Emily in Paris season 4 part 1: Release date, cast, plot, and everything we know so far

The wait for more of Emily Cooper's adventure and drama will end this summer, with Emily in Paris season 4 part 1 scheduled to hit Netflix shelves on August 15, 2024. With production wrapped up on May 16, Lily Collins will return as the stylish expat in the French capital for the first part of the fourth chapter, which will have five episodes.

There will be plenty to unpack in the upcoming season following the "ultimate cliffhanger" ending in Season 3, with Emily at the center of Camille (played by Camille Razat) and Gabriel's (played by Lucas Bravo) failed wedding and her boyfriend, Alfie (played by Lucien Laviscount), walking out on her after it was revealed that Emily and Gabriel love each other. But before Emily and Gabriel find their way back to each other, another bombshell comes out—Camille is pregnant.

Emily in Paris season 4 part 1 will feature familiar faces, including Razat, Bravo and Laviscount, with Collins as the star, along with new characters and guest stars like Eugenio Franceschini and Thalia Besson.

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When is Emily in Paris season 4 part 1 going to be released?

Netflix dropped the release date for Emily in Paris season 4 part 1 with an announcement video, starring Emily Cooper herself, which will be on August 15.

The show's filming in the French capital started on January 19, 2024 and wrapped up on May 16, with the production working in overdrive, as shoots and productions aren't allowed to film in Paris from June to September because of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Cast members in the upcoming season

Most of the cast from season 3 will be returning for Emily in Paris season 4 part 1, per Netflix Tudum, especially with both chapters filmed back-to-back in Paris.

That includes Lily Collins, who will be reprising her role as the "American in Paris" Emily Cooper as well as the two other characters in the love triangle, Camille Razat as Camille, and Lucas Bravo as Gabriel.

Despite Alfie and Emily calling it quits at the end of season 3, Lucien Laviscount, who plays Alfie in the series, is confirmed to return. Ashley Park, Samuel Arnold, William Abadie and Bruni Gouery will also be rejoining the cast.

Besides familiar faces from previous seasons, new characters will add to the adventure and drama in Emily's life in the upcoming season. Guest stars will include:

• Eugenio Franceschini as Marcello
• Thalia Besson as Genevieve
• Anna Galiena as Antonia Muratori
• Rupert Everett as Giorgio Barbieri
• Raoul Bova as Giancarlo

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Emily in Paris season 4 part 1 plot explored

Netflix has shared the fourth season's synopsis, which sees Emily Cooper reeling after Camille and Gabriel's "misbegotten wedding" in the season 3 finale and confused between her own love triangle with Gabriel, who's expecting a baby with his ex, and Alfie, who just realized that he had never been Emily's first choice.

Lily Collins as Emily (Image via Netflix)

The trailer for Emily in Paris season 4 is also out now, with scenes showing things getting more complicated for Emily Cooper after the events in the season 3 finale.

For one, she will find it hard to navigate her relationships in season 4, with both romantic scenes between her and Alfie and Gabriel featured in the trailer.

At the same time, she's starting to explore her single life. She said in the preview:

"I guess I have just been so focused with Gabriel and Alfie that I forgot what it feels like to be single."

The trailer also shows Emily's personal life bleeding into her professional life at Agence Grateau, with her boss Sylvie (played by Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) reprimanding her for dragging her business in Emily's antics.

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What to expect from Emily in Paris season 4 part 1?

In the special announcement video with the cast, they share what fans and viewers can expect in Emily in Paris season 4 part 1. They described the upcoming season as "messy," "chaotic," "fashionable," heartbreaking" and "revenge."

With these descriptors, season 4 promises to be as eventful as the previous chapter.

It's expected to cover more of Emily's love triangle, whether she will end up with Gabriel or Alfie, and how Gabriel's baby with Camille will affect their relationship. Tension in the workplace is another subject season 4 could explore.

Lily Collins also teased about another thing fans could expect in season 4, which is Emily venturing to Italy. She said in a special video shared during the Tudum: A Global Fan Event in Brazil:

"While Emily's heart will always remain true to Paris, her life takes some unexpected twists this season. Don't be surprised to find her on a Roman holiday."

Emily and her friends went to the French Riviera in the second season. In Emily in Paris season 4 part 1, fans could see her on a holiday in Rome.

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Catch all episodes of the previous season of Emily in Paris now streaming on Netflix.