You Season 5 Confirmed: Everything We Know

You season 5 will be Joe Goldberg's final outing. Will the charismatic killer have to answer for his crimes in the hit Netflix thriller show?

Summary

• You season 5 is confirmed as the show's final outing, promising an epic conclusion to Joe Goldberg's story.
• Joe will be returning to New York and will face adversaries from his past seeking revenge.
• The trailer hints at a new conflict for Joe or the return of characters from his past, with the possibility of justice catching up to him.

You season 5 will see the return of Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), and though not much is known about the hit Netflix thriller show's final outing, the few details provided point to a ton of exciting possibilities. For four seasons, Joe has traveled across the United States and Europe in pursuit of his romantic obsessions, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Coming from humble beginnings, the charismatic serial killer has had to rely on his cunning and resourcefulness, but now that he's got his girlfriend Kate Lockwood's (Charlotte Ritchie) billions at his fingertips, season 4 ended with Joe on top of the world.

Netflix released You season 4 in two parts, with part 2 releasing on March 9, 2023. In addition to accessing a fortune, Joe was able to pin all his crimes on his student, amateur sleuth Nadia (Amy-Leigh Hickman). Though he and Kate took a vow to "keep each other good", season 4's final moments saw the reappearance of Joe's dark alter ego Rhys Montrose (Ed Speleers), confirming that Joe has no intentions of stopping his murderous ways. Joe may be in living the good life going into You season 5, but based on all that's been revealed, he may not stay there.

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You Season 5 Latest News

In June 2023, the most recent You season 5 news came in the form of a "Tudum Teaser" from Netflix. The teaser starts off with Penn Badgley saying that he heard people are on the edge of their seats to see the "Epic conclusion to You." He then said that Joe is returning to New York, but he can't tell the fans who he will be going up against this time. However, he did give a strong hint when he said there are plenty of people from Joe's past who will want to come after him for revenge.

You Season 5 Confirmed

You season 5 has officially been confirmed, and it will be the show's final outing. Debuting on Lifetime in 2018, You faced early cancelation as the network decided not to renew it after season 1. However, You became a hit when it was released on Netflix, and the streaming platform kept the show going all the way to season 5, where it has the chance to reach a proper fitting conclusion.

You Season 5 Cast

Since You revolves around the deadly antics of Joe Goldberg, it's a given that Penn Badgley will return. The actor has also commented on Joe's new "power" in You season 5, so the lovesick murderer will get his onscreen conclusion. And since season 4 was a fairytale ending for Joe and his paramour Kate, there's every chance Charlotte Ritchie will be reprising her role.

Other logical returns include:

You Season 5 Story Details

While Joe ended season 4 with unlimited affluence and a squeaky-clean new image, it's not likely to stay that way. Though she will not be part of You season 5's creative team, Gamble teased Joe's You fate, saying that a frequent conversation between her, the show's writers, Berlanti, and Badgley himself is that it would be "nice to end his arc with some form of justice."

"We have kept scrupulous track of everybody who knows anything about Joe who’s not dead. There are some very smart people who are alive. Some of them are in jail, and some of them are basically in witness protection, but there’s no reason to believe he’s safe." (via TVLine)

You Season 5 Trailer

There was a small teaser released in June 2024 in the Netflix "Tudum Teaser" format. This teaser has Penn Badgley talking to fans and thanking them for helping to make it a success. He then gives two major hints about the new upcoming You season 5. First, Badgley mentions that Joe is returning to New York, and second, he hints at an adversary for Joe to face in the final season. It's unclear if You season 5 will introduce a new conflict for Joe, or if his past will return to haunt him.

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  You

  Summary:

  Based on Caroline Kepnes’ best-selling novel of the same name, You follows Joe Goldberg, a bookstore manager who crosses paths with an aspiring writer and becomes obsessed with her. Using the internet and social media as his tools to gather the most intimate of details and get close to her, a charming and awkward crush quickly becomes a dangerous and deadly fixation as he quietly and strategically removes every obstacle – and person – in his way.Season 2 of You moved from Lifetime, the series' original network, to Netflix, and followed Joe after leaving New York for Los Angeles. There, he meets Love and begins following the very same patterns as before. However, things end with Joe being one-upped at his own game, landing him and Love in a new situation he didn't see coming. You has been renewed for season 3.

  Release Date:

  2018-09-09

  Cast:

  Elizabeth Lail, Michaela McManus, Ambyr Childers, Victoria Pedretti, Luca Padovan, Scott Speedman, Travis Van Winkle, Penn Badgley, Jenna Ortega, Shay Mitchell

  Cinematographer:

  W. Mott Hupfel, David Lanzenber, Cort Fey, Seamus Tierney

  Genres:

  Drama, Crime

  Seasons:

  4

  Rating:

  TV-MA

  Story By:

  Caroline Kepnes

  Writers:

  Greg Berlanti, Sera Gamble, Caroline Kepnes

  Network:

  Lifetime

  Streaming Service(s):

  Netflix

  Showrunner:

  Sera Gamble, Greg Berlanti

  Season List:

  You - Season 1, You - Season 2, You - Season 3, You - Season 4, You - Season 5