- Diego Borella, deputy director of Emily in Parispassed away at the age of 47 on August 22, 2025
- According to the Italian media La Repubblica, he collapsed during the filming of the fifth season of the program at the Danieli Hotel in Venice.
- Netflix suspended filming of what we now know will be episode 10 of season 5
when you think of Emily in Parisyou think of a Netflix series free from the trappings of the modern world. There’s no disaster, just a cozy romance, some heartbreak, and lots of laughs along the way.
While Borella wasn’t an on-screen face you’ll recognize, he was an integral part of making Emily in Paris Season 5 transitions seamlessly from France to Italy.
Diego Borella ‘collapsed’ on the Venice set during filming of Emily in Paris season 5
Diego Borella, assistant director of “Emily in Paris”, died in Venice after a serious illness while preparing a scene for the next season. pic.twitter.com/3D2nBUaMZjAugust 24, 2025
On August 23, 2025, it was reported that assistant director Borella “died after collapsing in front of his colleagues while they were preparing to film a scene” on set while working on episode 10 of season 5 of Emily in Pariswhich is set in Venice. He was 47 years old.
According to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, “on Thursday around 7:00 p.m. local time doctors were called to the city’s Danieli Hotel, but they could not save him.”
Filming on season 5 of Emily in Paris was temporarily suspended after her death.
“We are deeply saddened to confirm the sudden death of a member of the Emily in Paris production family,” a spokesperson for Paramount Television Studios told PEOPLE in a statement. “Our hearts go out to the individual’s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.”
The episode marks Borella’s first and only assistant director credit.
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