Hit show ‘Emily in Paris’ is back for season two, and this time Emily, played by Lily Collins, will dive deeper into her new life in France.

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“This season we really wanted Emily to immerse herself more in the French culture, everything from the language to different spots around the city,” Collins told The Hollywood Reporter at a Los Angeles tastemaker event for the show on Wednesday.

The second season, she said, will also be “incorporating the fabric of Paris that makes it what it is and how magical it is and how diverse it is, including the people that she meets, places that she goes, and also being able to draw from the ‘je ne sais quoi’ chic style and French cinematic icons to kind of inspire her new looks.”

In other words, Collins said: “Amp everything up but really keep it French.”

After premiering in October 2020, the Netflix series became the subject of online conversation as some targeted it for showing “proud cultural ignorance” . The show, however, also got an Emmy nomination for best comedy.

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On its second go-around, Collins said those criticized French stereotypes will naturally be worked out as Emily feels more at home in Paris.

“Emily really wants to try, she really wants to learn French and be immersed in the culture and get to know everything,” the star said.

“So the further along she gets in her journey, the more she knows these people and the less hyped-up her vision of the city becomes. That’s what we got to do in season two,” she added.

Season two also faced the additional challenge of shooting during strict COVID-19 lockdowns in France, when Collins said there were nothing but grocery stories and pharmacies open.

“It was a quieter Paris when we first got there. We were the only Americans also because they hadn’t opened the borders yet,” Collins said. 

The Emily in Paris return also coincides with the debut of ‘And Just Like That’, the revival of ‘Sex and the City’. 

Season two of ‘Emily in Paris’ starts streaming on Netflix Dec. 22.