Diego Borella, an assistant director on Netflix's Emily in Paris, died in the middle of shooting season 5 in Italy. He was 47. "We are deeply saddened to confirm the sudden passing of a member of the Emily in Paris production family," a spokesperson for Paramount Television Studios told Us Weekly in a statement on Saturday, August 23. "Our hearts go out to the individual's family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time." News broke on Friday, August 22, that Borella had collapsed while the crew was preparing a scene at Venice's Hotel Danieli.