How Much Time Has Passed In Emily In Paris? Someone Finally Asked The Cast (And Yikes)

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Watching the fifth season of Emily in Paris got me thinking about the usual questions: Would Emily finally become fluent in French? And would she and Gabriel rekindle their romance? But I also wondered how long Emily had actually been living in Paris. The cast attempted to clarify the show’s timeline, and honestly, the answer was a bit shocking.

The Cast Of Emily In Paris Did Not Come To A Consensus About How Long Emily Has Been In Paris

While Emily in Paris has been on since 2020 and we’ve gotten five seasons, it’s clear that the amount of time that’s passed in our reality is not how much time has passed in Emily’s. So, the show’s actors and the creator pondered this question and tried to answer it during an interview with ET.

A few people attempted to figure out the show’s timeline and estimate dates accurately. Here’s what the cast of Emily in Paris suggested:

  • Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Sylvie): I’d say like two or three years. Maybe three, ‘cause we’ve had summers. No, maybe two. Two.
  • William Abadie (Antoine): It’s so funny, you should mention that, because I had an argument with a colleague of mine, I was like ‘It’s been four years!’ She was like, ‘No, it’s been four months!’
  • Ashley Park (Mindy): For me, I think between the first two seasons and then the next two, it was only like a couple days. And I think that that was over the course of beginning of spring into end of summer. And then we had our winter. I think it’s only been a year.

Honestly, they gave me a timeframe of anywhere from four months to four years – which isn’t exactly precise! But you know what? I actually appreciate that they tried to answer, and the range is broad enough that I figure the actual time it’ll take probably falls somewhere within it. It’s not ideal, but I get it.

Perhaps we shouldn’t focus so much on time – after all, it’s really just something we’ve created, isn’t it? That’s the idea the show’s lead actor and creator are trying to get across, as they’ve pointed out.

  • Lily Collins (Emily): It is a timeless loop. You know what, it’s a beautiful, aspirational, stunning show that I think time is just – it’s just a construct. Who cares?
  • Darren Star (creator): All I can say is time is elastic. Time is elastic and very subjective.
  • Arnaud Binard (Laurent): The vision of Darren [Star] is such a, some sort of a fantasy, you know? So, yeah, it’s timeless.

My main feeling about Emily in Paris is simple: I don’t really care when a new season is set. Whether it’s in the future or not, I just want to enjoy watching Emily and her friends live a fun, stylish life in a beautiful place like Paris or Greece.

Look, the people making the movie didn’t have a hard and fast answer about exactly when things were happening, and honestly, I’m okay with time not really mattering here. But get this – one clever crew member actually tried to figure out how long Emily had been in Paris. It was a fun little deep dive, even if it wasn’t official!

Someone On TikTok Really Tried To Figure Out How Long Emily Has Been In Pairs

TikTok creator samageiger spent 21 minutes analyzing the show “Emily in Paris” to determine how long Emily had actually been living in Paris. He carefully reviewed the events up to Season 4 (before Season 5 was released) and created a timeline to help him figure it out, as shown below.

@samageiger ♬ original sound – samageiger

The conclusion he ultimately came to was unclear. However, he did provide some guesses, saying:

It’s hard to pinpoint exactly how much time has passed in the show. If you think about it logically, around two years seems to have gone by. However, the timeline is very confusing. We start in late summer or early fall of the first season, then experience many months passing, and even have a Christmas episode in the fourth season. Emily’s story doesn’t follow a normal timeline; it frequently jumps back to late spring or early summer, almost like the movie Groundhog Day.

He pointed out that Emily in Paris usually feels like it’s always warm and sunny, but the Christmas episode was different. It made the show acknowledge that time actually passes. Because of this, his earlier estimate of how long Emily had been in Paris might be off. He then tried to recalculate and guessed that, considering the show’s tendency to restart storylines and its general strangeness, Emily has probably only been there for about ten or eleven months.

Ultimately, like the cast, he couldn’t come up with a solid answer and said:

I honestly don’t know how long Emily has been in Paris, and the whole situation is a mess.

Everyone seems to have a different opinion, and that’s perfectly okay! It actually adds to the enjoyment of Emily in Paris, which is currently available to stream on Netflix.

As Lily Collins put it, it feels like a never-ending cycle, and since time isn’t really fixed, perhaps we’re overthinking things.

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2026-01-03 17:39