The creator of "Emily in Paris" wanted her to "look authentic"

Lily Collins in Emily in Paris.

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Since it was posted on Netflix in early October,

has been one of the most commented series on social networks.

The clichés on the French capital and the Parisian population used in spades in each episode heartbreak, annoy or amuse Internet users according to their sensitivity.

“I really wanted to shoot in Paris to make it look authentic, but also because I wanted to offer viewers a special experience,” said Darren Star, the show's creator, during a masterclass pre-recorded and broadcast in line as part of the Canneséries festival.

He said he was inspired by Rebecca Leffler, an American who was notably a film journalist for Canal + and worked in advertising.

"[The series] is much more glamorous than my real life", qualified the latter who was "creative consultant" on the set.

"I dreamed of being an expatriate"

The 59-year-old American, who launched some of the flagship series of the 1990s (

,

,

...) has confided to be "Francophile" since his youth.

“I was 19 when I came to Paris for the first time.

I fell in love with the city, and returned as often as I could.

At one point, I even lived 11 months in Paris and I always imagined what an expat life in Paris could have been like, he said.

I dreamed of being an expatriate and while doing the series, I was able to have this experience which I hope to be able to continue [with a season 2 of

].

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For Darren Star, this series "is a way to explore the multicultural and to reach the new generation".

Joined by

on the occasion of an article on clichés linked to France, journalist Lindsey Tramuta, born in the United States and naturalized French, deplored on the contrary that

does not reflect the cosmopolitan dimension of French capital.

“Considering the sensitivity around these subjects in the United States, it is shocking that an American production did not reflect better on these aspects.

We continue with this bleaching of life.

Socially and economically speaking, it is a series that misses the mark, ”she scolded.

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