United Kingdom, June 24 -- Lucas Bravo "was never intending not to come back" to Emily in Paris.

The 37-year-old actor - who plays Gabriel, Emily's love interest, in the hit Netflix series - previously suggested that he might quit the show, but creator Darren Star has now insisted that Lucas was always likely to return for the upcoming season.

Asked if it was hard to get Lucas to return or whether it just a misunderstanding, Darren told Deadline: "I think the latter, just a misunderstanding. I think he was never intending not to come back."

Darren has also confirmed that Lucien Laviscount, who plays Alfie, is set to play a more prominent role in season five of the show.

The character only appeared in a handful of episodes in season fo...