In season five of the hit Netflix show, Emily and Mindy, portrayed by Lily Collins and Ashley Park, respectively, face a new challenge in their friendship when Emily finds out about Mindy's unexpected romance with Alfie (Lucien Laviscount), Emily's ex-boyfriend from season 3.

Enter Marcello Muratori, played by Italian actor Eugenio Franceschini. Emily's meet-cute with the mystery hottie takes place at the top of a snow-capped mountain, as he rescues her from a near-death experience after Gabriel abandons her to follow a pregnant Camille down the ski slope.

It had been teased as an idea last year, as a joke,” "Emily in Paris" star Lily Collins says of a shocking new love affair that emerges in Season 5.

When Emily in Paris returns for Season 5, some fans may be surprised to learn that Camille Razat, who played Camille in Season 1 through Season 4, doesn’t appear in the fifth chapter. Months before Season 5’s December 2025 premiere,

Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu and Darren Star boarded the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, for a 24-hour excursion from Venice, Italy to Paris, France to celebrate season 5 of 'Emily in Paris'.