Emily in Paris is leaving France again. Netflix has confirmed that Season 6 of the series will film beginning in May, with Greece and Monaco added to the production’s location roster. The news, first reported by Variety, follows a Season 5 finale that left Emily Cooper firmly planted in Paris but with enough open storylines to justify exactly this kind of expansion.
Lily Collins plays Emily, the American marketing professional whose Paris life has been the show’s central setting since it launched in 2020. Season 5 ended with Emily reaffirming her commitment to her life there, turning down the prospect of a more permanent move elsewhere. That decision did not close the door on travel, and the Season 6 filming locations suggest the show is leaning into the character’s appetite for new places rather than pulling back from it.
How Season 5 set up the Greece and Monaco storylines
The groundwork for at least one of the new locations was laid directly in Season 5. Gabriel, Emily’s Italian boyfriend, invited her to join him during a break from a yacht job, with Greece as the destination. That invitation did not resolve neatly by the season’s end, which makes the addition of Greece to the Season 6 filming schedule a logical follow-through rather than a random detour.
Monaco’s inclusion is less explicitly telegraphed by the Season 5 plot, but it fits the show’s established pattern of placing Emily in aspirational European settings that double as backdrops for her personal and professional complications. Mindy, Emily’s best friend, had been considering locations including Mykonos and Ibiza for a bachelorette trip, which opens another path for the show to move characters through new geography without straining credibility.
Creator Darren Star on what location means for ‘Emily in Paris’
Series creator Darren Star has spoken publicly about how central travel is to the show’s identity. In an interview with Condé Nast Traveler, he described the premise as being fundamentally about an American woman whose world expands through movement, with Paris as the origin point of that expansion rather than its limit. The show has taken Emily to Rome and other locations in previous seasons, establishing a precedent for using new settings as a way to develop her character without abandoning the Paris base.
Star has also been clear that Paris is not going anywhere. His position is that the show will always return to its home city, but that periodic departures serve the narrative by giving Emily new contexts to navigate. That framework has held across the series so far, and Season 6 appears to be following the same logic. Greece and Monaco are extensions of the story, not replacements for it.
What fans can expect from Season 6
Netflix has confirmed that Season 6 will premiere later this year, with a prduction timeline that roughly mirrors Season 5. Specific plot details have not been released, but the location choices give a reasonable outline of the season’s general direction. Emily will leave Paris at least temporarily, Gabriel’s Greece invitation is likely to factor in, and the show’s signature mix of travel, fashion, and interpersonal drama will play out against backdrops that are new to the series.
For a show that has built a substantial following on the appeal of watching an American abroad fumble and charm her way through European life, the move to Greece and Monaco expands the canvas without disrupting the formula. The locations are different. The dynamic is familiar. That combination has sustained the series through five seasons, and there is no obvious reason Season 6 will work differently.
