Overview
- All 10 episodes arrive on Netflix on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT in a single-season release.
- The world premiere at Paris’s Grand Rex brought out Lily Collins and the cast alongside Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and creator Darren Star, with Collins in a crystal-embroidered Armani Privé gown.
- Season 5 opens in Rome, where Emily runs Agence Grateau and begins a romance with Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini) while continuing to split time with Paris.
- Darren Star and cast describe the season as one of the show’s most mature and racier, with deeper character arcs and higher emotional stakes.
- The promotional tour doubled as a fashion showcase, including a Venice photocall and a Venice-to-Paris trip aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express leading into the premiere; newcomer Minnie Driver also joined the ensemble as a princess.