YOU’ Season 5 release date, cast, storyline, trailer release, and everything you need to know
The twisted and captivating psychological thriller You returns for its fifth and final season on Netflix in 2024. Fans have been obsessed with following the murderous exploits of charismatic bookstore manager turned serial killer Joe Goldberg, brilliantly portrayed by Penn Badgley. As the show draws to a close, viewers are eager to see if Joe will finally face justice or continue to evade consequences for his crimes.
Get ready to be pulled back into Joe’s dark web of obsession, violence, and mind games one last time. This farewell season promises to be the wildest, most shocking ride yet as Joe’s past catches up to him in the place where it all began – New York City. Brace yourselves for an epic, suspense-filled conclusion that will leave you questioning humanity until the end.
‘YOU’ Season 5 Release Date:
While an exact premiere date has not been announced, Netflix has confirmed that You Season 5 will debut sometime in 2024. The previous season arrived in two batches, with Part 1 dropping in February 2023 and Part 2 dropping in March 2023. It’s possible the final season could follow a similar split release pattern.
Production on Season 5 is already underway, with Penn Badgley spotted filming on location in New York City in late March 2024. This suggests the new episodes are being fast-tracked for a potential late 2024 release to allow fans to binge the sordid finale as soon as possible.
‘YOU’ Series Storyline Overview:
You first captivated audiences in 2018 with its twisted tale of Joe Goldberg, a dangerously charming bookstore manager who becomes obsessed and extremely possessive when he falls for an aspiring writer named Guinevere Beck. Using social media and technology as enablers, Joe relentlessly stalks and manipulates Beck, violently removing any obstacles or people standing in their way.
Season 2 followed Joe as he fled to Los Angeles and assumed a new identity, only to fall into the same dark patterns when he became fascinated with Love Quinn. However, Love herself harbored shocking secrets. Their toxic relationship culminated in marriage and a child in season 3’s suburban nightmare set in Madre Linda.
The recently released Season 4 took Joe’s saga international to London, where he infiltrated the lives of a circle of wealthy socialites while obsessing over yet another woman as a murderous game of cat-and-mouse unfolded. Finally accepting he’s not a good person, Joe ended up back in New York with his wealthy new partner Kate, setting the stage for the final season.
‘YOU’ Season 5 Expected Storyline:
While specific plot details are being kept tightly under wraps, it’s clear that Season 5 will bring Joe’s tumultuous journey full circle as he returns to his old East Coast hunting grounds accompanied by his latest infatuation, Kate. With his true nature now exposed, Joe has seemingly embraced his darkness, acquiring wealth and power that increase the stakes and heighten the potential for catastrophe.
According to Penn Badgley, the new season represents Joe’s “spectacular resolution” and features him experiencing a meteoric rise before an inevitable fatal downfall. Having reached a new echelon, Joe will face his most formidable consequences and adversaries, possibly from his troubled past.
The series creators have also teased that a familiar face from Joe’s earlier misdeeds could resurface to deliver long-awaited justice and karmic retribution finally. Potential candidates include Candace, Dr. Nicky, a revenge-seeking Ellie, and more. Fans are already feverishly speculating which of Joe’s previous victims may return to torment him.
‘YOU’ Series Cast Members:
- Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg/Will Bettelheim
- Victoria Pedretti as Love Quinn
- Elizabeth Lail as Guinevere Beck
- Luca Padovan as Paco
- Shay Mitchell as Peach Salinger
- Jenna Ortega as Ellie Alves
- Carmela Zumbado as Delilah Alves
- Saffron Burrows as Dottie Quinn
- Tati Gabrielle as Marienne Bellamy
- Dylan Arnold as Theo Engler
- Charlotte Ritchie as Kate Galvin
- Tilly Keeper as Lady Phoebe
- Ed Speleers as Rhys Montrose
- Lukas Gage as Adam Pratt
‘YOU’ Season 5 List of Episodes
Netflix has not yet released episode titles and descriptions for Season 5. The final season will most likely follow the pattern of previous seasons, with ten episodes running approximately 45-60 minutes.
Part-1
- Episode No. 1: “Joe Takes a Holiday”
- Episode No. 2: “Portrait of the Artist”
- Episode No. 3: “Eat the Rich”
- Episode No. 4: “Hampsie”
- Episode No. 5: “The Fox and the Hound”
Part-2
- Episode No. 6: “Best of Friends”
- Episode No. 7: “Good Man, Cruel World”
- Episode No. 8: “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
- Episode No. 9: “She’s Not There”
- Episode No. 10: “The Death of Jonathan Moore”
‘YOU’ Series Creators Team
You was developed by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble based on Caroline Kepnes’s novels. It is produced by Berlanti Productions, Alloy Entertainment, A+E Studios, and Warner Bros. Television.
The critical creative team includes executive producers Greg Berlanti, Sera Gamble, Sarah Schechter, Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo, Michael Foley, Justin W. Lo, and Marcos Siega.
Gamble and Berlanti serve as showrunners, overseeing the writer’s room and production. Both have expressed their vision for correctly concluding Joe’s story and delivering a deserving, impactful finale after building up his crimes over four suspenseful seasons.
Where to Watch ‘YOU’ Season 5?
As with previous seasons, YOU Season 5 will be available exclusively on Netflix. The streaming platform has been the home of the series since its second season, after initially airing on Lifetime.
Netflix’s global reach and growing subscriber base have made it the perfect platform for the show’s success. It allows viewers worldwide to binge-watch and discuss Joe Goldberg’s twisted exploits. Fans can expect the final season to be accessible on Netflix upon its release.
‘YOU’ Season 5 Trailer Release Date:
Netflix has not released an official trailer for You Season 5. Based on the typical marketing rollouts for previous seasons, the first teaser trailer could arrive in late 2023, about six months before the show’s 2024 premiere.
The full-length trailer providing a more in-depth season preview would likely follow a few months later, sometime in early 2024. As always, Netflix will release the trailer across their social media platforms and YouTube channel to build hype for Joe’s last hurrah.
‘YOU’ Season 5 Final Words:
After keeping viewers on the edge of their seats for four twisted seasons, You is finally barreling towards its conclusion in spectacularly unhinged fashion. Fans have been equally appalled and engrossed by antihero Joe Goldberg’s charming Yet depraved antics as a dangerously obsessive serial killer.
Penn Badgley’s tour-de-force performance has made Joe a strangely sympathetic figure despite his unforgivable crimes. As he returns to New York, which is surrounded by wealth and power, the stage is set for his privileged house of cards to come crashing down in a blaze of violence and retribution.
Will Joe get his long-overdue comeuppance, or will he escape justice again? One thing is sure – you won’t be able to tear your eyes away as this bonkers, unmissable saga reaches its fittingly chaotic climax. Get ready to say a final, gleeful goodbye to loveable monster Joe Goldberg.
