Lily Collins reveals real reason behind split release of 'Emily in Paris' season 4

Emily in Paris season 4 is being released in two parts, with the first 5 episodes already out and the next 5 coming on September 12.

Lily Collins, who plays Emily, said that this new format affected how she and the rest of the cast approached their performances.

They also had to film some episodes out of order due to the show's production schedule, which was affected by the fact that they were filming in the fall and winter seasons for the first time.

Collins shared with Deadline that the Emily in Paris team filmed some episodes out of sequence due to the unusual winter filming schedule, a new experience for the show.

"We got to go to the mountains and have snow, and we needed to make sure that we had the best snowfall. So certain episodes that are in the second drop, we ended up filming before the end of the first drop."

That production schedule made things "kind of complicated," the actress told the outlet, "because we still as a cast, and even, I think, [creator] Darren [Star], we didn’t know how the season was going to end. We filmed going towards something, but there were always going to be new dramas involved, so we were navigating it as the characters were. We don’t always know the trajectory of the season when we’re filming it, so it makes it even more interesting for us and also keeps us on our toes."

"While it added an extra challenge during filming, knowing that the scene would be divided into two drops was exciting because it allowed us to really emphasize the impact of the decisions being made," Collins explained.

"You can play more into those knowing that then things are going to come your way to shift, and so you can play into those shifts more as well so the characters are believing their decisions as much as they’re believing their decisions until something else comes up, like, 'Wait, what?' It makes it really fun."