Joe Goldberg is closing in on one last kill. Netflix has announced the fifth season of You, starring Penn Badgley as an identity-switching stalker and serial killer, will be its last.
You’s London-set fourth season, which was released in two parts across February and March, ended with a massive twist that inadvertently brought Joe back to his season one stomping grounds of New York City. “He’s not on an arc of redemption,” Badgley tells Vanity Fair of where his volatile character is headed. “This seems to be a question on people’s minds, but I don’t think that is what anyone who’s making this is interested in exploring. That suggests a number of things, [and] it’s not what we’re here to do.”
Showrunner Sera Gamble, who has been with the series since it premiered on Lifetime back in 2018 before being acquired by Netflix, is leaving the show to “focus on new projects,” she said in a statement. “Making the show alongside our writers, producers, directors, cast, and crew has been an honor and ridiculously fun. And I feel lucky to have worked with an artist as gifted and thoughtful as Penn Badgley,” Gamble continued. “I’m proud of what we’ve all accomplished and feel privileged to pass the torch. I’m excited to watch and support the You team as they bring Joe Goldberg’s journey to its delightfully twisted conclusion.”
Stepping into her role will be executive producers Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo, who have been with the series since its start. In a statement, fellow EPs Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter confirmed that Gamble will remain an executive producer and that the duo plans to “bring her every idea we can from our company for years to come.” They also shared that You, based on Caroline Kepnes’s novels, was “always conceived” in five seasons.
Call it a shrewd creative impulse or sly contractual decision, but TV is experiencing a bit of a five-year itch at the moment. You is the latest in a string of popular shows to announce it’s pulling the plug after four or five seasons, following Netflix’s Stranger Things, Prime Video’s Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and HBO’s Barry and Succession, most of which air their final episodes this spring. The Handmaid’s Tale is set to end sometime this year after six seasons, and the brass behind Ted Lasso has also vaguely alluded to a three-season run on AppleTV+.
A release date for You’s final—potentially less sexualized—season has yet to be announced.
Savannah Walsh
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