Louise Bernard with Alexis Patri 10:15 a.m., December 22, 2021

Darren Star, creator of the much discussed Netflix series "Emily in Paris" assumes at the microphone of Europe 1 the photos of season 1. But he also promises that season 2, which has just been posted on the platform of streaming, will be more focused on the plot and love stories of its heroine.

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Its season 1 has divided.

The Netflix series 

Emily in Paris 

returns with a season 2, online since Wednesday morning.

The series had caused a lot of talk in France when it was released last year because of its photos of Paris.

Its plot revolves around a young American, Emily, who came to the capital after being transferred to a French marketing agency.

Many Internet users had laughed at the stereotypes conveyed by the series: unwelcoming French people, who smoke in their offices, arrive at work at 10 a.m., take a long lunch break to go drink wine at the local brasserie. 

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Above all, Internet users pointed to the totally idealized vision of Paris conveyed by the series: a clean city, without traffic jams, where each filming location is more beautiful than the previous one.

Darren Star, the creator of the series to whom we also owe

Sex And The City

, perfectly assumes this vision of the capital.

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“I believe that all Americans idealize this city. Perhaps too much,” he explains to the microphone of Europe 1. “But it's so beautiful and different from our country: the history, the beauty of the 'place, the way of life… In literature and films, there is this tradition of Americans who experience living in Paris and coming back transformed. Like Ernest Hemingway, for example. "

Darren Star still wanted to change his series for this second season.

“Season 1 is really about what it means for an American to come to Paris and live there for the first time, without speaking a word of French. Culture shock,” he recalls.

“In season 2, we will see Emily get used to her French life, get to know more of the secondary characters of the series, like Sylvie. It will be less about cultural differences, and more about Emily's love affairs. 'got into a sticky situation last season, and it's going to get more and more complicated. "

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The arrival of a new character, Alfie, an Englishman, somewhat counterbalances this postcard vision of Paris.

He hates the city.

"Movies, books, Instagram present this place as romantic. The reality is cigarette smoke, shit on the sidewalks, tourist traps, traffic jams everywhere and overpriced restaurants," he grumbles it in particular.

Rest assured fans of the series: magical Paris is still present, with also a small detour to the Côte d'Azur and to the Palace of Versailles.

The new episodes of

Emily in Paris 

are to be discovered since Wednesday on Netflix.