Emily in Paris Season 3 First Look: Lily Collins is at a crossroads

SacrebleuEmily in Paris is back!

The Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Netflix series, created by Sex and the City and Younger mega-producer Darren Star, has previewed its third season. Lily Collins reprises her role as a social media marketer torn between two men and two continents.

Faced with two very different paths, Emily must decide where exactly her loyalties lie — at work and in her romantic life, according to Netflix’s official synopsis. Season 3 doesn’t have a release date yet, but it’s slated for release in early 2023.

Season 2 ended with Emily (Collins) confessing her love for Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), only to see him get back together with his ex (and Emily’s girlfriend) Camille, played by Camille Razat. Emily considers leaving France altogether to return to her job in Chicago rather than following savoir-chef Sylvie (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) to her new company while weighing what that means for her other love Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) and her career would mean.

With Emily’s future in France at stake, what will she decide? With Laviscount becoming a series regular, at least we know Alfie is in it for the long haul. Ashley Park, Samuel Arnold and Bruno Gouery also star.

Emily in Paris premiered in October 2020 and topped the Netflix charts. Season 4 was already greenlit earlier this year. Creator Star previously told Entertainment Tonight that the series has yet to explore “how Emily relates to people she left behind and how living abroad for an extended period of time changes her relationship with her home.”

Will season 3 bring Emily back home to the States?

IndieWire’s review of Season 2 of the series praised the lush cinematography by Steven Fierberg, “who photographs Paris so beautifully it will satiate your inner wanderlust,” as well as the expertly on-trend costume designs by Marilyn Fitoussi.

“If you meet ‘Emily in Paris’ where it is – as pure escapism – it’s a tolerable viewing experience,” the review concluded. “But don’t look for something deeper.”

As Emily’s love triangle (square?) deepens in Season 2, our compassion for Emily dwindles, almost as if Star is baiting us into admitting that Emily is in too deep… and definitely wrong. Perhaps a change of scenery for Season 3 could be just what Emily and viewers are really craving.

Check out the Emily in Paris season 3 first look photos below.

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