Brace yourself for the final chapter of Joe Goldberg’s bloody tale — because the You Season 5 trailer and you can watch it above. All 10 episodes of the thriller’s final season will premiere on April 24.

“Every season they manage to find new space to make it interesting and relevant,” Penn Badgley (he/him) told Tudum on the New York set in July. “And this season, I think somehow coming back to where it started allowed for it to just become grounded in the way that it needs to also have this kind of spectacular finish.”  

Watch the Teaser for You Season 5Brace yourself for Joe Goldberg’s killer homecoming in the final season of You. 

What is You Season 5 about?

In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg (Badgley) returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.

“We always said that we would stop after five and [that], in a perfect world, we would bring Joe back home to New York,” executive producer Michael Foley, who serves as showrunner alongside fellow EP Justin W. Lo, tells Tudum. “We loved the idea of things coming full circle for him. We’re excited by the fact that Joe came home as such a different person than [who] we saw in Season 1. At the core of our final story for Joe is this dichotomy of the old and the new.”

The new season picks up three years after Joe and Kate (Charlotte Ritchie, she/her) left London for New York City. Kate is now CEO of the Lockwood Corporation, Joe is her loyal husband who has been dubbed Prince Charming by the adoring public, and they’re both following through on their pact to help each other do good. But as a the teaser hints, and longtime followers of the misadventures of Joe Goldberg can guess, reconciling who Joe has been with who he wants to be is an ongoing project. 

“One of the most fun things about this season is the Prince Charming aspect, that Joe is actually famous,” says Lo. “All the other seasons, he’s been really under the radar. That’s how he is able to move from season to season and place to place, because of his anonymity. Now that he is well known in New York, social media is on him. That’s something fun for us to explore.”

As the season unfolds, Joe will not only cross paths with a young woman, played by Madeline Brewer, who makes him reconsider his affluent life, but will also contend with his wife Kate’s siblings. You can read more about them below.  

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Brace yourself for Joe Goldberg’s killer homecoming in the epic finale of You!

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Who’s in the cast of You Season 5?

In addition to Badgley and Ritchie, there’s Brewer (she/her, The Handmaid’s Tale), who will play Bronte, an enigmatic and free-spirited playwright who gets a job at Joe’s new bookstore. As the two connect over literature and loss, Bronte stokes in Joe a nostalgia for his former self, causing him to question everything his life has become. 

Griffin Matthews (he/him, The Flight Attendant) is playing Teddy Lockwood, Joe’s snarky yet loyal brother-in-law. A confidante who was never fully accepted by the Lockwood family, Teddy brings authenticity and empathy to a family for whom such things are a foreign concept.  

Anna Camp (she/her, Hysteria!) is pulling double duty as Raegan and Maddie Lockwood, Joe’s twin sisters-in-law. Raegan is the cunning, cutthroat CFO of the Lockwood Corp who has her eyes on the throne and will crush any adversary … be they family or not. Maddie, on the other hand, presents as the unserious twin, a thrice-divorced socialite whose job is “vaguely PR.” But make no mistake, a master manipulator lies beneath Maddie’s frivolous facade. 

L-R: Madeline Brewer, Griffin Matthews, Anna Camp

L-R: Sarah Krick, Riker Brothers, Lesley Bohm

Season 5’s recurring cast includes: 

• Natasha Behnam (she/her, The Girls on the Bus) as Dominique, who appears to be an aloof hipster. But Dominique is in fact a passionate, clever, fiercely loyal young woman. Despite her wealthy upbringing, she’s a headstrong caretaker among her scrappy artist friends.
• b (they/them, Station 19, Birds of Empire) as Phoenix, a shrewd and resourceful person with a strong moral code. Their young life was upended by tragedy, setting them on a course that led to New York and a search for renewed purpose.
• Pete Ploszek (he/him, Parks and Recreation) as Harrison, Joe’s golden retriever brother-in-law. A former pro-football player and trophy husband to Reagan Lockwood, Harrison must balance the needs of his family with his own heart’s desires.
• Tom Francis (he/him, Sunset Boulevard) as Clayton, a pretentious, self-absorbed, wannabe author whose vindictive, controlling nature draws Joe’s attention.
• Nava Mau (she/her, Baby Reindeer) as Detective Marquez. 

As if that wasn’t enough, Badgley previously teased at Tudum: A Global Fan Event that a familiar face from Joe’s past will come back to haunt him in Season 5, creating problems for his Big Apple homecoming. 

“There are many loose ends in Joe’s past,” says Badgley in the video below, as we’re treated to clips of several people Joe has wronged over the past four seasons. For example, there’s the falsely imprisoned Dr. Nicky (John Stamos) from Season 1, orphaned Ellie (Jenna Ortega) from Season 2, and the bougie Conrads (Shalita Grant and Travis Van Winkle) from Season 3, just to name a few. At this point, however, Badgley can’t reveal which one of Joe’s surviving victims will return in Season 5. 

When Tudum spoke to Badgley before Season 4 debuted, he said he was excited about exploring this new and fully integrated version of Joe. 

“I think it sets us up to actually have a really great finale season,” said Badgley. “Can his inner monologue evolve some now? What does it mean for him to accept himself?” (And how will his planned new bookstore fare in the city’s unforgiving retail market?) 

What else should I know about You Season 5? 

While Penn Badgley’s antihero never could’ve predicted where his quest for true love would take him, the same can’t be said for the show’s creative team, because they “always conceived it as a five-season journey,” executive producers Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter said in a statement in March. 

Executive producer Sera Gamble, who created You with Berlanti, stepped down as showrunner for Season 5 to focus on developing other projects. In her stead, Foley, who’s been with the series since Season 1, and Lo, who joined in Season 2, took over showrunning duties. 

“As I step back from day-to-day showrunning to focus on new projects, I’m immensely grateful to co-creator and all-around genius Greg Berlanti, Caroline Kepnes, my friends at Berlanti Productions and Alloy Entertainment, and our steadfast partners at Warner Bros and Netflix,” said Gamble. “Making the show alongside our writers, producers, directors, cast, and crew has been an honor and ridiculously fun. And I feel lucky to have worked with an artist as gifted and thoughtful as Penn Badgely. I’m proud of what we’ve all accomplished and feel privileged to pass the torch. I’m excited to watch and support the You team as they bring Joe Goldberg’s journey to its delightfully twisted conclusion.”

How Well Does Penn Badgley Know ‘You’?Joe puts his knowledge to the test by taking the Tudum You fan quiz.

In their statement, Berlanti and Schechter thanked Gamble for stewarding the show and said they look forward to working with Foley and Lo. 

“We are so incredibly grateful to Netflix and Sera and everyone that has been a part of this show from the beginning. Sera is the most brilliant writer and partner and she will remain a key part of the You family as an executive producer. We intend to bring her every idea we can from our company for years to come,” said Berlanti and Schechter. “We are excited to continue our relationship with Mike and Justin as they take over the reins as co-showrunners and prepare to bring Joe Goldberg home.” 

Foley and Lo added, “Working with Greg and Sera on You has been a highlight of our careers and we’re incredibly honored to be entrusted with the final chapter of Joe Goldberg’s story.” 

You’s audience grew over the course of its first three seasons, with each one adding more viewing hours through 28 days than the one before it. So far, the fourth season has spent five weeks on the Global Top 10 English TV list and reached the Top 10 in 90 countries. 

“We’re proud to see how You has captivated audiences around the world, becoming an instant sensation on Netflix with a resounding cultural impact that has grown season over season,” said Peter Friedlander, vice president of scripted series, Netflix, US and Canada. “We’re excited — and a bit terrified — to see how it all ends for Joe Goldberg, but one thing is for sure: You are in for an unforgettable ending.” 

When does You Season 5 come out? 

You Season 5 premieres April 24 on Netflix. 

Will Joe finally face judgment? You’ll have to wait until You returns to find out. In the meantime, keep coming back to Tudum for more news.