You season 4

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'You' Season 4 Review: A Risky Reinvention for Joe Goldberg Pays Off (Collider.com)

Hello, You. It's been far too long. Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), resident serial killer with a penchant for baseball caps and pretentious literature, ...

At the end of Season 2, we learned that Love is not who Joe thinks she is – and certainly not who we thought she was either. You Season 4 Part 1 is now streaming on Netflix. The last five episodes of You Season 4 are Badgley’s most impressive performance to date. Season 4 of You is bold and unexpected with twists and turns that are simply wicked. You is the master of twists, and Season 4 is no exception. Yes, it’s fun watching Joe scramble to pin down his own mysterious stalker, but it lacks that extra spark that kept us on the edge of our seats the last three seasons. The second half of Season 4 is admittedly stronger than the first. Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), resident serial killer with a penchant for baseball caps and pretentious literature, is back for the newest season of You – but this time, he’s got a new name, new city, and new objective. All of that said, however, Season 4 proved that You can still be good without Love because of one key reason: it finally broke its [tried-and-true formula](https://collider.com/you-season-4-repetitive/). There are certainly some standouts in You’s new supporting cast – Charlotte Ritchie gives a beautiful depth to her character Kate, who may be a member of the elite, but has an emotional backstory that balances out her initial “ice queen” act. He is surrounded by a new cast of eccentric characters – a group of friends who all met as students at Oxford. The start of Season 4 sees Joe in London with a brand-new identity: Professor Jonathan Moore, a college instructor of American short fiction.

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You season 4 review: A muddled British whodunit (The A.V. Club)

Part one of the Netflix thriller's latest installment finds Joe Goldberg flailing (and killing, of course) amid the U.K. elite.

[The White Lotus](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/the-white-lotus)’ Lukas Gage plays her partner, Adam, and makes the most of his one-note character. He’s not wholly innocent, of course, and finds himself in a bloody mess of his own making once again. In her absence, he’s the sole notable performer of season four so far. [Netflix](https://www.avclub.com/what-to-watch-on-netflix-best-tv-shows-1848758095) (although the streamer’s decision to split the season is a ridiculous choice), which brought new life to the Lifetime original after picking it up for season two in 2019. The hunter becomes the hunted once the real killer takes a page out of [these burning questions](https://www.avclub.com/you-season-4-burning-questions-netflix-tv-thriller-1850065317), however, which is kind of a problem if you’re breaking it into two parts. One of the strongest hooks of previous seasons was Badgley and Pedretti’s incredibly chaotic back-and-forths. American Iconoclasts of the Short Story, of course. The man is drawn to it, whether he’s living in a New York City walkup, an affluent Los Angeles suburb with his family, or a spacious London loft by himself. Still, with the number of bodies he leaves behind every time he runs, how long can this go on? He’s not a swoon-worthy anti-hero; he’s a straight-up villain. Each season provides character development and backstory as he sincerely thinks he’s trying to improve.

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<em>You</em> season 4 part 1 recap: Joe finds a spot of bother in ... (EW.com)

'You' season 4 finds Joe's solitary new life in London disrupted by a murder and a new pack of acquaintances. Read EW's recap of episodes 1 through 5.

Rhys expects him to be grateful that Roald's trussed and ready to be posthumously framed for all the murders. He conks Joe in the head with a rifle, and Joe wakes up chained in Hampsie's dungeon. Kate tells them all to back off, and everyone's cruelly amused that Joe doesn't know the truth about her: she'd be first to the guillotine in a revolution. Kate takes the opportunity to come clean to Joe: her father's one of the most powerful and most evil men on the planet. Phoebe bursts into Kate's room and perches like a queen on the trunk with the body, and Joe and Kate try to hold it together as she tells them that she caught Adam with a servant. You texts again, and at first Joe wants to lash out at this upending of his life, but he holds back, realizing that what you wants is a kindred spirit. Roald tells Kate to quit playing with boys and to claim her place in the world. Joe saves the day with his observation skills, leading Kate to the vandal thanks to the hostel key he saw sticking out of her pocket. Joe has no memory of doing a murder, and he curses the whole time he's dragging the body to the boot of his borrowed car. Adam warns Joe that Malcolm's a blackmailer, and Joe realizes this honestly makes it unlikely that Adam's the murderer. To avoid the paparazzi, Joe slips in through the back with a woman who knows the door code. Phoebe invites him to Simon's gallery opening and orders him to select a suit from the closet of freebies she gets from designers.

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In 'You' Season 4, Joe Goldberg Is No Longer in Control (The New York Times)

The Netflix thriller's latest episodes have its antihero, played by Penn Badgley, on the back foot as he navigates the world of London's ultrarich.

In London, “not only are there people who have a ridiculous amount of money and have no idea what’s going on in the world, but they have titles,” Gamble said. “We never felt any responsibility to reform Joe, to give him a particularly happy ending,” Gamble said. It’s an evolution that Badgley is also keenly aware of: Joe is now “managing to grow emotionally, while not growing at all,” he said in a recent video interview. In Joe’s twisted mind, “he seems to actually respect her more,” he added. The stories he told himself with previous love interests, like Beck in Season 1 or Love, “stopped in those scenes with Marienne,” Gamble said. Setting the fourth season in London was, in part, a practical one: Paris would have been more complicated in terms of language and logistics. The season sees Joe “walking himself closer and closer to a self-awareness that he really won’t know what to do with,” Gamble said. Ahead of each new season, the production team ask themselves, “what kind of thriller we’re going to put him in,” Gamble said. His plans, however, are quickly scuppered when members of the ultrarich group of friends he resentfully joins start getting killed, and Joe must find the murderer before he’s framed for their crimes. (“In a more just society, we would all see Joe as problematic and not be interested in the show, but that’s not the society we live in,” Badgley [told The New York Times in 2019](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/arts/television/penn-badgley-you-netflix.html).) Not only is it set in London, but we soon find Joe on the back foot, being manipulated by a mysterious enemy who may be an even more accomplished killer. Marienne fled to Paris with her daughter — and Joe vowed to find her.

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Review: 'You' turns the tables on Penn Badgley in somewhat ... (USA TODAY)

And in its fourth season, "You" is beginning to turn from sinister to soap opera. Penn Badgley's psychotic stalker and murderer Joe Goldberg has his own stalker ...

It doesn't help that the "eat the rich" subgenre has been done and redone on TV and film lately, much better than "You" manages here, at least in the first part of the season. The slice of British upper-crust society "You" slips Joe into this time around seems more of a caricature, perhaps a pitfall of transporting an American series abroad. A series intently fascinated with books and literature makes its inspiration well known from the outset, as Joe peruses a stack of Agatha Christie novels, searching for a formula that will help him find out who the "you" is. Of course, his life never stays quiet, and after one drunken night out with members of the upper class and a mysterious death, Joe is involved in a new crime spree and is drawn to yet another woman, icy Kate (Charlotte Ritchie, "Call the Midwife"). And in its fourth season, "You" is beginning to turn from sinister to soap opera. It might as well hit the audience over the head with a copy of "The Mousetrap."

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You Season Four Review (BuzzFeed News)

The genius of You has always been in knowing when to subvert genre to make it more compelling. In that sense, the first half of Season 4 is firing on all ...

But the breakneck speed of this season — on an already marathonable show — does warrant some unease: This season feels like You is racing toward the emotional climax of Joe’s story. The genius of You has always been knowing when and how to subvert genre to make it exponentially more compelling. All of Joe’s previous indiscretions (bodies) start to catch up to him when he’s targeted by the hottest new serial killer on the block, the Eat the Rich Killer. And regardless of where you end up placing your bets, it’s just straight-up satisfying to see Joe bested repeatedly, a loving reminder the noose is always tightening. The absolute best change of the season, however, is when You fully embraces a genre shift by diving headfirst into murder mystery tropes. To be clear, this is a nonsexual connection (sorry to the queers, I look forward to the fanfic), but there’s an interesting mirror between Joe’s relationship with Rhys and his relationship with Kate.

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Here's a You Season 3 Finale Recap Ahead of Season 4 Part 1 (Seventeen.com)

Where is Joe in season 3 of You? you l to r victoria pedretti as love quinn and penn badgley as joe goldberg in. JOHN P. FLEENOR/NETFLIX ...

He also claims that "Heartbreak is always a catalyst for a new path" — one that we'll see unravel in season four of You. Joe cleans up the crime scene and plants evidence to frame Love for all the killings that ensued throughout the season, including the murder of his neighbors, Natalie and Gil. If that wasn't disturbing enough, he cut his own toes off to make a meat pie and fake his death for a clean slate (which he also frames Love for). After marrying and having a baby boy with Love Quinn (a.k.a his victim in season two), Joe moves to the suburban neighborhood of Madre Linda. After killing Marienne's boyfriend, Ryan, to get him out of the picture for good, Joe's plans to run away with her go awry when his wife finds out and attempts to poison him. The new season of You hits Netflix on Thursday, February 9, which means Joe Goldberg is about to wreak havoc on our TV screens yet again.

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A Definitive Guide to the "You" Season 4 Filming Locations (HouseBeautiful.com)

Netflix's "You" season four was filmed in London, Paris, and Los Angeles. The main locations include Royal Holloway University of London and Knebworth ...

The home has been tapped as a [filming location](https://www.knebworthhouse.com/filming/) for various productions over the years including [The Crown](https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/g34677849/the-crown-season-four-filming-locations/) and Simple Minds’s [music video](https://youtu.be/CdqoNKCCt7A) for “Don't You (Forget About Me).” [The White Lotus](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a41352985/white-lotus-season-2-filming-locations-italy/) isn’t the only production making use of the incredible Four Seasons hotels as of late. [Lincoln’s Inn](https://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/) in London provides the backdrop for the library of the fictional university. [Knebworth House](https://www.knebworthhouse.com/) in England’s Hertfordshire plays the country home where Joe and the crew venture off to spend some… [Netflix’s dark series](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a41503769/the-watcher-true-story-behind-haunted-house/) You. According to [Distractify](https://www.distractify.com/p/you-season-4-filming-locations), the Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square was used as a filming location for You. The society for barristers is made up of various historic buildings that have been used for [other productions](https://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/the-estate/filming-photography/) like Downtown Abbey. The row of flats can be found along a cobblestone street marked by an arched entrance. The historic spot was once a famous fish market that operated until 1982. While filmed in London, [Paris](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a41090204/paris-travel-guide/), and [Los Angeles](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a36803484/what-to-do-in-los-angeles/), the latest installment—which is being released in two parts, with the first five episodes out now and the last five dropping on March 9—mainly takes place in England. Set on 135 acres, the university’s Founder’s Building, which was opened by Queen Victoria in 1886, was mainly used for the exterior scenes throughout the season. This time, the serial stalker is enjoying a permanent holiday in [London](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a39652943/what-to-do-in-london/) under the identity of professor Jonathan Moore.

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Is Jenna Ortega in You season 4 part 1? (Spoilers) (Netflix Life)

Among the new characters who entered his orbit were his new neighbors, Delilah Alves and her younger sister Ellie. Joe ends up taking a liking to Ellie, who ...

And with Joe faking his death in the season 3 finale, it’s unclear whether Joe is still finding a way to get money to her. And it seems to be working in the first five episodes of the season, at least for the most part. In fact, there is not even any direct mention of Ellie within the first five episodes of season 4 which isn’t too surprising. Love’s plan is to then use her family’s lawyers to help get the case closed which would still leave Ellie stuck in Child Protective Services. Upon arriving in LA, Joe assumed a new identity and began to make a new life for himself. Among the show’s many breakout characters was Ellie Alves played by the amazingly talented Jenna Ortega, who became a true standout in the show’s second season.

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'You' Season 4: See what happens to Marienne Bellamy (Economic Times)

Marienne Bellamy is a librarian and love interest of Joe Goldberg in "You" Season 3. Her fate is left unresolved after her ex-boyfriend's murder and her ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). Throughout season 3 of "You", Marienne was struggling to regain custody of [Juliette](/topic/juliette)from her ex. [Marienne Bellamy](/topic/marienne-bellamy), a character in the Netflix original series "You", played by actor [Sherri Saum](/topic/sherri-saum).

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'You' Season 4 Part 1 Shocking Finale — and What's to Come ... (Us Weekly)

Warning: This story contains spoilers from season 4, part 1 of You. Hello, Joe — or is it Jonathan? Joe Goldberg may have committed too many crimes to start ...

[TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/1080584/you-season-4-part-1-penn-badgley-joe-goldberg/) in February 2023 about season 4’s first batch of episodes. “And the device of the narration and everything, it’s still always so physical. [Penn Badgley](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/penn-badgley/)) living in London and trying to begin a new life as college professor Jonathan Moore. “The weird thing about Joe though is that he’s just so distinct,” Badgley explained to the outlet. While he initially attempts to keep his hands clean, a work connection leaves him tied to London’s elites — and trying to clear his name. “Season 4 is a legit departure.

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'You' should begin stalking an ending after its fourth-season ... (CNN)

Yet while the fourth season begins in characteristically twisty fashion, before it's over the Netflix hit feels dangerously close to jumping the shark, having ...

“You” has survived its fourth season, but that rope now looks seriously frayed. Yet while the fourth season begins in characteristically twisty fashion, before it’s over the Netflix hit feels dangerously close to jumping the shark, having become a bit too cute for its (or Your, if You prefer) own good. It’s during the second half, alas, when the story begins going off the rails, as the writers unleash developments that undermine the tantalizing place where the midseason break leaves off.

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Where Was 'You' Season 4 Filmed? Every London Location Where ... (Women's Health)

'You' season 4, starring Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg, just dropped. Here's every London location this season was filmed, from the university to his flat.

[Cosmopolitan](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/travel/a42802154/netflix-you-season-4-filming-locations/). [travel bloggers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOW7mW3uUk0). [the Soho House website](https://www.sohohouse.com/en-us/membership). All of these locations are [reportedly where You](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/you-season-4-filming-locations#:~:text=Parts%20of%20You%20season%20four,Professor%20Jonathan%20Moore%20teaches%20at) filming took place, and IMO, they all give off exclusive club vibes. Another big location will be The Bargehouse, which will become Joe's neighbor's art gallery, per [Glamour U.K](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/you-season-4-filming-locations#:~:text=Parts%20of%20You%20season%20four,Professor%20Jonathan%20Moore%20teaches%20at). ICYMI, the first of two installments of [You season 4](https://www.netflix.com/title/80211991?trackId=259776131&trkId=259776131&src=tudum) just hit Netflix–and Joe Goldberg is officially trading in California sunshine for a quaint residence in The Big Smoke. “All he wants is to prove he’s not a terrible man, by living quietly as Professor Jonathan Moore, nursing his broken heart and thoroughly minding his own business,” said You co-creator Sera Gamble to [Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/you-season-4-photos). This location, in London's Holborn neighborhood, was used for all of the library shots in the series, per Jonathan). The actor looked very prestigious in a tweed jacket, but a lot less menacing than his You character, Joe (a.k.a. Royal Holloway is actually located in a place called Egham, and is on the outskirts of the city limits. [London Boy.](https://music.amazon.com/albums/B07SYHQPPD) However, if that British beau happens to be a creepy stalker/serial killer, I'm definitely opting out.

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'Wednesday' Kept Jenna Ortega From Returning for 'You' Season 4 (Collider.com)

In an interview with IndieWire, You showrunner Sera Gamble revealed that Ellie Alves, the character Ortega plays in the show, was expected to return in the new ...

In the [new season](https://collider.com/you-season-4-review/), which will be divided into [two parts](https://collider.com/you-season-4-new-release-date-netflix/), Joe has moved to Europe after the devastating events of the third season, where he was forced to kill his partner, Love ( [Victoria Pedretti](https://collider.com/tag/victoria-pedretti/)). [Penn Badgley](https://collider.com/tag/penn-badgley/)), a bookstore manager who stalks and manipulates women he becomes obsessed with. The upcoming release will also mark the longest runtime in the series so far, with the [film's duration](https://collider.com/scream-6-runtime/) coming in at 2 hours and 3 minutes. [Jenna Ortega](https://collider.com/tag/jenna-ortega/) was intended to come back for the fourth season of Netflix's [You](https://collider.com/tag/you/), before [Wednesday](https://collider.com/tag/wednesday/)'s filming schedule prevented her from doing so. The show was extremely popular when it was released in November of last year, dominating Netflix's [viewership charts](https://collider.com/wednesday-series-netflix-top-10-list/) a month and a half after its debut on the platform. [Addams Family](https://collider.com/tag/the-addams-family/) character, who now has psychic powers and is sent to Nevermore Academy for causing mischief at several other schools.

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Why Isn't Jenna Ortega In 'You' Season 4? (UPROXX)

Ortega was one of the rare characters to make it out of You alive. She starred in season two of the stalker drama as Ellie, Joe/Will's young neighbor who lives ...

“Some show” turned out to be [Wednesday](https://uproxx.com/tv/jenna-ortega-wednesday-goth-dance/), one of Netflix’s [biggest titles.](https://uproxx.com/tv/wednesday-second-biggest-streaming-week-netflix/) So she had a good reason to sit this one out. As Gamble pointed out, “Any character who’s not dead who knows anything about Joe, it’s fair game to try to exert any justice.” Who’s to say Ellie didn’t take off and [the fourth season](https://uproxx.com/tv/you-season-4-release-date-plot-trailer-info/), only she had something else to do.

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Jenna Ortega's Comeback in You Season 4 Put On Hold For Now (MovieWeb)

Showrunner Sera Gamble expressed enthusiasm for Ellie's return before Wednesday's colossal success, and her popularity has likely increased as a result. Several ...

As an alternative, Ellie could return with a changed character due to the trauma Joe caused. We have ideas for Ellie if her schedule allows her to visit us again.” However, according to Gamble, there are ideas for Ellie to return if her schedule permits.

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You Season 4 Part 1 Ending Explained: Who is Joe's Stalker? (Den of Geek)

Joe Goldberg returns for another rousing game of cat-and-mouse on You Season 4 — only this time, he's the mouse.

Eventually, Joe is shocked to find that Rhys is both his stalker as well as the killer. That’s not going away anytime soon.) And now that Rhys has his number, he’s ready to deliver a dose of Joe Goldberg justice. Once he’s back in London, the news is aflutter with the news of the latest killing … There’s never been such a disconnect in the way that Joe presents himself to the outside world and what he’s really thinking in the innermost reaches of his devious brain. Thanks to his star pupil Nadia, Joe has already read “Good Man, Cruel World,” Rhys’s captivating memoir of how he went from rags to riches, pulling himself out of a childhood of trauma and poverty and ending up in the company of high society. Under the principle of Chekov’s gun — a gun in the first act will resurface by the third — it seems that Marianne will somehow come into play later in the season. Why the detective accepted a simple image of a locket as proof of her murder is perplexing, but whatever. The first half of the season establishes the cat-and-mouse game between Joe and his stalker, even revealing the man behind the shady, disappearing texts in the final few moments of the Part 1 finale. Joe’s focus immediately shifts as he scrambles to try and figure out who is stalking him, why, and what they have planned for him in the long run. When we first check in with Joe, he’s living a pretty normal life, working as a professor of literature and spending his nights curled up with a book and a cuppa in his fancy flat. It’s a delightful twist that upends the typical You narrative, putting Joe Goldberg on the defensive instead of the offensive. [You](https://www.denofgeek.com/you/), Joe (Penn Badgley) finds himself on the other side of the Atlantic.

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Who Is the Killer in 'You' Season 4? Eat the Rich, Who Killed Malcolm? (StyleCaster)

You season 4, which premiered on Netflix on February 9, 2023, follows serial killer Joe Goldberg as he moves to London, England, and take on the identity of ...

[Collider](https://collider.com/you-season-4-ed-speleers-interview/) about what it was like to get into the mindset of the “Eat the Rich” killer. “And the more you get your head around these sorts of people, the more you can actually just start flexing around and actually really relish all their mannerisms and their characteristics.” He continued, “Sometimes it’s actually really harder to play the guys that are very grounded all the time. While Roald, who supected Joe was the “Eat the Rich” killer, is knocked out, Rhys tells Joe that he plans to pin the “Eat the Rich” murders on Roald to save both of them. He continued, “Then to go further and really uncover what he’s all about in relation to the show, and that actually is much beyond how we first see him and even how he unravels later on,” he continues. When Joe struggles to kill Roald, Rhys sets the room on fire and tells Joe that he plans to frame him instead for the “Eat the Rich” murders while leaving him and Roald to die. “He tries to open up Joe’s eyes to another way of thinking and understanding, and he’s very persuasive.” He continued, “It was one of the big things I talked through with [creator and showrunner] Sera Gamble before starting. “Some of these characters can sometimes come across quite heightened, which actually allows a lot of room to play and a lot of freedom,” he explains. Rhys tells Joe that he wants him to kill Roald, and he will take care of everything else to frame Roald as the “Eat the Rich” killer. “And I feel that what I got to embody with Rhys, or got to try and take on, was the idea of someone balancing himself between two walks of society, two walks of life, and actually as a result struggling with what his existence was growing up. Rhys reveals he was the “Eat the Rich” killer in episode 5 of You season 4 when he finds Joe and Roald in the woods outside of Phoebe’s Hampsbridge House and kidnaps both of them. One by one, the members of the friend group are murdered by a mysterious serial killer known by them as the “Eat the Rich” killer. [Who is the killer in You season 4](https://stylecaster.com/whats-joes-zodiac-sign-from-you/) and who murdered Malcolm, Simon and more characters?

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Who Is the “Eat the Rich Killer” in You Season 4? (Seventeen.com)

The "Eat the Rich" Killer is revealed in the final episode of Part 1 of "You" season 4. Find out who the murderer is here.

Before leaving, Rhys kicks an open-flame lantern and sets the creepy cellar up in flames, but Joe and Roald manage to escape and return to London with the others. We can guess that the reason Rhys is killing his “friends” is because he legitimately *hates* them, but his true motive is undisclosed. Joe stops him but is then knocked out and chained in a medieval-style dungeon by Rhys Montrose — author, potential London mayoral candidate, and the true “Eat the Rich” killer. [Desperate to let go of his past](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a42733183/how-beck-died-you-netflix/) and avoid the (many) mistakes he made, Joe — sorry, Jonathan — tries to have a “quiet European holiday.” But then he meets his coworker, Malcolm, and begrudgingly falls in with a group of super-wealthy friends from Oxford who now dominate London’s social scene. Rhys wants Joe to kill Roald, so he can frame him for the murders of Malcolm, Simon, and Gemma. Naturally (because this is You we’re talking about) Malcolm ends up dead, knife straight through the heart, in the premiere episode of season 4, part 1.

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Jenna Ortega was going to be in You Season 4 - but this is what ... (Capital FM)

Although the latest season focuses on Joe's new life in London as he's adopted the identity of Professor Jonathan Moore, Jenna's character Ellie Alves could've ...

[Wednesday has also now been renewed for another season](/news/wednesday-netflix-season-2-release-date/), so we’re keeping our fingers crossed for more Jenna content! [You season 4](/news/tv-film/you-series-4-netflix/), which is dropping in two parts, released its first batch of episodes on February 9 and it turns out Jenna could’ve been part of the storyline. We have ideas for Ellie if her schedule allows her to visit us again.”

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Jenna Ortega was supposed to return as Ellie in You season 4 (PopBuzz)

Jenna Ortega was unable to return to the show due to filming conflicts with Wednesday. Listen to this article. Loading audio.

[You](https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/netflix-you/) season 4 news here: [Who is the killer in You season 4? The identity of the Eat the Rich killer explained](/tv-film/netflix-you/season-4-killer-who-malcolm-eat-the-rich/) [Is Love in You season 4 and is she really dead? All the deaths explained and who killed them](/tv-film/netflix-you/season-4-who-dies-killer-explained/) [Who is Joe's stalker in You season 4? [IndieWire](https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/jenna-ortega-you-season-4-wednesday-1234808100/) about You season 4, Sera revealed: "We wanted to bring Ellie back and we heard, ‘Oh, Jenna is doing some show'". [Ellie is mentioned multiple times](https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/netflix-you/season-3-ellie-joe-jenna-ortega/) and we see Joe sending more money to her. Thankfully, the door is not closed to Jenna returning as Ellie in the future and Sera actually confirmed that there are plans for how she could return in future seasons.

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Why Did Jenna Ortega Not Return For You Season 4? | Harper's ... (HarpersBazaarArabia)

Staying true to her roots as a child actor who started in horror, the stylish actress continues to deliver spectacular performances in the horror-thriller ...

However, since Jenna was busy shooting Wednesday, scheduling conflicts prevented this. Fan-favourite crime thriller You, starring Penn Badgley, made its season four premiere on February 9, 2023. Why Did Jenna Ortega Not Return For You Season 4?

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You season 4: Is Love Quinn in the new Netflix series? (cosmopolitan.com)

You is back with a bang on Netflix, this time around in London. And while Joe Goldberg, aka Jonathan Moore, is joined by a whole new host of characters, ...

I'm not trying to be 'was there a parachute under that seat in the airplane?' She is [dead]." I miss her and I need her to get her revenge back." Love is the real her."

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Netflix You's Fake Stalker App Comes From A Real Place (menshealth.com)

Netflix's 'You' Season 4 finds Joe trying to find a killer hiding behind Evanesce, a disappearing text app. Learn whether the app is real and where to find ...

At the end of the Season 4 premiere, Malcolm's killer uses the secretive app to shock Joe with the information they planned to have Joe take the fall for Malcolm's murder. And he never figures out a way to uncover their identity until the killer makes themself known. At the end of [You](https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a42780123/you-season-4-episode-1-heart-wants-what-it-wants-quote/) [ Season 3](https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a42780123/you-season-4-episode-1-heart-wants-what-it-wants-quote/), he was sauntering the streets of Paris on a European vacation from the homicidal mother of his child he blew up, the son he abandoned on the doorstep of loving couple Dante (Ben Mehl) and Lansing (Noel Arthur), and most importantly, himself. The maniacal proclivities he flew across the country to repress took no time to resurface when he needed to dispose of the body before he became the prime suspect in Malcom's death. The body is of his moronic wealthy colleague Malcolm Harding (Stephen Hagan) in Harding's house, which happens to be right across from Moore's. [Penn Badgley](https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a30469975/you-netflix-joe-penn-badgley-creepy-stare/)) is an early frontrunner for the worst vacation of 2023.

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You Season 4 Part 1 & Part 2 Episode Titles, Writers & Directors ... (What's on Netflix)

Penn Badgley will make his directorial debut this season. by Kasey Moore Published on February 10th, 2023, 8:01 am EST. Share Tweet.

- Runtime: 50 minutes [season 4 of You](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/you-season-4-everything-we-know-so-far-11-2022/) will be released in two batches of 5 episodes each. Below is the full list of episode titles, runtimes, writers, and directors for the entire fourth season of Netflix’s flagship series, You.

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XOXO, Joe Goldberg: 'You' Season 4 draws inspiration from Penn ... (USA TODAY)

"You" Season 4 has callbacks to "Gossip Girl," the show Penn Badgley is most known for. Netflix releases the first five episodes on Feb. 9.

The series on ABC Family (now Freeform), based on Sara Shepard's novels, aired from 2010-2017 and centered on a group of teenage girls who receive text messages from someone alleging to be their dead friend Alison (Sasha Pieterse). It's hard to imagine Badgley played both Humphrey and serial killer Goldberg in the Netflix series. The CW drama, based on Cecily von Ziegesar's book, revolved around a group of elite Upper East Side teenagers tormented by texts from a mysterious "Gossip Girl" who knows all their dirty secrets. [Elizabeth Lail](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/09/06/you-review-lifetimes-thriller-makes-penn-badgley-even-creepier/1191036002/)), Peach Salinger ( [Shay Mitchell](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/02/07/shay-mitchell-matte-babel-expecting-second-baby/6698827001/)), Candace Stone ( [Ambyr Childers](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/12/26/you-season-2-review-penn-badgley-just-gross-addictive-netflix/2732890001/)) and Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti), among others. [You](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/11/09/penn-badgley-says-joe-goldberg-needs-love/8319966001/)" and neither can [Penn Badgley](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/12/24/you-season-2-penn-badgley-feels-more-himself-playing-joe/2698303001/). [Gossip Girl](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/07/08/gossip-girl-reboot-review-stunning-failure-hbo-max/7824941002/)" from 2007 to 2012.

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I Have One Word For the You Season 4, Part 1 Ending: What?! (Esquire.com)

Still here? Great. Let's get into it. Season Four, Part One of You was a whirlwind, to say the least. After moving to London, Joe Goldberg—a serial stalker and ...

He then instructs Joe to kill Roald, sets the cellar on fire, and asks Joe to find him in London if he survives. While Roald sleeps in the corner, Rhys admits to all the murders, and blackmails Joe into helping him finish the job. Whoever is wielding a knife around town knows who Joe really is—and is framing him for the setup of the century. Shortly after Gemma turns up dead, Roald accuses Joe of being the Eat The Rich Killer. The Eat The Rich Killer refuses to reveal their identity—and they’re targeting Joe’s new circle of friends. A mysterious murderer, dubbed the Eat The Rich Killer, is roaming the streets of London and axing all the elite 20-somethings they can find.

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Lady Phoebe Steals the Show on You Season 4 (HarpersBAZAAR.com)

He's immediately drawn to the serious Kate (Charlotte Ritchie), his neighbor and best friend of Lady Phoebe Borehall-Blaxworth, the bubbly socialite who claims ...

I was going to ask about The White Lotus because of Lukas Gage. And I was like, "That guy from White Lotus!" When I got the part, I had a meeting with Sera Gamble, our showrunner; John Scott, our director; and some of the other writers. There's another socialite in England who passed away a few years ago named Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, and I got a lot of inspiration from her and her talk show appearances. But in London, more so in the '90s, there was this culture in the tabloids about our royal family and the people associated with them. But there was a caveat of her being lovely and genuine. So I thought she was safe. The series does a really good job of creating very unlikeable characters or making you love a character and killing them off. I enjoyed playing the upper-class-removed-from-reality character and poking fun at it. They'd schedule 15 scenes on one day and you could work across four units; that's working across 16 episodes, potentially, on a busy period of the year. [interview](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/margot-robbie-on-babylon-and-being-a-thrill-seeker/) the other day about Margot Robbie and Babylon, and she started on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. From New York to Los Angeles and the suburbs outside of it, the latest season hauls us to London, where Joe transforms himself into Jonathan Moore, a literature professor at a local college.

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'You' season 4: Penn Badgley requested fewer sex scenes (INSIDER)

Speaking on "Podcrushed," the Joe Goldberg actor said his marriage to Domino Kirke factored into his decision to stop stripping off on camera.

She was sort of almost, I want to say empowered, she had a really positive response," he recalled. "Fidelity in every relationship, including my marriage, is important to me," he explained. "I signed this contract. I signed up for this show. You can't take this aspect out of the DNA of the concept," Badgely said. The couple, who wed in 2017, have one child together, a son named James, 2.

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'You' Star Penn Badgley Requested 'Zero' Intimacy Scenes for Joe in ... (PEOPLE.com)

Penn Badgley, star of Netflix's You, explained he wanted to phase out his sexual scenes on screen 'from 100 to zero,' also revealing, 'This was actually a ...

It really depended on the scene." She was really glad that I was that honest, and she was sort of almost empowered. [influence my experience with Joe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgeCL2m8g54) and acting with him," he told Access in October 2021. I don't think I've ever mentioned it publicly, but one of the main things is, Do I want to put myself back on a career path where I'm always [the] romantic lead?" I signed up for the show. "He's so scared, and of course I can identify with the fear," he continued, "but he's just so morbid in his obsessive, sort of like self-preservation, primal instinct that sometimes I almost found it harder as a result, you know what I mean?

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Penn Badgley: No More Sex Scenes on 'YOU' — Here's Why (TVLine)

Penn Badgley KO'd Intimacy Scenes While Filming YOU Season 4: 'Fidelity in My Marriage Is Important to Me'. By Andy Swift / February 10 2023, 5 ...

Before I took the show, it was a question: Do I have a career if I don’t? She was really glad that I was that honest, and she had a really positive response. I think the romance novel community calls it enemies to lovers, like it’s a trope. It just got to a point where I don’t want to do that. “This is actually a decision I’d made before I took the show. [Sera Gamble](http://www.tvline.com/tag/sera-gamble), the creator the show: Can I just do no more intimacy scenes?” the [YOU](http://www.tvline.com/tag/you) star reveals in the latest episode of his Podcrushed podcast.

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Penn Badgley Asked For Fewer Sex Scenes In "You" Season 4 (BuzzFeed News)

"Fidelity in every relationship, including my marriage, is important to me.”

[Submit it here](https://tips.buzzfeed.com) [Stephanie Soteriou](/author/stephaniesoteriou) at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).

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Netflix's 'You' Season 4 Review: Penn Badgley Returns as Joe (StyleCaster)

Here's a review of Netflix's "You" season four and Penn Badgley's loveable serial killer, Joe.

But the fact is that Joe has always wanted to be seen. Joe is not the pauper. The audience knows he’s at fault; the audience knows of his corroboration and his weaseling out of binds. The real story is how Joe is the catalyst in his own narrative. For allowing him to always narrate his way out of the accountability and the lives he so needs to pay for. The Ghostface of the squad, known as the ‘Eat the Rich Killer,’ begins to play a cat-and-mouse game with Joe. Once the robbery is in place, Joe convinces himself into helping on the behalf of his helpful nature instead of his curiosity. It’s about who Joe truly is and what he’s capable of once he’s no longer hiding. As the destination to rekindling his relationship with Marienne plummets, he seems to have grown—or yearned for the ability to be seen as more than just the k-word. Some say it’ll lead to a holiday across Paris and the sights of London. Love reveals herself to be exactly what Joe swears he isn’t: a killer. Others say it may lead to a burial of miscellaneous bones.

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Will Love Quinn Be in Part 2 of You Season 4? (Seventeen.com)

In You season 4, Joe Goldberg is now Professor Jonathan Moore and he's left every single detail of his former life behind — including his ex-wife, Love Quinn.

[Catch Up on Part 1 of Season 4 Now](https://www.netflix.com/title/80211991) Joe’s mission in Part 2 is to stop [the “Eat the Rich Killer” (IYKYK)](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a42814849/eat-the-rich-killer-you-season-4/) before they strike again, so perhaps Love materializes to give her ex a word of advice (or remind him that he really isn’t the selfless martyr he considers himself to be). [season 3 finale](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a42802926/you-season-3-recap/), it’s probably safe to say that Love isn’t actually alive in this scene. I'm not trying to be ‘was there a parachute under that seat in the airplane?’ She is [dead],” she told [Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/you-season-3-ending-love-quinn-dead-killed-love-alive-victoria-pedretti-penn-badgley-1638558). Right around 0:23, she’s sitting in a chair, an annotated book in hand, with a slight smirk on her face. He stages Love’s death to look like a murder-suicide — faking his own death in the process — sets their home on fire, and escapes Madre Linda, California, sans a couple of toes.

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Who Is Texting Joe in 'You' Season 4? Let's Investigate (Distractify)

Spoiler alert: This article contains major spoilers for Season 4, Episode 5 of You. Everyone's favorite Netflix series is back, and this time around, ...

He suggested that Rhys is willing to murder anyone in his way, saying, "He is driven by success. "He's the devil on the shoulder, isn't he?" When Joe refuses, Rhys sets the dungeon on fire and leaves him and Roald for dead. He is really driven by wanting a second chance for himself." In the fifth episode of Season 4 (which concludes Part 1 of the season), Joe finally figures out the identity of the mysterious person threatening him over text. However, things quickly take a turn for the worse when one of his new wealthy friends, [Malcolm (Stephen Hagan)](https://www.distractify.com/p/who-killed-malcolm-in-you-season-4), winds up dead in Joe's apartment. But, all of that changes once Rhys locks Joe and Roald in a dungeon and comes clean about everything. Unfortunately, we never learn Rhys's motive for killing three of Joe's new friends; however, it's likely to do with his resentment toward the wealthy and privileged. So let's eradicate them.'" As a result, Rhys offers to include Joe in his dark plans, but on one condition — he must kill Roald so they can frame him for the murders. However, by the end of the first episode, he receives an You're not who I figured you for.

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Why Didn't Ellie Come Back to You Season 4? (Seventeen.com)

Jenna Ortega almost returned as Ellie Alves in season 4 of Netflix's You," but couldn't due to scheduling conflicts.

That show, ofc, was [Wednesday](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/wednesday-netflix-gifts/). [Love Quinn](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a42745877/how-love-quinn-died-you-netflix/). But before her arrival to [Nevermore Academy](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a42098468/wednesday-netflix-filming-locations/), the actress was known for her role as Los Angeles teen Ellie Alves in [You](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a37959653/you-season-4-date-cast-spoilers/). “We have ideas for Ellie if her schedule allows her to visit us again.” “We wanted to bring Ellie back and we heard, ‘Oh, Jenna is doing some show,'” Sera told But she is mentioned in Joe’s narration, as it’s revealed that he stole old valuable books to sell and then sent the profits to Ellie.

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Where Was 'You' Season 4 Filmed? Netflix's Filming Locations (Decider)

Netflix's You is a major hit for the streaming giant and recently released its fourth season. The thriller drama stars Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg, a violent ...

The location is about an hour out of central London, but is a quick 10-minute drive from London’s Heathrow Airport, meaning it’s perfect for travelers who are interested in going on a You Season 4 tour! However, the area has been praised for its peacefulness and historic buildings, despite recently becoming a popular Instagram spot for travelers. The second season saw him relocating to Los Angeles with a new identity. Each season has taken place in a different location, with the first installment set in New York City, where Joe was managing a bookstore. Then, there was the third season, which saw him breaking away from the hustle and bustle of city life by moving to a California suburb. [You ](https://www.google.com/search?q=you+decider&rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1024US1024&oq=You+decider&aqs=chrome.0.0i131i433i512j0i10i22i30i625j0i22i30i625j0i22i30l2j69i60l3.1387j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)is a major hit for the streaming giant and recently released its fourth season.

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Everything You Need To Know About You Season 4, Part 2 (Esquire.com)

In an effort to abandon his homicidal ways, Joe Goldberg moves to London, changes his name to Jonathan Moore, and becomes a professor at a posh university. His ...

This character might be the only person dangerous and crazy enough to destroy Joe. Rhys Montrose, a popular author, confesses his crimes to Joe and presents him with two options. Keep reading for everything you need to know about Season Four, Part Two of You. Also, the killer knows who Joe really is—and is framing him for the attacks. The killer targets Joe’s elite social circle, and is dubbed the Eat The Rich Killer by the press. You’ve made it to the [midseason finale](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a42815044/you-season-4-ending-explained/).

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