confirming production on the new episodes had begun. “Let season 3 filming begin!”

In an upload of her own, Park teased, “Those Americans roaming Paris again yayyyyy! @lilyjcollins 🤍 #emilyinparis.”

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What’s the Fashion Like?

In September, Netflix released photos from the upcoming season and the characters’ various, show-stopping looks. 

In the sneak peek above, Emily rocks a bright yellow, double-breasted coat with a light pink, eyelet turtleneck and yellow gingham plaid Mary Jane platform heels. She completed the look with floral Paul & Joe socks, a colorful bandana and a Gucci bag. Mindy (Ashley Park), for her part, opted for a metallic gold suit and silver platform heels.

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Is There an ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3 Trailer?

Netflix unveiled the first footage of season 3 during its September 2022 TUDUM presentation. In the clip, Collins’ Emily is grappling with her love triangle between Gabriel and Alfie before unveiling a new ‘do.

“They’re just bangs,” she laments in the clip. “OK, sometimes people cut bangs when everything’s fine!”

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What Can Fans Expect From ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3?

Collins teased a dreamy and dramatic third season of the hit Netflix series to ET Online.

“More love triangles, more drama, more laughs, more fashion, more locations, more France!” the actress revealed. With the show’s renewal for a fourth season, the Mirror Mirror star also hinted that there is room for “a lot of cliffhangers.”

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Who Is Emily Working for in Season 3?

It doesn’t seem like Emily chose a company. In a new trailer released in late November 2022, the American expat seems to be juggling two jobs for competing companies — and neither employer knows what she is doing. She’s also torn between her love interests, and even her work/life balance is hard to handle.

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Will Fans Love ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3?

Fans should be excited because it’s the best season yet,” Walsh told E! News in December 2022. “It’s more fabulous, more gorgeous locations. It really felt like Paris, and France in general, really just opened their doors to us. They were like, ‘What do you need? We’ll give it.'”

The Grey’s Anatomy alum added that the first three episodes are especially “bananas” and will include a “great triangle” between Sylvie, Emily and Walsh’s character Madeline that will keep viewers on their toes. 

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How Will ‘Emily In Paris’ Season 3 End?

While Collins shared during a December 2022 interview with Entertainment Weekly that her character will “make a decision” between Alfie and Gabriel in the beginning of the season, she revealed that things will “blow up” again by the finale.

“The finale really is the ultimate cliffhanger yet again, because there’s about five different things that happened in the span of however many minutes that all of a sudden makes you wish there was a season 4 right away,” she explained. “So the second that she makes decisions, things start happening again. But it definitely will leave you guessing.”