Emily in Paris Season 4 tentatively set to shoot in early 2024 ahead of Olympics

The fourth season of Netflix's Emily in Paris is tentatively scheduled to start filming in January in Paris, France ahead of the Olympics.

After the WGA reached a new a deal on September 27, and with SAG-AFTRA preparing to resume talks with studios this month, producers are racing to fill their calendars with priority projects. 

Due to the Games, from June to September 2024, “filming activity will be disrupted, but not completely stopped,” according to CNC president Dominique Boutonnat.

Per Variety, Emily in Paris Season 4 was initially scheduled to start shooting in the summer at the Cité du Cinema studios, where the last three seasons were filmed. But the Cité du Cinema has been booked for the Olympic Games starting in mid-November, so the show will shoot at the nearby Studios Monjoie. The exteriors, meanwhile, will film on location in the streets of Paris.

“When it comes to securing locations in Paris it’s first come first served, so it’s a bit of a rat race right now. Most places are already saturated,” said a key line producer who works on major U.S. shoots in Paris.

Michel Gomez, who heads Mission Cinema, the French org that coordinates shoots in Paris, said landmark attractions such as Palais Royal or the iconic Louvre are already reserved for the first quarter of 2024.

“Between 2016 and 2022, the number of shoots in Paris have doubled due to the output of streamers and the volume of series being produced,” Gomez said. “And whereas a film would stay for 20 days in Paris, a series will shoot for six months, so it’s a much bigger scale.” He also pointed out a series of the scope of “Emily in Paris” hires between 100 and 150 crew members.

While the scripts of the fourth season have not been finalised, some filming is expected to take place in Rome, Italy. Speaking at Netflix's Tudum fan event in June this year, Lily Collins teased her character might take a "Roman holiday".