We're SO close to new episodes.
‘You’ Season 3 Has Officially Finished Filming
This post contains spoilers for season two of You. You’ve been warned.
The second season of You dropped on December 26, 2019, and it contained a super-unexpected twist involving Penn Badgley’s character, Joe/Will, and his new love interest. If you haven't watched it yet, then we'll warn you to turn back now. But if you have, then you're probably dying to know what happens next. Lucky for you, Badgley accidentally let some intel slip during an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
Badgley was discussing the insane twist that even his cast member Ambyr Childers (who plays Candace) did not see coming: It turns out that Joe’s new girlfriend, Love (played by Victoria Pedretti), is actually a murderer just like him. In fact, when Candace threatens to tell everyone that Joe is a complete psychopath, Love actually kills her to protect Joe (and reveals that’s not the first person she's killed). Badgley talked to ET about Love’s shocking story arc, and in the process, he dropped that a third season is on the horizon.
“She doesn’t appear to be the same kind of person. She doesn’t appear to be the same kind of predator,” he said. “She doesn’t appear to be the same kind of…you know, dare I say, in the third season—oh, God!” He switched the topic quickly and tried to backtrack, especially since a third season hadn’t yet been confirmed by Netflix.
But now it’s finally official: Netflix confirmed the third season on January 14, 2020, with a tweet. “See you soon, neighbor. YOU S3 is coming,” it read, referencing the final scene of season two in which Joe is eyeing his next-door neighbor through a fence.
https://twitter.com/YouNetflix/status/1217101564273401856?s=20
We don’t know much about what You season three has in store for us yet, but we know it’s sure to be another insane ride. Here’s every detail we know so far about the new season.
The release date. An official date is still unknown, but season 3 will be coming in “Q4” of the Netflix lineup, per Deadline's report on April 20, 2021. That means sometime this year!
The cast is definitely going to include Victoria Pedretti and Penn Badgley. Badgley basically confirmed Joe and Love are going to figure some things out, so we can expect to see their faces again.
We’re getting new characters…a lot of them. Netflix revealed two of them on October 16, 2020. “Fresh blood joining You season three: Shalita Grant will play Sherry, a ‘Mom-fluencer’ who appears down-to-earth, but is actually a mean girl who only pretends to welcome Love into her social circle. Travis VanWinkle will play the wealthy Cary, who invites Joe into his inner circle,” Netflix Queue tweeted.
On October 21, Netflix announced that Scott Speedman, most famous for playing Ben Covington on Felicity, will be joining the cast. “He’ll play Matthew, a successful CEO, husband, and uncommunicative father. He's reserved, mysterious, and has a tendency to be withdrawn…all of which masks a deep well of emotion underneath,” a Netflix Queue tweet revealed.
https://twitter.com/netflixqueue/status/1319023910491357184
On top of that, Variety revealed on November 18 that there are 13 additional actors joined the cast, including Jack Fisher as Young Joe Goldberg and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina's Tati Gabrielle as "no-nonsense librarian" and series regular.
On January 26, 2021, we learned Scott Michael Foster has joined the cast as Ryan. Per Deadline, Ryan is a television reporter and single dad who “has overcome a history of addiction” and has “a controlling, calculating demeanor that he reserves for those closest to him and anyone who gets in his way.” Spooky!
You season 3 has finished filming! Showrunner Sera Gamble tweeted the news on April 23. “Today is our last day of shooting season 3,” she said. “Can I brag to you for a hot sec?”
https://twitter.com/serathegamble/status/1385681181417435139
Over the course of production during COVID, Gamble shared that they have “administered over 32,000 COVID tests” and had the lowest “lowest overall positivity rate across all comparable productions to date.”
“A year ago, we had no idea how shooting this season would be possible," Gamble continued in her thread. “I mean…YOU doesn't really work if there's no romance or, y'know, murder-type contact.”
She added, “Hope you love the season when it gets here.” BUT WHEN?!
This story originally appeared on: Glamour - Author:Julyssa Lopez
