Naomi O'Leary looks at the popularity of Netflix's Emily in Paris, and the differing views it has caused in France's capital. Lily Collins as Emily and Ashley Park as Mindy in Emily in Paris. Valerio Abate, owner of a restaurant made famous by its appearance in the series Emily in Paris, stands outside as a tourist takes a photograph. Hat sellers in Paris credit a rise in sales of the traditional beret to the Emily in Paris series. Emily in Paris has become a shorthand in Paris to refer to such issues.