Season 2

Season 2 of Netflix's drama comedy series Emily in Paris will be released. It was announced that the show was renewed for a second season on November 11, 2020.^[1] It premiered on December 22, 2021.

Synopsis[]

Now more entrenched in her life in Paris, Emily’s getting better at navigating the city but still struggling with the idiosyncrasies of French life. After stumbling into a love triangle with her neighbor and her first real French friend, Emily is determined to focus on her work — which is getting more complicated by the day. In French class, she meets a fellow expat who both infuriates and intrigues her.^[2]

Cast[]

Episodes[]

#	Title	Writer(s)	Director(s)
1	Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi?	Darren Star	Andrew Fleming
1	Feeling très guilty over her encounter with Gabriel, Emily decides to move on with a romantic weekend away. Mindy's new job turns out to be a total drag.
2	Do You Know the Way to St. Tropez?	Grant Sloss	Andrew Fleming
2	Working on a weekend? Quelle horreur. Even in Saint-Tropez, Emily can't leave her job behind, but after a social media gaffe, she may not have a choice.
3	Bon Anniversaire!	Alison Brown	Andrew Fleming
3	While planning a dinner party for her birthday, Emily gets steamy with Camille’s friends and accepts Gabriel’s helping hand with the menu.
4	Jules and Em	Joe Murphy	Peter Lauer
4	When Emily's personal drama impacts her work at Savoir, it pushes her to focus harder on her French lessons. Mindy faces off with a mime at her new gig.
5	An Englishman in Paris	Sarah Choi	Katina Medina Mora
5	Emily tries to practice speaking en Français with a bored classmate while juggling Gabriel's restaurant debut, a Chopard soirée and a seething Camille.
6	Boiling Point	Alison Brown	Katina Medina Mora
6	Tempers flare on the opening night of Chez Lavaux. Emily feels Alfie has misjudged her style and joie de vivre. Sylvie catches the eye of a photographer.
7	The Cook, The Thief, Her Ghost and His Lover	Joe Murphy	Jennifer Arnold
7	Emily finally establishes a rapport with Alfie, but a borrowed jacket makes thing beaucoup awkward. Sylvie bristles over Savior's new American client.
8	Champagne Problems	Darren Star	Jennifer Arnold
8	After a suspiciously decadent dinner with Alfie, Emily heads to Camille's family chateau, where more than just the tops of Champére bottles pop off.
9	Scents and Sensibility	Sarah Choi	Andrew Fleming
9	Emily's boss from Chicago digs deeper into Savoir's accounts, putting Sylvie on edge. Mindy's bubbling romance suffers a blow when her secret comes out.
10	French Revolution	Grant Sloss	Andrew Fleming
10	Emily finds her loyalties torn when a fashion show at Versailles sets the stage for a showdown that could determine Savoir's future - and her own.

Trivia[]

Darren Star planned to further explore the relationship between Emily Cooper, Camille and Gabriel in Season 2.
- In an interview, he said, “What happens in the next chapter, I think, can be a real exploration of how does the relationship between these three characters evolve...That, to me, is such a fun thing to explore in Season 2, because these are not Americans. They’re French people. To me, a big part of the show is looking at everything through a different lens. Season 2 will open up some interesting and surprising relationship avenues.”^[6]
According to Darren Star, Emily will experience less culture shock. He said, "In season 2, she's going to be more of a part of the fabric of the world she's living in. She'll be more of a resident of the city...She'll have her feet on the ground a little more. She's making a life there."^[3]
Darren Star confirmed that there is a possibility of Emily, Gabriel, and Camille becoming a throuple in Season 2.^[7] The rumors were supported by Lucas Bravo (Gabriel) and Camille Razat (Camille).^[8]
Emily meets her new love interest, Alfie, in French class. Lily Collins teased, "they both are equally intrigued but aggravated by one another in a very playful cat-and-mouse-type way." The new relationship adds a lot of humor and emotional depth that Gabriel couldn't provide.^[9]
The St. Tropez scenes train station scenes were filmed at the Four Seasons Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat. The entire cast and crew stayed after filming and had an "adult camp in the most stunning of locations".^[9]
Emily's female relationships and friendships are pivotal this season. The character of Sylvie plays a larger role this season. Additionally, Luc takes Emily on tours of cinema's, cemeterys, and restaruants, while Camille takes Emily to a Moroccan spa. This allowed the show to explore different areas of Paris.^[9]
When discussing Emily's new fashion this season, Lily Collins stated, "Emily’s style changes a little bit this season. She stays who she is, but she starts to be inspired by the people around her and the culture that she’s a part of in the city that she’s in. She’s more inspired by her French colleagues, her friends in Paris, and also old French cinema. There are new silhouettes that I wore that feel slightly more European. There’s different types of shoes this season, there’s a lot of gloves, and there’s weirdly more purple and violet. A lot of pieces were made for the show, a lot of things were worn that were unknown designers that are giving young people a chance. Some more vintage, some were repurposed from season one because it just seems logical that Emily wouldn’t have all new pieces."^[9]
Diversity and inclusion was a major factor in the making of Season 2. Jeremy O. Harris plays a "flamboyant fashion designer" who arrives in the second episode and makes a reappearance in the finale. Additionally, Lucien Laviscount was cast as Alfie, an "English expat with a contempt for French culture", who becomes a love interest for Emily. Mindy is also pursuing a full-time singing career.^[10]
This season, the French characters spoke French to one another when Emily is not present. This allowed for more authenticity that Season 1 couldn't deliver due to initially airing on Paramount.^[10]
Ashley Park's cover of the song Dynamite earned a shoutout from the original performer, RM from the K-Pop band BTS.^[11]
The interiors of Savoir, Emily's apartment, and Gabriel's restaurant are all built sets.^[12]
- The iconic stairwell from Season 1 had to be rebuilt by production designer Anne Seibel, after the location repainted the stairs following the release of Season 1. She even added a few extra stairs.
- The real locations for the season took place on the Left Bank.
When doing an interview with Cosmopolitan, Ashley Park spoke about her character and how important it was for Mindy to have her own group of friends. She also spoke about the original song she sang in the Season 2 finale.^[13]
Lucien Laviscount had a six-and-a-half hour suit fitting on his first day out of quarantine. When putting on the suits, the swagger of Alfie's walk changed. Adding suspenders to the suits were also his idea.^[14]
During an interview with Tudum, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Sylvie Grateau) revealed that Darren Star told her about about Sylvie's secret husband at the end of Season 1, but didn't disclose the full extends of the relationship. Additionally, they both agreed that Luc has to know about Sylvie's past since they've worked together for so long.^[15]
- She had a feeling that Sylvie was hiding something this season, and gradually figured it out with the more scripts she read.^[15]
- She was also worried about the relationship between Sylvie and Erik DeGroot, as she didn't want herself or Sylvie to seem like a cougar or make fools of themselves. Philippine was very happy that Darren cast someone who didn't look too young.^[15]
Tudum released a complete location guide for Season 2, highlighting both the real-life filming locations of Emily in Paris. It can be accessed here. A detailed look at Emily's St. Tropez visit is also available here.

Exclusive with Costume Designers[]

Interview and all subsequent information is courtesy of Netflix Media Center.

From that one-of-a-kind sculptured flower dress to the unforgettable bucket hat, the fashions of Emily in Paris’ first season left a distinct impression on viewers. So, suffice it to say, the pressure was high when cameras started rolling on Season 2. Thankfully, both costume designer Marylin Fitoussi and Emmy-winning consulting costume designer Patricia Field are back on board to style Emily & Co. Ahead of the comedy’s highly anticipated return on Dec. 22, we spoke with Fitoussi and Field about how the costumes differ this season, working with star and executive producer Lily Collins and their approach to costuming this season’s key pieces.

Coming off the success of Season 1, how have you worked to differentiate the costuming in Season 2?

Marylin Fitoussi: Part of the first season’s success was the freedom the costume design gave people to mix things up however they liked. It showed them that they could combine polka dots and stripes, throw colors together, and not limit themselves. My motto, for this season and the last, has always been: “Too much good taste is boring.” My trademark is eclecticism and mixing everything together. So if people thought Season 1 was a little much, a little flashy, then Season 2 will be more so. And I’m proud of it. Emily has a strong personality, and we’ll keep her costumes just as strong this season.

Patricia Field: It was very important that we try not to repeat what we did in the first season. I wanted to show our audience some new ideas. Last season we used a lot of black and white, so I didn't want to do that anymore. We didn’t want to do the bucket hat again, obviously, because we don’t want to bore our audience. We don't want them to think, "Oh, I saw that already.” We want to provide something new and exciting and interesting. Fashion is liquid and fashion, the most important thing, as far as I'm concerned about fashion, is, as other forms of art, it reflects the time. Whatever time we're in, you will see it in the fashion. But we try to avoid fashion trends in the show. I say over and over again that trends die young; trends get very tired very quickly.

Can you talk about continuing to work with Lily Collins this season?

Fitoussi: It’s wonderful, she’s completely absorbed all of Emily’s mannerisms, her vocabulary, everything that goes into Emily’s very special look. Since Lily is a total professional, she never says no. It’s true there are outfits that pull her up short; when she sees some combinations she says, “Really?” with a little smile. If it’s just the least bit disturbing, I know it’s good. If she’s not shocked, I say, “It must still be too simple.” We try a lot of things, I put together catalogs of outfits to show her and from that she decides which she wants to try, what speaks to her. She is very open. Luckily, none of our actors set limits. They trust me and they trust Patricia, and it’s wonderful to work that way, because we can take it a little further every time. We can set the bar higher.

How do you approach sourcing the key costuming pieces?

Fitoussi: For the past seven years, I’ve been pushing upcycling and recycling. We only buy new if something is needed the next day and can’t be delivered in time. I love vintage shops, I’m friends with most of the Paris vintage store owners. They phone me when they have unique or very special pieces; anything that the ordinary mortal would shy away from. For Season 2, I decided my challenge would be to combine a couture piece, Dior or Balmain, with a young designer, with a vintage piece, with something you would find at a store like H&M or Zara. Everyone must be able to buy something they love, according to their resources. Buy designer if you can, buy H&M. I do most of my shopping between 3:30 and 5:30 a.m., that’s when my mind is at its best.

Color seems to be a very important part of the costuming, especially for Emily’s character. Can you talk a bit about the importance color carries this season?

Field: I recently coined an expression for myself that describes what reaction I like to see with costuming, and it’s “happy clothes.” I love color. It enables me to mix and match different combinations that catch peoples’ attention. Emily is the perfect gal for color because when we first started, I was told she's from the Midwest, so she dresses in a Midwestern style. We found, I believe, the right recipe for her last season, and color has been a huge part of that. People like color and need color these days. When we aired episode one, I heard over and over again that it was so much fun to watch Emily in Paris during the pandemic, and that it helped lift peoples’ spirits. That has made me happy, and so I hope the clothes this season continue to make our audience happy.