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Psychological thrillerYouis set to return to Netflix for a third season next year.
Aside from bookstore manager turned serial killer Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) being up to no good, many questions abound about what the new season will hold.
Here’s everything we know so far — from the long list of new cast members to what you can expect to see.
Who is returning
In addition to star Badgley, the upcoming season will also featureVictoria Pedrettias Love Quinn — Joe’s latest love interest.
Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti.Beth Dubber/Netflix
Showrunner Sera Gamble, who is also returning for season 3 alongside co-creator Greg Berlanti, recently teased what fans can expect from the dynamic between Joe and Love.
After appearing in several season 2 episodes, Saffron Burrows will also return in a series regular capacity as Love’s mother, Dottie.
Who is joining
Shalita Grant has been cast to 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,” Netflix announced in anOctober tweet.
At the same time, the streaming service revealed that Travis VanWinkle will also join the cast, playing a wealthy character named Cary, who invites Joe into his inner circle.Nashville’s Dylan Arnold will join as troubled college student Theo.
Actors Shannon Chan-Kent, Ben Mehl, Chris O’Shea, Christopher Sean, Bryan Safi, Mackenzie Astin, Ayelet Zurer and Jack Fisher will also be joining the cast as recurring guest stars.
What it will be about
Though herthird book,You Love Me, is in the works, it isn’t set to hit shelves until April 2021, so it’s unclear how much the season will borrow from her text.
InYou Love Me, “Joe Goldberg is back. And he’s going to start a family — even if it kills him,” adescriptionfor the book explains.
In September 2019, Kepnes toldi Newsabout the contents of the upcoming third book, including Joe’s move to a remote island.
“He moves there for love reasons, for the greater good. But then he discovers there are no murders because they’re all too co-dependent,” she said at the time. “It was an exciting challenge to figure out how to kill people in a place where there’s so much intimacy in the community.”
When it will premiere
Though an official premiere date has not yet been announced,Youseason 3 is expected to hit Netflixsometime next year.
In November, Netflix confirmed that the show hadgone into productionamid the current coronavirus pandemic, sharing a photo on Twitter of Badgley wearing aYou-themed mask.
“We recommend you stay at least 6 feet from Joe Goldberg at all times,” the tweet read. “YOU Season 3 is back in production.”
source: people.com
