Regardless of what he himself would argue, Joe Goldberg is not an excellent man. And whereas viewers have come to like watching Joe get himself out and in (and again in) hassle many times, his days of stalking and killing have to return to an finish ultimately⦠however when? Itâs been simply over two years since You Season 4 debuted on Netflix, with Joe dealing with off in opposition to the Eat the Wealthy Killer as soon as extra. One can assume that everybodyâs favourite fictional stalker will discover a solution to get out of, nicely, any state of affairs he winds up in â however will there be a You Season 5 to clue us into what actually turns into of Joe? And, in that case, when?
Professional: Netflix renewed You for an additional season again in April 2023. Con: The streamer additionally confirmed that You Season 5 would be the final jaunt for outdated Joe. Within the time that has handed since weâve seen him final, Netflix has stored followers satiated with teasers, hints, and forged additions. However the newest replace actually has the web in an uproar.
That being mentioned, right hereâs what we all know in regards to the presentâs fifth season and the place Joe will go from right here.
Whatâs Season 5 going to be about?
In line with the official synopsis, âWithin the epic fifth and ultimate season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to take pleasure in his fortunately ever after… till his good life is threatened by the ghosts of his previous and his personal darkish needs.â
So, as predicted, Joe is shifting once more â weâve adopted him from NYC to LA to San Francisco to London â solely, this time, heâs headed again to the place all of it started. Will he do what he at all times does after shifting to a brand new place, although: tackle a brand new id and homicide a bunch of individuals? Or will he even have a real redemption arc earlier than the sequence ends?
For Penn Badgley, who performs Joe, the return to NYC is particularly significant. For the primary time in additional than a decade, he returned to Stage B at Silvercup Studios in Queens. The primary season of You filmed on a distinct lot. âReturning to the Mooney set on these levels was significantly poignant as a result of that is the place we shot Gossip Woman,â he informed Tudum. âAnd I hadnât actually been again right here aside from at some point of digicam testing a very long time in the past … So it was creating new reminiscences however with one thing that’s already additionally fairly iconic.â
No matter the way it all goes, Badgley feels good about saying goodbye within the Metropolis That By no means Sleeps, telling Tudum, âI do suppose that the present is greatest in New York Metropolis. Itâs the place it began. Itâs the place itâs ending. Itâs becoming.â
When does You Season 5 come out?
The final hurrah hits Netflix on April 24.
Is there a trailer but?
There’s now! On March 10, 2025, Netflix dropped the trailer and first-look pictures for Youâs fifth and ultimate season.
Whew! That is going to be an intense send-off. Returning to NYC means Joe must select between who he was, who he has turn out to be, and who he actually needs to be. And waging that form of inner struggle may include ~loads~ of casualties.
Nonetheless, Joe hasnât killed in three years. Heâs elevating his son Henry (RIP, Love) and serving to his ultra-wealthy companion Kate flip the Lockwood Company into the top of charitable endeavors. May he be a modified man, in the end?
Itâs not stunning that the ultimate season goes full shock and awe. In a 2023 interview with Completely satisfied Unhappy Confused, Badgley identified that the one factor the sequence wished to keep away from was ever changing into stale. “I signed a six-year contract proper out the gate. So they might do two extra in the event that they wished,” he shared again in February 2023. “I feel if there’s one other season, I feel it is solely going to be one. I feel â that is my understanding, however I do not know, I actually do not know. However I do know that everyone involved, from the highest on down, no person needs this present to turn out to be drained.”
In a March 2023 interview with IndieWire, Badgley additionally mentioned he felt as if it was lastly time for Joeâs darkish indiscretions to meet up with him. “It feels to me like Joe must get whatâs coming to him, and now he has additional to fall as a result of he has all this energy and wealth,â Badgley mentioned, including, âWeâre needing to see Joe come to a conclusion.”
Whoâs within the Season 5 forged?
This sequence has by no means let followers down relating to new forged additions with altering seasons, and Season 5 holds true to that sample. Joe is a part of a strong household, and thru that household, we meet a number of thrilling new characters: Kateâs twin sisters Reagan and Maddie (each performed by Anna Camp) and Kateâs half-brother Teddy (Griffin Matthews).
Anna Camp as Reagan Lockwood, Pete Ploszek as Reaganâs husband Harrison, and Camp once more as Maddie Lockwood.
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Griffin Matthews as Kateâs brother Teddy Lockwood.
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Anna Camp as Maddie Lockwood
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As we see within the trailer, Joe has purchased again his beloved Mooneyâs. Itâs there he meets one other new face â Madeline Brewerâs Bronte, an enigmatic and free-spirited playwright who could carry the outdated Joe out of his newly minted 1%-er shell.
Madeline Brewer as Bronte and Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in âYouâ
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Madeline Brewer as Bronte in âYouâ
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Talking of Brewer, Badgley informed Tudum, âI feel sheâs exceptionally gifted, and weâre fortunate to have her this season. Maddie and I’ve this particular factor going, the place [the storyâs] loopy, and you need to discover methods to make it gentle and regular day-after-day. However then you definitely even have to essentially key into one another and make this loopy stuff work.â
Sounds prefer it actually might be a killer final run for Joe Goldberg.
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