You Season 5 Confirmed

Summary Joe Goldberg will return for the final season of You, facing new challenges in New York.

Netflix has added 4 new characters for You season 5, including new family members and wealthy hipsters.

Potential justice awaits Joe Goldberg in the conclusion of You, with teases of familiar faces returning.

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

New Cast Members Are Added

With production ramping up for the upcoming season, the latest news sees 4 new characters join the cast of You season 5. Along with the previously announced Madeline Brewer, Anna Camp, and Griffin Matthews, Natasha Behnam, Pete Ploszek, Tom Francis and b have all joined as new characters. Behnam's Dominique is described as a NYC hipster from a wealthy family, while Ploszek will appears as Joe's new brother-in-law, Harrison. b's role as Phoenix is somewhat mysterious, but their are described a shrewdly moralistic, while Tom Francis' Clayton will be a jealous wannabe author.

You Season 5 Confirmed

Joe Is Returning Once Again

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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 properly fitting conclusion.

You season 4 part 2 was released on March 9, 2023.

You Season 5 Cast

New & Returning Characters For The Final Season

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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. Madeline Brewer of Handmaid's Tale fame has been cast as Bronte, a young playwright who works at Joe's bookstore which causes him to have a nostalgic crisis of faith.

Other new characters include Joe's twin sisters-in-law, Reagan and Maddie Lockwood, the former of whom is a cutthroat executive, who will both be played by Anna Camp. Joe's brother-in-law, Teddy Lockwood, will be played by Griffin Matthews and is a character that exhibits the trait of empathy, something lacking in the Lockwood family. Other newcomers have been announced including Natasha Behnam as wealthy NYC hipster Dominique, and b as the loyal and moralistic Phoenix. Furthermore, Pete Ploszek will play Joe's brother-in-law Harrison, while Tom Francis' Clayton is described as a bitter wannabe author.

The presumptive cast of You season 5 includes:

Actor You Role Penn Badgley Joe Golberg Charlotte Ritchie Kate Madeline Brewer Bronte Ed Speelers Rhys Tati Gabrielle Marienne Bellamy Amy-Leigh Hickman Nadia Anna Camp Reagan & Maddie Lockwood Griffin Matthews Teddy Lockwood Natasha Behnam Dominique b Phoenix Pete Ploszek Harrison Tom Francis Clayton

Related All 9 Character Returns Hinted At In Netflix's You Season 5 A teaser trailer for the upcoming fifth and final season of You highlighted a few familiar faces who could come back to haunt Joe Goldberg.

You Season 5 Story Details

What Can Happen In Joe's Final Outing?

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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

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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.