JOE Goldberg is BACK for his final chapter in Netflix’s You and fans can expect it to be just as bloody as the previous seasons.
Actor Penn Badgley has reprised his role of Joe, the serial killer who has gotten away with numerous murders.
Joe Goldberg is BACK for the final chapter of Netflix’s You[/caption]
There is a fine line between Joe’s yearn for change and his dark desires[/caption]
The new teaser trailer for the fifth season revealed Joe’s returns to New York with wife Kate Galvin, played by Charlotte Ritchie.
But it’s not long before the ghosts of his past come back to haunt him.
The series picks up three years after Joe and Kate left London for the Big Apple.
Joe attempts to put his murderous ways behind him and be there for his CEO wife, who is now the head of the Lockwood Corporation.
But there is a fine line between Joe’s ability to change and his dark desires.
All 10 episodes of the thriller’s final season will premiere on April 24.
“Every season they manage to find new space to make it interesting and relevant,” Penn told Tudum in July.
“And this season, I think somehow coming back to where it started allowed for it to just become grounded in the way that it needs to also have this kind of spectacular finish.”
“There are many loose ends in Joe’s past.”
The clip shows Joe standing in front of a mirror with his voiceover saying: “Love tests us, I’ve been tested more than most, this is the last time.
“I came from nothing, a true rags to riches story. I’ve been through it all.
“Unlucky in life and in love. Until I met you.”
Joe can be seen zipping up Kate’s black dress as he continues: “Kate you opened doors for me I could never have imagined.
“We share a life.
“I would have been quick to judge in the past. Rich. Douchebags. Aristocrats.
“We’re using our power for the better, to help those that aren’t as lucky.”
Looking back at himself in the mirror, Joe said: “Who knew I’d be the luckiest guy in New York.”
The show is based on the book series by Caroline Kepnes.
Deadline reported that showrunners, Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble, were stepping down, and will not led season five.
Sera is leaving to focus on other projects, but will remain on as an executive producer.
However, the Netflix series executive producers, Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo, will now serve as co-showrunners.
Greg and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Productions told the publication that they “always intended on telling Joe’s story in five seasons.”
“Ever since our friends at Alloy shared Caroline Kepnes’ fantastic book, we have always conceived it as a five-season journey. We are excited to continue our relationship with Mike and Justin as they take over the reins as co-showrunners and prepare to bring Joe Goldberg home,” they said.
You started out on Lifetime, after Netflix originally passed on it.
But, with low ratings on the cable channel, the streaming network picked it up and saw massive success.
FANS REACT
You fans took to Twitter to react to the news of series five being the final instalment.
“I’m crying literally like literal tears are building up in my eyes,” wrote one fan.
“Cobra Kai, Stranger Things, Flash etc…. and now YOU. All my shows coming to an end,” another added, along with crying emojis.
A third added: “I don’t know how to handle these emotions right now.”
“What am I going to watch after this is over?!” asked a You lover.
That that, someone replied: “My life literally makes no sense anymore the second I am done with the fifth part.”
“I will miss this show so much. Can’t wait to see the ending though, hope Joe gets what he deserves,” said a sad fan.
“This is bittersweet. I’m glad there will be a new season, but I don’t want it to end. I love this show!” commented a Twitter user.
Some fans though are happy to see it go, after what they called a “disastrous season four.”
IS THAT YOU, JOE?
Season four was split up into two parts- four episodes airing in February and the last four in March.
After Joe fled suburbia to chase after his latest obsession, Marienne Bellamy (Tati Gabrielle), he changed his name and appearance.
The serial killer had gotten into a fight with his wife, Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti), and ultimately killed her in the end.
He dropped off their son, Henry, with a neighbor, and never looked back.
However, some fans were disappointed because the latest season did not follow the same structure as the three before it.
Joe, now Jonathan Moore, was a professor in England, and was trying to reinvent his life, all while seeking out Marienne.
He made a bunch of friends and even forgot about his latest pursual when he met Kate Galvin (Charlotte Ritchie).
She introduced him to her friends, and they spent weekends together at Lady Phoebe’s estate.
Jonathan seemed to have turned his life around, as he hadn’t committed any murders, that he knew of, but Rhys Moore (Ed Speleers), the man running for Mayor, was threatening to expose his past.
When the show returned for part two in early March, it took a completely different turn.
Fans found out that Jonathan actually had Marienne trapped in a huge glass box, but he had no memory of it.
Rhys turned out to be a part of his imagination, although there was a real Rhys Moore, and unleashed the dark side within him again.
Jonathan couldn’t remember that he had been the one who was killing all of the people around him, instead of thinking it was Rhys.
Marienne was freed by one of Jonathan’s university students, who found her in the abandoned building.
She is the only of Joe’s victim that has made it out alive, and vowed get her revenge on him.
In the end, Jonathan left London with Kate and they made a new life for themselves in America, after he tried to jump off a bridge.
He was back to Joe and had shaved his beard and cut his hair.
Although the darkness in him seemed to be at bay, the menacing look he gave the camera at the end, told a different story.
Jonathan left London with Kate and they made a new life for themselves in America[/caption]
