Summary
- Joe Goldberg’s twisted quest for ‘love’ continues in the final season of You, with more suspense and danger than ever before.
- Season 5 of You wraps production with a sneak peek of Joe Goldberg being taken away in handcuffs – a possible end to his luck.
- Fans can expect the return of some favorite characters in Season 5 of You, as loose ends are tied up in Joe Goldberg’s life.
Joe Goldberg’s story is coming closer and closer to the end as Netflix has wrapped production on the fifth and final season of You. Based on the novels by Caroline Kepnes, You follows Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgely) on his quest for ‘love’ in America. Season 1 saw Joe fall in love with Beck (Elizabeth Lail). However, his definition of ‘love’ is extreme, with more red flags than any therapist could handle.
After their relationship fails, and Joe kills Beck, he flees to start a new life. Each subsequent season gave Joe a new love interest/obsession for him to lie, stalk, and murder his way into their hearts.
To celebrate production wrapping on Season 5 of You, Netflix posted a video on the show’s official X account showing Penn Badgely’s last day on set. In the skit video, Badgely filmed himself as he arrived on set, boasting that he’s “very demure. Very mindful.” (a reference to a new TikTok trend where users paradoxically boast about their modesty).
The post’s caption read, “you see how Penn wraps his last day on set? very demure. very mindful.” Badgely’s boasting was intercut with a brief glimpse of Badgely being locked in Joe’s iconic glass cage, as he banged on the door, screaming to be let out. It was very demure.
Check out the video below:
You (2018)
You is a drama-thriller series based on the novel by Caroline Kepnes that follows an obsessive and dangerous bookstore owner known as Joe Goldberg. The show sees Joe meeting women that he becomes transfixed with and goes to terrifying lengths to insert himself into their lives. To accomplish his goal, Joe will remove each obstacle – and person- in his way.
- Release Date
- September 9, 2018
- Seasons
- 4
Joe Goldberg’s Luck Might Have Run Out in Season 5
Fans have yet to receive their first official look at You Season 5. As is expected with any hit series, especially with a fan base as dedicated as You‘s, the shoot has been kept very secretive. However, two leaked photos have given audiences their first tease at how the show’s fifth and final season could play out.
The leaked photos reveal Joe Goldberg being taken away in handcuffs by two police officers. It has not been revealed whether the scene will appear at the start of Season 5, or if it has spoiled the show’s ending. Alternatively, some fans believe Netflix could be throwing audiences a red herring, believing it to be strange that such an important scene was the only one that leaked.
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Season 4 saw Joe travel to London to live a new life as an English professor. There he tries to renounce his old ways and falls in love with his neighbor, Kate Galvin (Charlotte Ritchie). But no good season of You is complete without a couple of plot twists, and it was revealed that Kate was as twisted as Joe. Using her family’s extensive wealth, the pair got away with their crimes.
Season 5 sees the couple return to New York. While no major plot details have been revealed about Season 5, Badgely has teased that there are still many loose threads in Joe Goldberg’s life. The actor didn’t reveal who would appear in Season 5, but he implied that the show’s finale would see the return of some fan-favorite characters from Joe’s past.
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Season 5 has no official release date yet. Past seasons are available to stream on Netflix.