What You Didn't Know About Netflix's Emily In Paris

At the same time critics pointed out the show's caricature-like portrayal of the French, "Emily in Paris" also faced criticism for its lack of diversity. "It's Emily's world — and that world is extremely white," Katherine Singh wrote for Canadian fashion magazine, Flare. The series has a "big representation problem," she added.

Lily Collins, who produces and stars in the series, addressed the criticism about the show's diversity problem and said they had taken it on board. "After season one, hearing people's thoughts, concerns, questions, likes, dislikes, just feelings about it, there were certain things that spoke to the time that we're living in and what's right, and moral and correct and should be done," she explained to Elle.

In a subsequent interview with Elle, Collins revealed that while writing and filming Season 2, the cast and crew really put a focus on diversity and inclusion "behind the scenes as well as in front of the camera." A few days later, Collin's co-star Ashley Park addressed diversity concerns regarding her character, Mindy Chen. Park noted how excited she was to "really flesh out" her character, which she said was a big part of having representation on screen, per Vogue. "I love that there's an Asian person on-screen who everybody associates with kindness, humor, and comfort," she added.

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