Emily In Paris Season 4: Phillipine Leroy-Beaulieu, Samuel Arnold & Bruno Gouery Talk Big Changes At Agence Grateau (2024)

Warning: SPOILERS for Emily In Paris season 4, part 1!

Emily in Paris returns for season 4 after a bombshell cliffhanger ending that sent Emily Cooper's world spinning. Just as Camille and Gabriel were about to get married, Camille called the whole thing off and revealed she was pregnant in the process. This led Alfie to break up with Emily despite their potential partnership in the AMI campaign that Agence Grateau is working on.

Fortunately, Agence Grateau has Sylvie (Phillipine Leroy-Beaulieu), the tough-as-nails Frenchwoman who runs the agency. By her side are Luc (Bruno Gouery) and Julien (Samuel Arnold), two associates who have weathered many a storm since Emily arrived on the scene. This season may be their biggest storm yet, though.

A scandal is brewing at JVMA, rumblings of which began in the third season. Now, though, Sylvie must choose whether to speak up, just as she's at the precipice of losing one of her most trusted employees. Screen Rant sat down with the trio to talk Emily in Paris season 4, including Sylvie's important story, Julien crossing enemy lines, and what Luc's favorite movie might be.

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Sylvie finds herself with the opportunity to speak out against her longtime rival in Emily in Paris season 4 and with a story brewing since season 3, Leroy-Beaulieu is excited to finally talk about it. "[Darren Star] was already hinting at this and I think he knows that I'm into justice," she says of Sylvie's choice to speak up. Leroy-Beaulieu believes that Sylvie's choice is a great way to tackle a delicate subject.

"It really shows that my generation has not been tackling these issues, trying to sweep them under the rug and coping with them, whereas the younger generation is talking much more today," she says, explaining why Sylvie feels the urge to speak out. "Sylvie feels the urge to talk because she feels the urge to talk for the younger generation, too, which is something that I really liked."

Leroy-Beaulieu continues, "I liked the line that she has about not being a victim, because I think you grow out of obstacles, and [it] makes you braver [and] stronger. [It] makes you bloom." It's not over yet, though. With Louis de Leon's misdeeds now publicized, the impact this will have on Agence Grateau and those in Emily's orbit is only beginning."It snowballs there. It affects everybody's life actually... Mindy's life, Emily's life." It also affects Julien's life.

After already growing tired of Emily's meddling in his campaigns, Julien finally decides to work for JVMA, leaving Agence Grateau. "I was so happy because I think that if you try to make a change and nothing is changing, you got to make a big move for it to happen," Arnold says of Julien's move. That doesn't mean he's forgotten his friends and former co-workers, though: "I loved what he decided to do, and I also love his sense of loyalty, no matter what. I got to have some beautiful scenes with Philippine through that process."

No matter what happens, Julien will be there to protect Sylvie and Agence Grateau."Julien is definitely one of Sylvie's right-hand agents. If it's about to go down, you know that Julien or Luc are going to be feeding [her] information or going on a mission."

Luc has his own problems to deal with this season, namely his girlfriend Marianne and her status as a Michelin inspector. That still gives him plenty of time to lament about the ways his friends are behaving. At one point, the Frenchmen decries modern cinema, citing Michelangelo Antonioni's L'Avventura as one of his favorites, before saying that in today's world, we are too connected to make good cinema.

When asked what recent movie Luc may like, Gourey had a fitting answer: "I think he would love the film Babylon from Damien Chazelle, because it's a movie that will remind [him of] the past years of Hollywood. So I think he could enjoy that movie." The much hyped movie from the director of La La Land didn't end up making waves at the box office or in the awards race, but Gourey's choice makes sense.

About Emily In Paris Season 4, Part 1

After the dramatic events of Camille and Gabriel’s misbegotten wedding, Emily is reeling: She has strong feelings for two men, but now Gabriel’s expecting a baby with his ex, and Alfie’s worst fears about her and Gabriel have been confirmed. At work, Sylvie is forced to confront a thorny dilemma from her past for the sake of her marriage, and the Agence Grateau team navigates personnel shakeups. Mindy and the band prepare for Eurovision, but when funds run dry, they’re forced to get thrifty. Emily and Gabriel’s chemistry is undeniable as they work together towards a Michelin star, but two big secrets threaten to undo everything they’ve dreamed of.

Check out our other Emily in Paris season 4 interviews here:

• Lily Collins

Emily in Paris season 4 part 1 is now streaming on Netflix. Part 2 of season 4 releases on September 12.

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Emily in Paris

3.5

TV-MA

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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Cast

Lily Collins , Ashley Park , Bruno Gouery , Phillippine Leroy-Beaulieu , Samuel Arnold , Lucas Bravo , Camille Razat

Release Date

October 2, 2020

Seasons

3

Streaming Service(s)

Netflix

Directors

Andrew Fleming

Showrunner

Darren Star