Ashley Park does her own singing on the show, including covers of "Falling Slowly" (from Once (2006)), "Sympatique" and the original "Mon Soleil".
Lily Collins has said that she spends an average of 5 months in Paris during the series shooting schedule.
While Emily in Paris was Netflix's most-watched show in 2020 (quickly surpassed by Bridgerton in 2021 with 82 million household views within four weeks of its premiere), it garnered a lot of attention and backlash from viewers. From its depiction of the City of Love to the titular character Emily Cooper's age, Netflix viewers found a myriad of criticisms with the show. Later during awards season, outrage flared after the Los Angeles Times reported that creators of the show sent over 30 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- who vote on the Golden Globes -- on an all-expense-paid trip to Paris for a set visit while shooting in 2019 where they were "treated like kings and queens." The show then received two Golden Globes nominations: for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy and for Best Television Actress - Musical/Comedy Series, which angered many people, including members of the HFPA.
French actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu was initially told that, at age 57, she was considered much too old for the Sylvie Grateau character who was scripted to be in the 35/40-year age bracket. She read the sides, anyway, and felt she was right for the part because her model mother used to work in fashion. After a wait of 6 weeks, she finally got a call to say she'd been cast. Apparently series creator Darren Star saw her "vulnerability at that moment" and decided to cast her for the role.