Diego Borella, an assistant director on Netflix’s “Emily in Paris,” died after collapsing suddenly while filming Season 5 in Italy on Thursday. He was 47. "We are deeply saddened to confirm the sudden passing of a member of the ‘Emily in Paris’ production family,

Production on the set of “Emily in Paris” was temporarily suspended after assistant director Diego Borella unexpectedly collapsed while filming in Venice, Italy. Borella was pronounced dead at the scene from “a sudden heart attack” at 7 p.m. local time.

Diego Borella, a locally hired third assistant director, on the Netflix show Emily in Paris, has died. He was 47. Borella reportedly collapsed on set while the series was filming season five in Venice, Italy, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.