Netflix’s The Wrong Paris, Janeen Damian’s bubbly rom-com that bubbled up on September 20, 2025, has bubbled over into binge bliss, racking 28 million hours viewed in its first week and a 91% Rotten Tomatoes rapture that’s got fans flooding socials with “sequel now!” pleas. Miranda Cosgrove, 32 and the noughties Nickelodeon sweetheart from iCarly‘s quirky Carly Shay, trades teen TV tropes for a twenties twist as Mia Thompson, a small-town Ohio barista whose “Parisian fantasy” flight for her best friend’s wedding veers into a vortex of mistaken identities, mischievous mishaps, and a meet-cute that morphs into a Mediterranean magic. “It’s feel-good with a side of fabulous – nostalgic, naughty, and nonstop,” Damian (Irish Wish, Falling for Christmas) gushes to Variety, her script a fizzy fusion of Roman Holiday‘s romance and The Proposal‘s pratfalls, where Mia’s “dream big” mantra lands her in the wrong villa, the wrong wedding, and the right wrong guy. “The best Netflix rom-com in ages,” viewers rave on X (3.2 million posts), “a classic in the making – Cosgrove’s glow-up slays!”
The plot’s playful pandemonium? Perfect: Mia (Cosgrove, a “radiant revelation” post-iCarly glow), jaded by her ex’s “safe but stale” split, jets to the French Riviera for pal Lila’s nuptials, only to board the wrong flight to Monaco, crash a yacht party’s wrong wedding, and collide with Luca (Diego Boneta, Luis Miguel‘s magnetic maestro), the charming caterer mistaken for the groom. “From fish-out-of-water to heart-in-throat,” Cosgrove quips, her Mia a whirlwind of wide-eyed wonder and wardrobe woes – think Chanel-chased chases, Riviera romps, and a “revenge dress” reveal that has her strutting like a modern Audrey Hepburn. Damian’s direction dazzles with Côte d’Azur’s cerulean seas and cliffside casinos, a score that swoons with ’60s strings and synth pops. Co-stars sparkle: Ambika Mod’s Lila as the bridezilla bestie, Jack Farthing’s smug ex as the “wrong” wrong, and Cecilia Appiah’s sassy sidekick adding spice. The Hollywood Reporter hails the “heart, humor, nostalgia” cocktail, EW the “binge-worthy bliss” that’s “cheesy in the best way.”
Why the frenzy? A rom-com renaissance: Netflix’s 2025 slate (Irish Wish‘s Lindsay Lohan leprechaun luck, Falling for Christmas‘s Lindsay again) primed the pump for Cosgrove’s comeback, her “grown-up glow” a nostalgic nod to Nickelodeon nostalgia while winking at Gen Z’s wanderlust. Damian’s “just the right dose” of cheese – no vampires or vengeful exes, but a “detour to destiny” that’s got viewers “begging for more” with 2.1 million #WrongParisSequel posts. Skeptics? “Predictable plot,” but the 1-in-3 mishap-to-makeout ratio hooks, per Nielsen outgunning Anyone But You‘s 2023 haul. Filmed March-July 2025 in Monaco and Malta (standing in for the Riviera), it’s a “sun-drenched delight” with a $12 million budget that buys breathtaking backdrops.
This isn’t rom-dram drivel; it’s a radiant romp, The Wrong Paris‘ whirlwind a reminder that wrong turns lead to right loves. Mia’s mishaps? Magical. Luca’s charm? Captivating. September 20? Not a drop – a delight. Binge it; the laughs linger, the love lands. Cosgrove’s carriage? Cinderella-crushing. Damian’s direction? Dazzling. The obsession? Overnight, unavoidable. Trust us: This sequel bait? Sequel-bound.
