'Emily in Paris': Release date, plot, cast, trailer, news and all you need to know about Lily Collins-starrer Netflix series
Netflix's upcoming dramedy 'Emily in Paris' is sure to give you plenty of 'Devil Wears Prada' vibes. Starring Lily Collins in the titular role, the Darren Star-created series is a curious look into the life of a young woman. After Collins' Emily lands her dream job in Paris, she gears up to embrace brand new adventures all while juggling work, friends and romance. A quick glance at the teaser is going to prove to you that Emily is living Blair Waldorf's dream job. Or is she?
Here's everything you need to know about Netflix's upcoming 'Emily in Paris'.
Release date
'Emily in Paris' premieres on Netflix on Friday, October 2, 2020.
Plot
According to the official synopsis for 'Emily in Paris': "Emily, an ambitious twenty-something marketing executive from Chicago, unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris when her company acquires a French luxury marketing company — and she is tasked with revamping their social media strategy. Emily's new life in Paris is filled with intoxicating adventures and surprising challenges as she juggles winning over her work colleagues, making friends, and navigating new romances."
Cast
Lily Collins as Emily Cooper
Collins stars in the titular role of Emily, a young, driven woman from the Midwest who, after bagging a brand new job in Paris, is on her way to some of the biggest adventures of her life. The actress is known for her work in 'Priest', 'Mirror Mirror', 'Abduction' and 'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones', a role for which she was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress - Action and an MTV Movie Award. She is perhaps best known for her work in 'Love, Rosie' alongside Sam Claflin. More recently, she played the role of serial killer Ted Bundy's girlfriend, Liz Kendall, in 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile', and as Edith, JRR Tolkien's wife, in 'Tolkien'.
Ashley Park as Mindy Chen
The singer-actress is best known for her work on Broadway as Tuptim in the 2015 revival of 'The King and I'. She played the role of Gretchen Wieners in the Tony-nominated musical 'Mean Girls', a performance for which she earned herself nominations for the Drama Desk Award and Tony Award.
Alongside Collins and Park, the upcoming Netflix series also stars Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, Camille Razat, Bruno Gouery in main roles and Kate Walsh, William Abadie and Arnaud Viard in recurring roles.
Creators
The series has been created, written and executive produced by 'Sex and the City' creator Darren Star. He is also known for creating 'Beverly Hills 90210', 'Melrose Place' and 'Younger'. He served as the producer of 2008's 'Sex and the City: The Movie', and the sequel 'Sex and the City 2'. Collins also serves as the producer.
Trailer
There is no official trailer for 'Emily in Paris' yet, but you can watch the teaser released by Netflix here:
Where to watch
All 10 episodes of 'Emily in Paris' will be available to stream on Netflix from Friday, October 2, 2020, onwards.
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