Emily in Paris, Season 3

NZ release: 22 December 2022

Offensive language & sex scenes Rated on: 22 December 2022

Emily in Paris season 3

What’s it about?

Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) is an ambitious marketing executive who relocates to Paris to offer an American perspective to a French marketing firm. As cultures collide, Emily must navigate the challenges of her new life in Paris, balancing her career, new friendships, and a turbulent love life.

Emily navigates her new relationship with Alfie while attempting to maintain her friendships with Minday and Camille.

The facts

  • Created by Darren Star
  • English and French languages
  • There are 10 episodes in season which are approximately 35 minutes each

Why did it get this rating?

This series was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.

Sexual themes

Sex and relationships are central themes of the series, emphasising the French approach to romance and commitment. This often includes partners having affairs and putting up with their partners' cheating on them. Sexual relationships and romantic entanglements often surface in the workplace. The series implies sexual activity through brief scenes featuring suggestive movements and sounds, and passionate kissing that cuts to the next morning.

The strongest scenes of sex include:

  • Sex is implied by characters passionately kissing, moving towards bedrooms and taking off each other clothes. Nothing in detail is shown.
  • Two characters have sex in a dressing room. Later it is implied that one of them uses a vibrator, but nothing is shown on screen.
  • A character talks about receiving a “fellatio” but nothing is shown.
  • Two characters lie on a bed talking about their affair. One is topless and in her underwear. Nothing is shown in detail.

Offensive language

There is frequent use of offensive language such as “sh*t” and “merde” which is the French word for sh*t.

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