"Emily in Paris" Assistant Director Diego Borella Dies at 47 After 'Collapsing' During Filming of the Netflix Show Escher WalcottAugust 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM Booksprint Edizioni; Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix Diego Borella, Lily Collins in 'Emily in Paris.
- - "Emily in Paris" Assistant Director Diego Borella Dies at 47 After 'Collapsing' During Filming of the Netflix Show
Escher WalcottAugust 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Diego Borella, Lily Collins in 'Emily in Paris.' -
Diego Borella, an assistant director of Emily in Paris, has died at the age of 47
According to an Italian news outlet, he collapsed during filming of the show's fifth season at the Hotel Danieli in Venice
Netflix has suspended filming of the series following the tragedy
Diego Borella, an assistant director of Emily in Paris, has died. He was 47.
Borella was pronounced dead after he collapsed while filming the fifth season of the hit Netflix show in Italy at around 7:00 p.m. local time on Friday, Aug. 22, local news outlets La Repubblica, Il Messaggero and Corriere della Sera reported.
The tragedy took place during preparation for a final scene inside Hotel Danieli in Venice, the outlets said.
Medical staff on set attempted to revive Borella, but he died at the scene, according to the outlets. A local doctor confirmed the assistant director's death, stating that he likely died of "a sudden heart attack," per La Repubblica.
Filming for the fifth season of Emily in Paris has been suspended following the incident, according to Il Messaggero.
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Lily Collins in 'Emily in Paris.'
Borella was a well-known Venetian professional who had trained in Rome, London and New York, and also worked in the visual arts and literature, according to La Repubblica.
He had been in Italy for the filming of the fifth season of Emily in Paris in recent weeks.
Just days before Borella's death, Lily Collins, who plays the titular character, posted photos from behind the scenes of filming the show on location.
In an Instagram post shared on Aug. 19, the actress, 36, included photos of herself standing on a pier in Venice, as well as one of her posing on a boat with costar Ashley Park.
"Joy ride to and from work with the best…," Collins wrote in the caption of the post.
"Caption, chapeau, cherished memories game STRONG," Park, 34, responded in the comments section. "You KNOW how much I love you. another adventure for the books 🥹."
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Collins also posted photos of herself taking in some Italian sights while filming on a boat in another Instagram post shared three days earlier.
"A very Venetian getaway. When work becomes play…," Collins captioned that social media post.
Netflix, as well as the production companies for Emily in Paris — Darren Star Productions, Jax Media and MTV Entertainment Studios — did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Saturday, Aug. 23.
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