The final chapter of Emily in Paris is taking shape, and the first official images suggest the show intends to go out the way it came in: stylish, romantic, and unapologetically glossy. The sixth and last season is currently filming in France and will arrive on Netflix on December 24, 2026—Christmas Eve, a deliberate choice that turns the series finale into a holiday event. For millions of viewers who’ve followed Emily Cooper’s adventures since 2020, it’ll be a bittersweet goodbye.
Emily in Paris Season 6: First Images Promise a Sun-Drenched Farewell?
The first photos show Lily Collins in familiar form, but something has shifted. The new images include shots of Emily looking genuinely relaxed—smiling at the sea, enjoying a moment of peace that the character has rarely been allowed. There’s also a photo of her meeting with Gabriel, played by Lucas Bravo, in what looks like a Greek setting. The Mediterranean light, the casual clothes, the sense of a story winding toward resolution—all of it suggests a season designed to give the audience closure.
Darren Star, the creator and showrunner, framed the final season as both a culmination and an expansion. “I wanted the last season of Emily in Paris to be the greatest ever,” he said. “In this season we visited different locations, and Greece was one of the destinations we really wanted to show spectacularly. That is the beauty of Europe: little is needed for finding yourself in another extraordinary place, another culture, another adventure. I wanted the public to be able to travel together with Emily.”
What the Final Season Is About
The official synopsis promises “new ambitions and new loves,” with Emily facing decisions that will test her loyalty and force her to reconsider where her future lies. The show has spent five seasons building toward this question: what does Emily actually want? She came to Paris for a job, stayed for the life she built, and kept getting pulled between career, romance, and the seductive pull of the city itself. The final season will have to answer that question definitively.
The story picks up after Emily’s relationship with Marcello ended. She’s back in Paris, but Gabriel has reached out. He’s been informed by Sylvie about what happened, and he’s extended an invitation—a postcard from Greece, where he’s now working as a chef aboard a yacht. It’s the kind of grand romantic gesture the show has always loved, and it sets up the season’s central tension: will Emily and Gabriel finally find their way back to each other?
That question has been hanging over the show since the beginning. Emily and Gabriel’s relationship has been the show’s slowest burn, constantly interrupted by circumstances, other partners, and Emily’s own ambivalence. The final season seems poised to resolve it one way or another. The first images of them together in Greece—talking, smiling, looking like two people who might actually make it work—suggest the show is leaning toward resolution rather than ambiguity.
The Setting
Paris was always the show’s main character, as much as Emily herself. But Season 5 took Emily to Italy, expanding the show’s geographic scope and giving the production a new visual palette. Season 6 continues that expansion, moving into new Mediterranean destinations. Greece and Monaco are among the confirmed settings, and the first images make clear that the show is using them to full effect.
The choice of Greece is thematically resonant. It’s where Gabriel is now, which makes it the place where the show’s central romance might finally resolve. It’s also a place of mythology, of ancient stories about love and fate—fitting territory for a show that’s always been more interested in romantic fantasy than realism.
Monaco adds a different flavor: wealth, glamour, the kind of setting that allows the show to indulge its love of luxury. The combination suggests a final season that’s determined to go out on a high note, visually and emotionally.
The Cast
Lily Collins returns as Emily, and she’s also listed as a producer on the final season—a reflection of how central she’s been to the show’s identity. Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu returns as Sylvie, the character who’s often been the show’s most interesting creation: a woman who’s built her career on knowing exactly what she wants and refusing to apologize for it. Ashley Park returns as Mindy, Emily’s best friend and occasional voice of reason. Lucas Bravo returns as Gabriel, the chef who’s been the object of Emily’s longest-running romantic tension.
The supporting cast includes Samuel Arnold as Julien, Bruno Gouery as Luc, William Abadie as Antoine Lambert, Lucien Laviscount as Alfie, Minnie Driver as Princess Jane, and Paul Forman as Nico. It’s a full reunion, designed to give every major character a sendoff.
What Made the Show Work
Emily in Paris has always been easy to mock. It’s frothy, indulgent, and often disconnected from the realities of life in a foreign city. But it’s also been remarkably consistent at what it does: providing escape, delivering wish-fulfillment fantasy, and wrapping everything in the kind of visual beauty that makes you want to book a flight. The show understands its audience, and it’s never pretended to be more than it is.
The final season will presumably continue in that register while also bringing the story to a close. The show has accumulated enough narrative threads—Emily’s career, her friendships, her romantic entanglements—that the finale will have to tie them together in a way that feels satisfying. The first images suggest a season that’s leaning into warmth and resolution rather than conflict. Emily at the sea. Emily with Gabriel. Emily finally looking like she’s where she’s supposed to be.
December 24, 2026. Christmas Eve. The final episodes arrive. Whether Emily chooses Paris, chooses Gabriel, chooses her career, or finds some way to have it all—the show has spent six years building toward this moment. The city is waiting. The chef is waiting. And Emily Cooper, the most famously well-dressed American in Paris, is about to make her last big decision. The croissants are ready. The berets are packed. The ending is almost here.