Hello, you – for the final time. The 2025 Netflix schedule will include You Season 5, very, very soon.
After four seasons of insane moments that made us stare at the screen in shock, questions we need answered, and so much more, You is coming to an end with Season 5 in April 2025. This is what we know so far.
What Is The You Season 5 Premiere Date?
At the time of updating this in March 2025, You Season 5 will premiere on April 24, 2025, according to Tudum. This means that it will be a part of the 2025 TV premiere schedule.
The You Season 5 Trailer
Get ready, because we finally have the trailer for You Season 5. We finally see Joe back in New York City living his life, but of course, things aren’t as nice as they seem, and Joe goes back to his old habits.
The You Season 5 Cast
With any show like You, the cast is, hands down, always so important, and thankfully, we know exactly who will be in the You Season 5 cast:
Penn Badgley as Joe
Obviously, it wouldn’t be You without the main man himself, Joe – or whatever new name he decides to take on – coming back. Joe has been played by Penn Badgley since the first season, so of course, he will be back for the final episodes.
Madeline Brewer as Bronte
Deadline confirmed in March 2024 that Madeline Brewer would play Bronte in the upcoming season. The character is described as an “enigmatic and free-spirited playwright” who becomes an employee at Joe’s bookstore and the two connect over literature and more.
Charlotte Ritchie as Kate Galvin
Charlotte Ritchie will be back as Kate Galvin5, which we know thanks to the Tudum article above. Considering her and Joe are living together in New York City during the You Season 4 ending, it would be pretty shocking if she wasn’t there.
Anna Camp as Raegan and Maddie Lockwood
Reported by Variety in March 2024, Anna Camp will be in the fifth season. She will play twin sisters-in-law to Joe, and per the site, Raegan is the “cutthroat CFO of the Lockwood Corp” and Maddie is a “socialite” who’s been divorced three times and “vaguely” does public relations.
Griffin Matthews as Teddy Lockwood
That Variety article also confirmed that Griffin Matthews would play Teddy Lockwood in You Season 5. He’s the brother-in-law to Joe, and a confidante.
Tati Gabrielle as Marienne
Thanks to set photos from filming (via What’sOnNetflix), we know that Tati Gabrielle, who played Marienne, will return in Season 5. Gabrielle spoke with Digital Spy in March 2023 about the opportunity to return, saying she would love to come back for the fifth season, and that the character “hasn’t gotten her peace:”
I would love to come back again. I feel like she hasn't gotten her peace yet, and I do think she deserves that. She's had a hard life, man. She just needs a break. I would love to see more for Marienne. If she's not part of taking down Joe, I just want her to be able to witness it.
And now, it looks like she’ll be back in some way.
Nava Mau as Detective Marquez
According to a Deadline report in July 2024, Nava Mau will play Detective Marquez – which, of course, means that Joe will run into the law at some point and I am here for it. Mau broke out in 2024 thanks to her role in Baby Reindeer, and earned a historic Emmy nomination as well.
Additional New Cast Members
Netflix confirmed four additional recurring cast members for You Season 5. These include:
- Natasha Behnam as Dominique, a hipster who’s the caretaker in her friend group and “fiercely loyal.”
- Pete Ploszek as Harrison, Joe’s brother-in-law, and the “trophy husband” to Reagan Lockwood (Anna Camp).
- Tom Francis as Clayton, a “wannabe author” who gets the attention of Joe.
- b as Phoenix, a person whose life was “upended by tragedy” and went to New York to look for “renewed purpose.”
With a cast like this, who knows what You Season 5 might entail.
Possible Past Characters Could Come Back For The Last Season
There are possibilities of other characters from past seasons showing up, which has happened before. Even Tudum itself teased that Joe has some “loose ends” out there. Today, we’ll get into likely scenarios and who could possibly return in Season 5 for this final tango with Joe.
Jenna Ortega as Ellie
I feel like this is wishful thinking at this point, but I would love to see Jenna Ortega return as Ellie for just a bit. She was such a great character in Season 2 and Joe basically forced her out of the country when Delilah was killed. My poor girl needs her vengeance.
Ortega even said she wanted to go back for the fourth season but filming for Wednesday Season 1 got in the way – and I doubt she’ll have the time now to do so. But a girl can dream. Maybe a guest appearance?
Victoria Pedretti as Love
As we saw in the last few episodes of Season 4, Victoria Pedretti had a guest appearance as Love in a vision, so she could come back in some form for Joe. I could totally see it, and considering fans all over the world genuinely love the heck out of this character, her having one last laugh at Joe might be what the doctor ordered.
Elizabeth Lail as Guinevere Beck
We also saw Elizabeth Lail as Beck again at the end of You Season 4. It was another hallucination, but who knows what Joe might get up to in Season 5? Beck could make one last appearance in that bookshop of his – and, from the trailer, we know that it’s the same bookshop he met Beck in, so maybe she could pop up in a vision.
Amy Leigh Hickman as Nadia
It might be a bit of stretch, but I could also see Nadia coming back in some way in Season 5 of You. While she was locked away at the end (framed for Joe’s murder of her close friend/lover), I could see her trying to find a way out. And, Hickman has agreed with this idea, too.
In an interview with Digital Spy in March 2023, she said that she believes Nadia is really capable of anything after Season 4, and thinks her story isn’t done:
I would love to come back and play her again. I think that if she can pull off everything she did in Season 4, there's not much she can't do. So I wouldn't put anything past her, I wouldn't past Joe as well. I think that's something they have in common, weirdly.
There are a variety of faces we could see – now, we just have to wait and wonder who Joe might run into.
What Is You Season 5 About?
If you’re wondering what You Season 5 is going to entail, we have you covered:
Season 5 Will Bring Joe Back To New York And He’ll Meet Someone New That Makes Him Reconsider His “Affluent Life"
According to Tudum, we got some idea of what Season 5 will be.
Joe returns to New York after all this time. Kate has become CEO of the Lockwood Corporation, and now Joe has been labeled as “Prince Charming” by the “adoring public.” Both are trying to remain solid on their pact to “do good,” which they made back in Season 4.
However, Joe’s “perfect life” is threatened by the “ghosts” of his past, as well as his own dark needs. Not only that, but he meets another woman (as mentioned above) named Madeline, who makes him reconsider the life he has, and has to deal with Kate’s siblings at the same time.
Joe Will Be More Accepting Of “What He Has To Do” This Time Around
There was also an interview done with BuzzFeed News regarding the Season 4 finale in March 2023, and how the finale really sets up the story of Joe becoming a more emotionless killer because now, he’s accepted “what he needs to do,” according to Sera Gamble:
He's a little bit different in that he doesn't maybe have the same level of almost guilt and justification going on, just honesty and acceptance of doing what he needs to do. The thing that's scary about Joe isn't that he's some dead-eyed, emotionless murderer because he's not.
Don’t Expect Joe’s Victims To Suddenly Get Justice In Season 5
I mean, if it’s the final season, we can at least think Joe will get in trouble, right? Nope! That’s not even a guarantee, because in an interview with E! News in March 2023, Sera Gamble was quick to explain that justice might not be in the cards for Joe – it’s a big reason why they didn’t kill him off in the Season 4 finale, because sometimes justice isn’t served:
It's fun to write him as very appealing and like a romantic hero, but when we are looking at the facts of the case in a conversation with Penn or with the writers, we're just like, 'This person is horrible. They need to be punished.' But the world is full of horrible men like Joe, who will never, ever, ever be punished. So there's a certain discipline that we have to have…after seasons of holding ourselves to a certain standard of honesty about this, we can't just turn around and throw him in maximum security prison or throw him off a bridge for good. We have to think a little bit more deeply about what we're really saying about someone like him.
Michael Foley And Justin W. Lo Are The New Showrunners For You Season 5
Another big piece of news that came with the renewal of the show is that the showrunner for the first four seasons, Sera Gamble, is stepping down to work on other projects. In a statement she released, she said that making the show was “ridiculously fun” but it was time for her to focus on new opportunities.
Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo, who have both written for the drama, are going to be acting as co-showrunners for the final season, so it’ll be in good hands.
What are you the most excited for when it comes to You Season 5? April is literally just next month! Now I just need to re-watch the first few seasons again and again.
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