You
Overview
You is a 2018 psychological thriller television series created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble for Lifetime, later moving to Netflix. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Caroline Kepnes. The series follows Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), a charming, intelligent, and obsessive bookstore manager who falls in love with a customer, Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail). He uses social media and technology to stalk her, and he eliminates anyone who gets in his way. The series is a satirical look at modern dating, social media, and the "nice guy" trope. Joe is a murderer, but he is also a romantic, and he justifies his actions as acts of love. The series is told from Joe's perspective, and he narrates his thoughts directly to the audience, making them complicit in his crimes. The first season is set in New York City, where Joe stalks Beck and eliminates her toxic friends and ex-boyfriends. The second season is set in Los Angeles, where Joe tries to start fresh but falls in love with a new woman, Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti), who is even more dangerous than he is. The third season is set in a suburb of San Francisco, where Joe and Love are married with a child, and their relationship becomes a battle of wits between two killers. The fourth season is set in London, where Joe assumes a new identity and becomes entangled with a group of wealthy socialites. You has been a critical and commercial success, becoming one of Netflix's most popular series, and Penn Badgley has been praised for his charming, terrifying performance as Joe. A fifth and final season is in production.
