Darren Star chats with The Hollywood Reporter about Emily and Marcello's season five romance in Rome and Paris, Mindy's Messy romantic entanglements and Gabriel's future.

Andrew Fleming says the duo's real-life friendship inspired the storyline and discusses moving the series (temporarily) to Rome

In season five of the hit Netflix show, Emily and Mindy, portrayed by Lily Collins and Ashley Park, respectively, face a new challenge in their friendship when Emily finds out about Mindy's unexpected romance with Alfie (Lucien Laviscount), Emily's ex-boyfriend from season 3.

Gabriel’s restaurant on Emily in Paris is a real spot in Paris, and its on-screen story ties closely to a working Italian restaurant in the Latin Quarter.

After failing to score enough Italian business ( despite Princess Jane's help, played by the iconic Minnie Driver ), Emily and her colleagues ( Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu , Samuel Arnold and Bruno Gouery) head back to Paris to do damage control on the brands they do represent.