Television series

Emily in Paris

Name: Emily in Paris
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 2020
Cast: Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Philippine Leroy-Baulieu, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery

Emily in Paris is glossy escapism: an American marketing exec is transplanted to a French agency, bewildered by office politics and perfect strangers, and dressed head to toe in outfits no one could actually afford. It's a candy-colored fantasy of Paris as postcard — breezy, unapologetically frothy, low on realism and high on croissants, love triangles, and beautiful rooms. Comfort television, plain and simple.

TVMaze rating

6.9

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