Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for Emily in Paris season 5!
Emily in Paris season 6 hopes have been revealed by creator Darren Star and actor Lily Collins, teasing a potential new location and Lucas Bravo's future on the series. The story of Emily in Paris season 5 took the titular protagonist to Rome, where she began to pursue a new relationship and career path. This included trips back to France and the inclusion of other familiar faces.
However, season 5 ended by teasing the possibility of a new location for the series: Greece. At the end of the final episode, Emily (Collins) receives a postcard from Gabriel (Bravo), who asks her to come meet him in Greece. This follows the young chef managing to work his way up the ranks under billionaire Thomas Heatherton (Jonathan Cake), setting up the next storyline.
Speaking with Deadline, Star confirmed plans for Bravo's return as Gabriel in Emily in Paris season 6, saying he's likely to continue being part of Emily's life following the events of season 5. The creator explains how the pair reconnecting will be an important part of how the forthcoming planned episodes are going to play out:
We’ll see. I think this season, they reconnected in a nice way. [As for] where that takes them. I think it definitely hints at the idea that they’ll stay in each other’s lives.
Star also explained his vision for the future of Emily in Paris season 6 in Greece. He explained how he "[hopes] Emily says yes to that invitation" from Gabriel, and that, if she goes to Greece, Camille (Camille Razat) might just be part of her overarching storyline.
In a separate interview with Deadline, Collins confirmed hopes of Greece being the next location, teasing that, wherever she goes, she'll end up going there with Mindy (Ashley Park). She also described what could be next for Emily and Gabriel, considering season 5 ends with the protagonist deciding that she's no longer interested in pursuing a romantic relationship:
I hope we get to go to another season, and I hope I’m going to plan her bachelorette in Greece. I think, I think no matter where we go — I’m hoping it’s Greece, because that would be amazing. It would be with Mindy.
The thing that’s interesting about this season is, instead of it being open-ended for Emily, Emily is cool. She is fine. She is actually more concerned at work with what Princess Jane is bringing to the table. She’s great with how she handled things with Gabriel and Marcello, it’s Gabriel that’s unsure, and I love that there’s a shift there. I think it’s really nice that Gabriel came to Rome, but [Emily] didn’t know it, and she was just fine. She’s fine right now, and Gabriel’s still thinking about her, so I don’t know what that means for the two of them. I just know that we’re ending Season Five with Emily being like, ‘Romantically, I’m good.’
Season 5 of the show broke new ground by having Emily in Paris' characters spend lots of time in Rome instead of the title city. It helped to broaden the storyline, especially in the case of Emily's romance with Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini). But it also allowed the main character to find a new side to herself that opens the doorway to broader storytelling opportunities.
With Greece now firmly on the table for Emily in Paris season 6 if the show gets renewed, it seems inevitable that Bravo's Gabriel will have a much larger role to play in the forthcoming episodes. Although it's not clear how it'll all play out, the series has a chance to retrace the pair's relationship, possibly offering a new lens through which to view it.
