Emily in Parisseason 5 is currently filming, and the actress who portrayed the Netflix hit show’s first-ever villain will be back in the new season.Emily in Parisseason 4upended Emily Cooper’s (Lily Collins) status quo by moving her to Rome to head up Agence Grateau’s new Italian office.Emily in Parisseason 5 began filming in Rome before moving production back to France.
Varietyreports thatThalia Besson, who played “sexy and deceitful antagonist Geneviève” inEmily in Parisseason 4,is confirmed to return for season 5.According toVariety,Emily Cooper’s new Italian love interest, Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini), as well as her ex-boyfriends, Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) will also return, while another male character will joinEmily in Parisseason 5. Not returning, however, is Camille Razat, who played Camille inEmily in Parisseasons 1-4.
What Thalia Besson’s Geneviève Returning Means For Emily In Paris Season 5
Geneviève Is Emily In Paris' First-Ever Villain
While Camille has been a romantic rival and best friend to Emily Cooper,Geneviève was billed asEmily in Paris' first-ever villainwhen she was added to season 4. The French-American daughter of Sylvie’s (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) husband, Laurent G. (Arnaud Binard), Geneviève is a New York University grad who joined Agence Grateau inEmily in Parisseason 4. Emily took Geneviève under her wing, but soon learned thatGeneviève isn’t as sweet and innocent as she seemed.
Thalia Besson is the daughter of director Luc Besson, who helmed films likeLeon: The Professional, The Fifth Element,andValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
It wasn’t long before Geneviève showed her true colors by attempting to steal Emily’s clients. Worse,Geneviève took a romantic interest in Gabriel(Lucas Bravo), although the sexy French chef and Emily’s on-again-off-again beau rejected Geneviève. Whether Geneviève follows Emily to Rome or remains in Paris to cause her unique brand of chaos remains to be seen inEmily in Parisseason 5.
Our Take On Thalia Besson Returning As Geneviève In Emily In Paris Season 5
Emily Needed An Enemy
Geneviève is considered byEmily in Paris' producers to be the show’s first true villain, whereas Camille never had a malicious intent towards Emily in spite of their conflict over Gabriel. Camille and Emily were thick as thieves more often than not, and Camille was a friend and supporter of Emily’s beyond their secrets and jealousies. However,Geneviève doesn’t have the loyalty or affection Camille had for Emily.
Emily Cooper’s American ingenuity and eternal optimism habitually wins over everyone she meets in Europe, even turning rivals into friends. Also young, beautiful, and American-educated, the ruthless Geneviève looks to break that trend and offer true opposition and competition to Emily.Emily in Parisshaking up its status quo by moving Emily to Rome at season 5’s outset while installing an enemy for Cooper creates new intrigue for the Netflix hit series' return.
