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Emily in Paris' upcoming season will be its last

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• Netflix announced on Thursday, May 21, that the sixth season of the comedy will wrap the series

• “Making Emily in Paris with this extraordinary cast and crew has been the trip of a lifetime," creator Darren Star said in a statement

Emily in Parisis coming to an end.

Netflix announced on Thursday, May 21, that the romantic comedy's forthcoming sixth season will be its last, as production kicks off today in Greece.

“MakingEmily in Pariswith this extraordinary cast and crew has been the trip of a lifetime," creatorDarren Starsaid in a statement.

"As we embark on the final season, I am so grateful to Netflix, Paramount and, most importantly, the fans who have taken this incredible journey with us," Star, 64, added. "We can’t wait to share this last chapter with you. Thank you for letting us be a part of your lives, inspiring your dreams of travel and your love of Paris. We will always haveEmily in Paris!”

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The latest news for theLily Collins-led series came in the form of behind-the-scenes photos of Collins, 37, and Star on set, as well as a video announcement shared on social media. "Hey, it's Lily, I just wanted to share something with you all," Collins said in the footage. "After six unforgettable years of playing Emily Cooper, I'm here to share that this upcoming sixth season will be our final."

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She added, "Season 6 will bring you everything you love about the show and serve as the final chapter in Emily's adventure of a lifetime. Our entire cast and crew are pouring our hearts into making this a fantastic farewell season, which we're now filming. I can't wait for all the magic ahead and to celebrate our final season with you in the most chic way yet. We're so incredibly grateful and we love you all,à bientôt!"

Netflix confirmed to PEOPLE back in April that season 6 would be filmed in Greece and Monaco. The series was renewedback in Januaryfollowing the success of season 5.

Season 5 followed Emily's life as "just as everything falls into place" for her in Italy, when all of a sudden "a work idea backfires, and the fallout cascades into heartbreak and career setbacks," per its official synopsis.Emily in Parisfirst debuted on Netflix in October 2020.

In addition to Collins andAshley Park, the cast includes Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, William Abadie and Lucien Laviscount, among others.

Star previously spoke about the show's longevity withEntertainment Tonightin August 2024, revealing that he'd want the show to continue "as long as they'll have us, and as long as our audience is" there. "I think the world just keeps broadening and becoming deeper as every season continues," he added at the time.

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Jimmy Kimmel slammed CBS hours before Stephen Colbert will air his final episode of The Late Show.

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• "Don't ever watch it again," Kimmel told viewers of the network.

• Colbert's show is ending over what many suspect was political pressure.

Jimmy Kimmelhas urged viewers to boycott Paramount-owned CBS afterStephen Colbert's finalLate Showbroadcast later Thursday evening.

Hours before the longtime Donald Trump critic's last episode — following what many speculated was CBS' politically motivated cancellation of the show — Colbert's fellow late-night host came to his defense.

"I think you know how I feel about the fact that they're being pushed out," Kimmel told his audience in his monologue for Wednesday night's episode of his own talk show,Jimmy Kimmel Live. "I hope the people who did the pushing feel ashamed of themselves tonight, although I know they probably won't."

He continued, "But, that being said, I think it's most important to congratulate Stephen and the team at theLate Showfor all the great work. It has been a pleasure to work alongside you. I will be watching tomorrow night."

Kimmel then told his audience to turn CBS off for good after Colbert's final episode. "Don't ever watch it again, but watch tomorrow night to wish Stephen and our friends at theLate Showa fond farewell," he said.

"Now let's talk about the a--hole that forced them off the air," he continued, referring to Trump.

Earlier in the monologue, Kimmel praised Colbert and his team for their professionalism over the years.

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"Everyone at that show has always been very gracious to us. We never felt like we were competing against them," Kimmel said. "It was nothing like the old days of late night."

CBS announced in July 2025 that it was canceling theLate Showafter it spent 33 years on the air, and after Colbert regularly criticized Trump and his administration.

Though the network maintained that the cancellation was a "financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night," a slew of celebrities spoke out against the move, which came amid Paramount's merger with David Ellison's Skydance media group. Many speculated that the end of Colbert's show was the result of political tensions — an effort to minimize complications with the Federal Communications Commission amid the merger deal.

David Letterman, who recently visitedThe Late Showto help Colbert say goodbye, slammed CBS in a series of remarks onThe Barbara Gaines Showin 2025, referring to those in charge at the network as the "goons at CBS."

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"They did not do the correct thing," he said. "They did not handle Stephen Colbert, the face of that network, in the way he deserves to have been handled. That's what I think."

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Meredith Mickelson shares how her brother Daniel's death deeply impacted her mental health and life perspective

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• She opened up to PEOPLE about the ups and downs of her grief in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month

• The model found purpose in acting, inspired by her brother's passion, and hopes to spark honest conversations about addiction and loss

Meredith Mickelsonis opening up about how her brother's death shaped her mental health.

In honor of May's Mental Health Awareness Month, the 26-year-old model spoke to PEOPLE about the ups and downs of navigating grief after losing her brother, actorDaniel Mickelson, to an aaccidental overdosein 2021.

Meredith and Daniel had always been extremely close. The siblings, originally from a small town in Georgia, even lived together in Los Angeles before Daniel got his own place in the same building.

“When he moved into his own apartment, we would still do dinner together every night. He was my literal best friend,” she tells PEOPLE. “Everyone thought we were twins but he was two years older than me. I've never met a closer sibling duo. I like to take the credit for that. He was my biggest supporter in everything.”

In the years before his death, Meredith recognized her brother's struggle with addiction. He attended a “party school” in Alabama and then moved to Los Angeles, which she says exacerbated his substance abuse. However, he was “doing all the right steps” — like a 12-step program — to keep his life on track.

“I didn't really understand it at the time,” she admits. “I always would get mad at him like, ‘Why would you do this? You know it hurts you.' But I knew he was openly struggling with it.”

“He knew that he needed to get a handle on it though because he didn't wanna be that guy,” she explains. “It's not like he was some crazy drug addict. He was a normal kid in L.A. who partied a lot. And that's why when he passed away, it was such a shock to me and everyone around us because it wasn't like he was some out of control kid.”

Daniel was 23 when he died on July 4, 2021, a day Meredith recalls being the worst moment of her life.

“The first few days were insanely difficult," she says. “I think I blacked out if I'm being honest. It was pretty horrible while we were all navigating it and trying to process it at all. It was very, very hard.”

“There's no rule book with grief,” she adds. “There's no one who can really help you.”

For Meredith, staying in the apartment building she shared with her brother was a constant reminder of the crushing loss. She left a few months later.

“I ran away to Paris. I ran away from the States. I ran away from everyone I knew and just was like, ‘I wanna start a new life.' I just didn't wanna face anything,” she says.

“Most people would find comfort in their friends and stuff. I just didn't wanna be a burden to anyone, so I just removed myself,” she continues. “I kinda just dealt with the emotions myself, just let myself feel them and also not let myself feel them, and try and figure out ways to fill the void.”

While Meredith lived in Paris, her mental health suffered as she “created a pretend life” for a short while. “I know everyone goes through death, but it's so weird because when it happens, you feel so alone,” she says.

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After nine months, she realized that she needed to pick herself up and return to Los Angeles.

“My brother would kill all of us if we did not live fully or we were super sad every single day and it just felt like a major injustice to him if we all kind of crumbled,” she says. “I find grief very interesting because as everyone says, it comes in waves. And I feel like it's when I either black it out or allow it in. But what helps me heal the most is his voice, like, him being like, ‘Go do the things that I couldn't do.' ”

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Meredith says she learned to overcome her grief by taking on her brother's love for acting, which he also encouraged her to try. She's since made appearances in shows likeThe Beauty,EuphoriaandThe Madison.

“He was an actor and he was obsessed. That was his life. And then when he died, I poured pretty much everything into acting.”

“In some weird way, I feel like his full passion went into me. I took on a whole new career path and that has helped me heal a lot because it's very challenging and it's something that I know he's super proud of,” she says.

Although allowing herself to be alone and “sit with the reality” of Daniel's death was beneficial in some ways, she also started to lean on friends and family to help her through those tough moments.

That's one of the reasons why she decided to share her experience. As Meredith continues her healing journey, she hopes her story will open up conversations about addiction and death and remove some of the stigma surrounding those issues.

“I feel like death isn't talked about ever. I understand why, it's a hard subject, but at the same time, it is a reality for everyone in life and it sucks. And if no one wants to talk about it, you can't have that support system.”

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“Also, drugs aren't cool and I feel like people don't take it as seriously as they should,” she adds. “It's so heavily hyped up right now and it just needs to be emphasized that there is a safe way to have fun and, you know, you're guaranteed to live.”

Meredith tells PEOPLE that Daniel has become her life's purpose. She admits that her grief remains a challenge every single day, but her mental health has improved along the way.

“I've really had to learn to try and not tie every sadness or loss or something into my brother,” she says. “I used to think everything was so important, so the end of the world. Now the things that have meaning to me are way different. It's the relationships I have, it's the connections I make. It's not the job, it's the people I meet on the job. Everything has a lot more meaning now in that way.”

“I don't know if I'll ever heal fully, but I feel like my mental health weirdly has gotten better.”

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