Diego Borella worked in multiple places throughout his career and was previously an assistant director on another show.

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.

Diego Borella, an assistant director of Emily in Paris, has died. He was 47. Borella was pronounced dead after he collapsed while filming the fifth season of the hit Netflix show in Italy at around 7:00 p.m. local time on Friday, Aug. 22, local news outlets La Repubblica, Il Messaggero and Corriere della Sera reported.