Emily in Paris season 5 will be a tale of two cities as Netflix confirms release date, and thats a disaster for Virgin River season 7

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Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0000

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Netflix has confirmed a December 18 release date Emily in Paris season 5, but wasnt that supposed to be when Virgin River season 7 aired?

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Emily in Paris season 5 is returning to Netflix on December 18, 2025, and if you ask me, Im shocked that its coming back so soon. Its been less than a
year since we saw the second half of season 4 , with the upcoming 10 episodes in season 5 turned around in lightning speed (well, at least according to the streaming services track record). As creator Darren Star told them: This season is a Tale of Two Cities: Rome and Paris. Straddling both, Emily takes love and life to the next level, which sort of doesnt answer any questions we currently have.

When we left off, Emily (Lily Collins) was getting ready to leave the French capital behind for good, taking a job as the head of Agence Grateau Rome
while simultaneously falling in love with the dashing Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini). Logically, season 5 should be Emily in Rome , but a big secret threatens one of her closest relationships, drawing her back. Emily is set to suffer heartbreak, work problems and career setbacks, so just another typical day in her life.

But for fans of cozy dramas on Netflix, theres a problem here that you might not have noticed. Its great that were getting Emily in Paris season 5 so quickly (not to mention the fact that its dropping all in one go), but this means Virgin River season 7 definitely wont be released at the same time.
Most likely, were looking at a 2026 release for the latter, and thats a much longer wait than weve had to put up with for years. Emily in Paris season 5 takes December release date away from Virgin River season 7 Benvenuto! Emily in Paris Season 5 arrives DECEMBER 18! Here's your first look: pic.twitter.com/HA1aWiCzlS August 20, 2025

How do I know this? The answer is in Virgin River 's track record. Netflix's longest-running original series has been released in December for the last
two years, essentially making the show synonymous with the winter season.
With an early season 8 renewal now locked in, we also know season 7 has wrapped filming. Logistically, another December release would have been a
shoo in, but Netflix would never release two of its best-performing dramas in the genre at the same time Why compete with yourself if you don't have to?

I think Emily in Paris season 5 is most likely going first simply because it was ready earlier. Much like Virgin River season 8, Emily in Paris season 5 was renewed before season 4 had finished being released, with Italian promo shots for the announcement ready to go by the time we all found out. Given
the cast and crew were already on location in Italy, I wouldn't be surprised if a chunk of the new season was filmed back-to-back with season 4 episodes, to make best use of time and budget.

However it happened, it's a huge win for Emily in Paris fans. I'm desperate
to catch up with how she's settling into her new life in Rome, and I really hope she's staying with Marcello rather than ending up with Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) for the millionth time. I've got a horrible feeling that I'm not going to get what I want, but a girl can dream. You might also like Netflix renews Dept. Q for season 2, and I think it should time its release date to steal a rival HBO Max show's thunder Netflix confirms November release for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein here's how I plan on watching it sooner Monster
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