'Emily in Paris' Season 4, Part 2 release date, new characters and the feeling of 'Part 1 on steroids'

Creator Darren Star will give us the Christmas episode he "always wanted to do" in the Netflix show

Lily Collins as Emily in Emily in Paris (Stephanie Branchu/Netflix)
Lily Collins as Emily in Emily in Paris (Stephanie Branchu/Netflix)

Netflix hit Emily in Paris Season 4 is off to an alluring start, with a seemingly complicated "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"moment for Mindy (Ashley Park), Benoît (Kevin Dias) and Nicolas (Paul Forman), and "I love you" shared between Emily (Lily Collins) and Gabriel (Lucas Bravo). We also find out Camille (Camille Razat) actually isn't pregnant, but she hasn't told Gabriel yet.

Let's not forget Sylvie (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) reaching out to her mother for help with Laurent's (Arnaud Binard) club, after publicly calling out JVMH CEO and the club's investor, Louis (Pierre Deny), for his sexual harassment and abuse of power. And Gabriel's quest to get a Michelin star is in jeopardy.

As we wait for Part 2 of the season coming in September, creator Darren Star teased what we can expect next.

"Part 2, I always sort of describe it as Part 1 on steroids, especially in terms of locations, because we are in so many beautiful places," Star shared with Yahoo Canada. "We are in Chantilly, in the Polo Field for it, we're in Rome, and the story takes us there in an unexpected way. But ultimately, it's about Emily's journey, wherever we are."

Star added that Season 4, Part 2 also includes a Christmas episode that he's "always wanted to do."

Lily Collins as Emily in Emily in Paris (Stephanie Branchu/Netflix)
Lily Collins as Emily in Emily in Paris (Stephanie Branchu/Netflix)

Emily in Paris Season 4, Part 2 will be released on Netflix Sept. 12 with five new episodes.

While much of Emily in Paris has focused on the title character's life in the French capital, we'll now be heading to new locations, both around and outside of France. This season was also filmed in the French Alps, Chantilly and Rome.

While fans of the series have been debating whether Emily should be with Gabriel or Alfie (Lucien Laviscount), a new man could possibly come into the mix.

Italian actor Eugenio Franceschini is joining the cast for Season 4, Part 2 as Marcello Muratori from Rome, who's described as, "direct," "confident," and someone who "values simplicity."

  • Thalia Besson as Genevieve: Laurent’s daughter from a past relationship who moved from New York City to Paris

  • Rupert Everett as Giorgio Barbieri: The owner of a global interior design firm based in Rome who has been friends with Sylvie for decades

  • Anna Galiena as Antonia Muratori: Marcello’s mother and head of the family business

  • Raoul Bova as Giancarlo: A Roman commercial director who was previously Sylvie’s film professor