Emily in Paris has surged back to the top of Netflix’s global charts following the debut of Season 5 on December 18, delivering one of the platform’s most widespread performance spikes of the year. According to FlixPatrol data, the series secured the No. 1 position across a massive range of territories within days of release, including major markets such as the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Canada, the UK, and dozens more. In many regions, the show jumped directly to No. 1 without the usual multi-day ramp-up, signaling the show’s cult following’s strong pent-up demand.

What makes this run especially impressive is its consistency across continents. Emily in Paris Season 5 is maintaining top-tier rankings simultaneously across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. FlixPatrol’s country-by-country breakdown shows the series holding No. 1 or No. 2 positions in most tracked markets, with only minor variance in a handful of territories. Even in countries where it did not top the chart immediately, it remained firmly inside the Top 3.

This performance reinforces Emily in Paris as one of Netflix’s most reliable global franchises. Critically, the Rotten Tomatoes picture is mixed, and it is worth spelling out clearly. Emily in Paris Season 5 currently sits at a 73% critics’ score and a 45% audience score, based on 15 reviews and fewer than 50 audience ratings so far. The overall series score, however, is lower from critics and slightly higher from audiences: 65% average Tomatometer, and 49% average Popcornmeter.

Where ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 5 Picks Up

Over the first four seasons, Emily Cooper’s (Lily Collins) Paris move turns into a high-pressure reinvention as she rises in luxury marketing under Sylvie, builds real friendships, and repeatedly complicates her life through messy love triangles and blurred work boundaries. By the end of Season 4, the show leaves her in a reset moment that is not clean or romantic, more like a pivot she is forcing before everything collapses.

Emily in Paris Season 5 picks up almost immediately after that shift, with Emily now operating in Rome while the Agence Grateau orbit stretches beyond Paris. She enters the season with a new Italian romantic lane and a sharper career mandate. The 5th installment of the show follows Emily trying to build a new life without actually finishing the emotional business of the old one, and the season’s first beats make it clear she cannot keep both worlds neatly separated.

Emily in Paris Season 5 is now streaming on Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.