‘Emily In Paris’ Star Lily Collins On Season 4 And A Message For Fans
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Lily Collins attends the Premiere of Netflix’s “Emily in Paris” Season 4 Part 1 at The Egyptian … [+]
Four years ago, our world was first introduced to Emily Cooper, a bright-eyed, creative and hardworking marketing professional in Chicago, Illinois, who gets assigned to work in Paris, France and bring over her western ideas to shake up the European ways of business. Along the way, Emily makes new friends, proves her value to her initially skeptical French colleagues and finds plenty of romance.
Starring Lily Collins and created by Darren Star for Netflix, Season 4 Part 1 is now streaming (Part 2 arrives on September 12), with Emily continuing to navigate through her career aspirations, her strengthening friendships and having to make the hard choices around love in Paris.
Being a show that is now a few seasons in, where audiences have had time to really get to know Emily and witness her many highs-and-lows, I wondered what Collins has enjoyed most about the evolution she has seen from her character up until now.
Lily Collins as Emily Cooper in Season 4 of “Emily in Paris”
Collins said, “I think it was really important for me, for Emily to be someone who is unapologetically herself and loves to work, but also is okay to admit when she’s done something that didn’t work. I think that takes real strength, grace and humility. When somebody wins and when somebody loses something, I think it’s important to share those wins and losses with grace and dignity, and that is something that I love about Emily so much. This year, I think she expresses more vulnerability because she feels safer with those that she has met and safer in her space in Paris.”
Emily in Paris fans have come to expect endless amounts of fun & daring fashion on the series, playful comedy and a heavy dose of relationship drama. So, what is Collins most excited for Netflix viewers to experience this season?
Lily Collins and Ashley Park in Season 4 of “Emily in Paris”
“I think it’s more dynamic,” Collins said. “I think there’s a lot of dynamism in the way that the show is filmed. I think also with Emily’s relationships with everyone, it goes way deeper because they’ve been together for so long. There’s more at stake and I really feel, as a viewer, you’re going to get to understand the other characters far better, which I really appreciate as a producer [on this series], as well. I love the other cast and I really want to celebrate their storylines outside of Emily, just as much as we celebrate Emily. So, I’m excited to see how all of them intertwine and how they live on their own.”
(Left to right) Lucas Bravo, Lucien Laviscount, Paul Forman, Ashley Park, Bruno Gouery, Lily … [+]
Now after embodying Emily on-screen up until Season 4 and seeing her Parisian story unfold so far, I was curious what Collins would say to her beloved character, if only she could.
Lily Collins as Emily Cooper in Season 4 of “Emily in Paris”
Collins said, “Keep taking the risks, because at the end of the day, they’re going to pay off. You’re going to learn so much about yourself, but don’t forget to put your phone down. It’s not everything!”
With Emily in Paris being the hit series that it has become, Collins also shared a special message for loyal fans: “I’m so grateful. A day doesn’t go by where I really don’t think about how grateful I am for this experience. I’m so happy to make people smile in this way and I hope that we continue to do that with this season, and I really am sorry for the bombs that are dropped at the end of [Season 4] Part 1 and I can’t wait for you guys to see Part 2!”
Lily Collins attends the Emily In Paris Season 4 Part 1 LA Premiere at The Egyptian Theatre … [+]
As I concluded my conversation with Collins, I wondered if she could see herself playing Emily for many more years to come, or if she already envisions a proper ending to her title character’s on-screen journey in the near future.
Collins said, “I’m just hoping we get greenlit for a number five [season] because I’m not done yet!”
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