“Can’t always be success”: Emily in Paris creator talks about including the ‘Rome chapter’ and Sylvie’s failure in Season 5

Emily in Paris dazzled with a glitzy and glamourous Season 5, though perfection proves elusive – something Sylvie (played by Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) learns the hard way in Rome. In the latest season of the Netflix drama series, Sylvie’s company Agence Grateau is on the verge of a downfall. She is forced to make the decision to close the Rome office and let her team return to Paris.

Darren Star, creator of Emily in Paris shared that in the new season, he wanted the characters to navigate through unforeseen circumstances. As per Variety, Star said,

“I actually wanted failure to be part of the story… It can’t always be success, success, success. I wanted this Rome chapter, but I also wanted Sylvie to fail because it’s not easy trying to manage a business in two different countries.”

What happened to Sylvie’s business in Emily in Paris Season 5?

At the end of Emily in Paris Season 4, Marcello’s family will ask Emily (played by Lily Collins) to take over their account and stay in Rome for the same. Sylvie is more than happy to have Marcello’s (played by Eugenio Franceschini) family business as the company's new Italian client. Emily relocates to Italy to head Agence Grateau’s new Rome Office.

Emily's personal and professional relationship with Marcello is flourishing but things don’t go as planned and the Italian chapter slowly starts crumbling. Sylvie realizes that she can no longer continue with the new branch and decides to close it. The team returns to Paris finally, where Sylvie is caught off guard by the revelation that Emily has turned down a full-time potential collaboration with Muratori.

Darren Star shared about how Sylvie character evolved this season. Star said,

“…This season, I love exploring Sylvie’s insecurities because she’s an intense character, we don’t always get to see behind the curtain of what makes her tick. We’ve only seen her put together, but we don’t see the insecurities and some of the neuroses that are behind the scenes.”

But Sylvie’s troubles are far from over in Emily in Paris Season 5. She learns that her husband Laurent’s (played by Arnaud Binard) financial missteps have left Agence Grateau in dire straits. Laurent is unable to pay off his debt, so Sylvie has no choice but to step in. And to Emily’s surprise, Princess Jane (played by Minnie Driver) enters the picture and saves the day for Agence Grateau by becoming an equity partner, which will in turn help Sylvie from the financial turmoil.

While the new season takes place in both Rome and Paris, Star shared that the Italian city was meant to be a failure for Sylvie’s character to grow. Star said,

“…She bit off a little more than she could chew. But also, I think this season, the storyline starts in Rome and does continue in Paris and then ends in Venice. It wasn’t like the storyline in Rome ended and then in Paris, we’re just off to something completely different. There’s still a connection between what happens in Rome and what happens in Paris.”

Watch Emily in Paris Season 5 on Netflix.

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