Emily in Paris Season 5 will return to Netflix on December 18, 2025, and if you ask me I am shocked that it will come back as soon as. It’s been less than a year since we saw the second half of season 4, with the next 10 episodes of season 5 turned around in lightning speed (yes, at least according to the streaming service’s track record). As Creator Darren Star told them, “This season is a tale of two cities: Rome and Paris. Straddling both, Emily takes love and life to the next level,” as kind of not answering questions we currently have.
When we left off, Emily (Lily Collins) was ready to leave the French capital for good and take a job as head of Agence Grateau Rome while at the same time falling in love with the shocked Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini). Logically, season 5 should be Emily in RomeBut “A big secret threatens one of her closest relationships,” pulls her back. Emily is ready to suffer heartache, work problems and career setbacks, so just another typical day in her life.
But for fans of cozy dramas on Netflix, there is a problem here that you may not have noticed. It’s nice that we get Emily in Paris Season 5 so fast (not to mention the fact that it all falls at once) but that means Virgin River Season 7 is certainly not released at the same time. Most likely we look at a 2026 release to the latter, and it is a much longer wait than we have had to line up for years.
Emily in Paris Season 5 takes December Release date away from Virgin River Season 7
Benvenuto! Emily in Paris Season 5 arrives 18 December! Here is your first look: pic.twitter.com/ha1awiczlsAugust 20, 2025
How do I know this? The answer is in Virgin River‘s track record. Netflix’s longest -running original series has been released in December for the past two years, which essentially makes the show synonymous with the winter season. With an early season 8 renewal that is now locked in, we also know that Season 7 has wrapped filming. Logistically, another December release would have been a shoo in, but Netflix would never release two of its best priesting dramas in the genre at the same time, why compete with yourself if you don’t need it?
I think Emily in Paris Season 5 probably goes first just because it was ready earlier. Much like Virgin River Season 8, Emily in Paris Season 5 was renewed before Season 4 had finished being released, with Italian promo shots for the message ready to go when we all found out. Given the role crew and the crew were already on site in Italy, I would not be surprised if part of the new season was filmed back-to-back with season 4 episodes to make best use of time and budget.
But it happened it’s a huge victory for Emily in Paris Fans. I am desperate to catch up with how she gets into her new life in Rome, and I really hope she stays with Marcello instead of ending up with Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) for the million. I have a terrible feeling that I don’t get what I want but a girl can dream.
