Following the delightfully intense events of the finale of You season 3, Penn Badgley’s unnervingly charming serial killer, Joe, has been sent down a somewhat unexpected road. One of the biggest strengths of the Netflix series so far has been its ability to reinvent the surroundings, throwing all manner of refreshing threats Joe’s way, and, according to Badgley, season 4 could be even more different.
“I think the thing that would make Joe most miserable is not… If he was tortured and killed by a woman, he would, in his mind, almost be vindicated. He’d be like, ‘I am the most persecuted man in all of history and I can be a martyr for love.’ That is kind of what he would think in his mind. And Beck even says this in the first season – she says all that. And it’s why people repeatedly do not call the cops on him, as sort of absurd as that might be at times. But it’s true. And so I think for the next season, my conversations with Sera are really, I think, the most exciting so far because I think we’re really going to get into that. And the next season could be quite different. It really could be quite different.”
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Be warned, SPOILERS to follow, as the end of season 3 finds Joe (Penn Badgley escaping the trappings of suburban, domestic life in a truly dramatic way that only he can, killing his wife, Love (Victoria Pedretti), and abandoning his son, leaving him on the doorstep of a loving couple. Now presumed dead, the final moments of the series find Joe living under a new identity in Paris, where he prepares to hunt down the latest subject of his hazardous love, Marienne (Tati Gabrielle).
Not only will You season 4 once again change Joe’s surroundings, it could also completely change the show’s formula, with Badgley providing some insight into how the show will explore the character’s relationship with an unexpected subject…himself.
“Well, it might be … I don’t know, but I think it might be more about Joe’s relationship with himself. Because this isn’t really a show about a murderer, this is a show about … I think it’s taking the mistakes that we make in relationships to the extreme for the sake of a good story. Like, we really need to lay down our swords and stop being competitive in relationships, but that’s very hard to do.”
Produced by Warner Horizon Television, in association with Alloy Entertainment and A&E Studios, the first season of You is based on the 2014 novel by Caroline Kepnes. The second season of You saw a change of scenery in both the show and its availability, moving from Lifetime to Netflix as a Netflix Original series, with season 3 featuring the continuation of Joe Goldberg’s fraught relationship with Love, who is pregnant with his child in a new suburban home.
Netflix was so impressed with You season 3 that the streaming platform has already greenlit season 4, announcing the further adventures of Joe Goldberg before season 3 have even been released. You season 3 is available to watch on Netflix now. This comes to us from Collider.
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