'THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY' SELLS MORE PARIS ROMANTIC ESCAPISM

Emily is no longer the only doe-eyed American in Paris: Isabel “Belly” Conklin, lead character in global TV phenomenon “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” has also moved to the French capital, burnishing its reputation for romance and escapism.

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The third series of the show ranked first in 120 countries on Amazon Prime when it kicked off in July - rivalling the success of Netflix phenomenon “Emily in Paris,” which did wonders for the city’s image while provoking a backlash from some Parisians.

The most recent episodes of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” took protagonist Belly (played by Lola Tung) to the “City of Light” to escape an imploding love triangle that forms the dramatic core of the series.

Belly leaves her ex-fiance Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno) to embark on a journey of self-discovery - following in the footsteps of numerous American onscreen heroines in search of love in France.

Jenny Han, author of the original romance novels, suggested moving the final run to Paris, having dropped clues like Belly’s French classes to referencing 1960s cinema classics earlier in the series.