Take cover, New York City. Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is back in town, and Netflix has revealed when he’s making his return along with a teaser for the final season (see above).
You will return for a fifth and final season this spring on Netflix, with Joe coming full circle in the Big Apple. The series has had quite the journey since its premiere in 2018. The psychological thriller originated on Lifetime before moving over to Netflix after the first season.
Netflix previously announced that You‘s final season would come out in 2025 back in December. In addition to news about the premiere date on December 19, the streaming service released two posters. One included a collection of Joe’s mementos about his victims. (Very interesting that Beck is in color while the others are in black and white, no?) A second poster featured Joe center stage with newspaper articles of the women/victims in his life surrounding him. “A killer goodbye,” the tagline read.
Scroll down to get the latest updates about You Season 5 as we inch closer and closer to a release date.
Does You Season 5 have a premiere date?
You Season 5 will premiere on Thursday, April 24 on Netflix. It appears that the final season will be released in one part, not two.
Here’s the official season description: “In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.”
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The series was renewed for a fifth and final season in March 2023. When the renewal was announced, Netflix noted that Season 5 would premiere in 2024. However, the double Hollywood strikes delayed most productions later in the year as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA members sought new deals with the AMPTP.
Is there a You Season 5 trailer?
The January 16 teaser trailer shows Joe back at Mooney’s book store in New York City. After saying his signature “Hello… you” line, Joe walks into the closed shop and says through voiceover, “Here we are, together again, back to where it began.” Clips from past seasons go by in a flash as Joe looks back on the last years of his life, but he’s feeling hopeful upon his homecoming (that can’t be good). “The one constant, the one thing that has always been there for me is you,” he says.
All of his past victims trapped in his glass cage are seen as Joe says, “Goodbye, you.” See the full teaser above.
Is You Season 5 filming?
You officially started filming the fifth and final season on March 25, 2024. Netflix shared a photo of Badgley walking on the street in New York City. “Back to where it all began. The 5th and final season of YOU is now in production,” the caption read.
Back to where it all began. The 5th and final season of YOU is now in production. pic.twitter.com/K9ON8CY64g
— YOU (@YouNetflix) March 25, 2024
On August 15, Netflix shared a video of Badgley on his last day of filming. In a fun and You-inspired spin on TikTok’s recent “demure” trend, Badgley chronicled his final day of shooting. “You see how I show up to work? Very demure, very mindful. I don’t really do too much when I’m at work. I’m very… mindful.”
you see how Penn wraps his last day on set? very demure. very mindful. pic.twitter.com/5HAJOaSiH6
— YOU (@YouNetflix) August 15, 2024
He added, “Playing a romantic icon for five seasons. I’m very modest. I’m very mindful. You see my shirt? Showing the shoulders, not the boulders.” (Someone get Badgley in a comedy, STAT!)
Who is returning for You Season 5?
Badgley will be back as the one and only Joe Goldberg. Charlotte Ritchie will return as well as Joe’s latest love, Kate.
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Joe will be meeting his in-laws in Season 5, so get ready for more family drama. Griffin Matthews has been cast as Kate’s brother, Teddy Lockwood. Pitch Perfect alum Anna Camp will play Reagan and Maddie Lockwood, Joe’s twin sisters-in-law.
The Handmaid’s Tale star Madeline Brewer has joined the cast as Bronte, an “enigmatic and free-spirited playwright who comes to work at Joe Goldberg’s new bookstore.” Could she be Joe’s new obsession? Bronte, you in danger, girl. Badgley and Brewer were spotted filming in New York City over the summer, and their characters looked very cozy.
What about Rhys? Ed Speleers weighed in on Joe’s serial killer alter ego possibly coming back into the fold.
“I would absolutely love a Rhys return,” Speleers told TV Insider. “But as it stands, there’s nothing yet. If it ends up being Rhys isn’t involved, I feel very honored that I got so much from that and so much time to play because Rhys was a great part to play. Again, I’m privileged and grateful to Netflix for giving me that chance because it was a different way for me to work. But at the moment, no, I’ve not heard.”
Badgley had been hopeful about a final season after the way Season 4 played out. “It feels to me like it’s building towards one last giant hurrah, but I don’t know,” Badgley told TV Insider regarding the Season 4 ending. “I don’t know if Rhys is a part of that. I don’t know if Rhys is gone, or if [Joe has] become Rhys, what Rhys really is and represents. If Joe has really embraced this part of himself, what does that mean?”
Are there more You Season 5 trailers?
Badgley teased the final season at Tudum, Netflix’s global fan event, in June 2023.
“Brazil, I’ve heard you’re on the edge of your seats, waiting and theorizing about the epic conclusion to You,” Badgley says in the video. “More importantly, you’re considering what, or should I say, who Joe will come up against as he finally returns to New York. Though I can’t say who just yet, we all know there are many loose ends from Joe’s past. The question is, who are you?”
Marienne (Tati Gabrielle), Ellie (Jenna Ortega), Dr. Nicky (John Stamos), Sherry (Shalita Grant), and Cary (Travis Van Winkle), your time is now! Joe’s had so many victims over the years. He’s surely got a heavy dose of karma headed his way in the final season.
What do you think will happen in the final season of You? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
You, Season 5 Premiere, Thursday, April 24, Netflix
