Netflix change start date of You series 4
Fans will get to see the series one day earlier!
Last updated 28th Mar 2024
Following THAT cliffhanger ending of You series three back in 2021, fans of the hit thriller series were over the moon when bosses quickly confirmed Joe Goldberg would be back for another instalment, this time in a different city.
After it was revealed that production was well and truly underway earlier this year, fans have been holding out for news of a release date, and now we finally have answers!
When does You series 4 come out on Netflix?
During Netflix's TUDUM event in September, bosses confirmed the release date for You series four, which will be split into two parts. However, on 24th November, Netflix seemingly changed their minds about the release date, putting it forward one day.
Part one will arrive on Thursday 9th February 2023.
Part two will arrive on Thursday 9th March 2023.
You bosses have also shared a thrilling teaser video which shows main character Joe Goldberg as his new secret identity; Professor Jonathan Moore.
Joe's hair-raising voice can be heard saying the words: "Hello you. I'm not the loveable book store manager in New York, or the shop clerk in LA, or the doting husband in the suburbs. No, not anymore.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I've gone through a bit of refinement upon crossing the pond. And living in London has allowed me to bury the past, if you will.
"Gone are the days of unrequited love and longing. No, this time around I'm focusing on academia and instruction, while keeping my typical extracurricular activities strictly professional."
As the gripping trailer introduces new cast members such as Rhys, Nadia, Marienne, Kate, Phoebe, Adam, Simon, Sophie, Blessing, Gemma and Connie, Joe goes on to say: "One must make time to exchange ideas with like-minded colleagues.
"Unfortunately, with friends in high places, there usually come others attempting to climb the social ladder. Some may end up falling, or shall I say 'pushed', to their social death.
"The question is, by whom?"
Watch the official trailer for You series four below:
As confirmed in the trailer, the upcoming new series will be set and filmed in London for the first time.
Although the ending of series three seemingly hinted that Joe would move to Paris in France, bosses shared a teaser photo of Joe, played by actor Penn Badgley, earlier this year. The snap showed Joe sitting next to a pile of books, including Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and Great Expectations.
Netflix bosses wrote: 'Joe’s back for a bloody good time. If his book choice tells us anything… our boy might not be in Paris anymore.'
Now check out these interesting facts about Netflix's You:
Penn Badgley very nearly turned down playing Joe
He was "conflicted" that the show would be problematic as the character was such an "awful person".
He told Entertainment Weekly: "I didn't want to do it — it was too much. I was conflicted with the nature of the role. If this is a love story, what is it saying?
"And then what was key in me wanting to jump on board were my conversations with Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble, the creators, and understanding Joe's humanity.
"I knew that I would be conflicted about the role from day one till the last day, and that is why they thought I would be good for it, is that I'm not psyched to play somebody of this nature."
Netflix wasn’t originally meant to be the place for You
Yep, creators Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble originally premiered the show on Lifetime in September 2018, however was dropped after the first season. Bet they're kicking themselves now - as the show was later picked up by Netflix, continuing as a Netflix Original title... And the rest is history!
A clue that the show wasn't always a Netflix original is the first episode's title - 'Pilot'.
You is based on books
The show is based on books by Caroline Kepnes - You, Hidden Bodies and the most recent You Love Me. Similar to the series, there's even a fourth book on the way!
Stephen King even praised the books, saying: "Totally original. Never read anything quite like it…Hypnotic and scary."
Penn wasn't the only one who nearly turned down a part in the show!
Tati Gabrielle, who plays libarian Marienne Bellamy in series three initially turned the role down as her agent told her it was a 'mystery show'.
She told Marie Claire: "In September or October of last year I was in Spain shooting another project. I had fully intended, once I finished that project, to take a month off. But my agent said, 'They want you for this Greg Berlanti project.' I asked, 'What is it?' They couldn't tell me, so I said no."
She added: "Then I knew what it was. I said yes because I was a super big fan of the show."
They use a 'blood machine' for the gory scenes
All the gory blood is made of sugar that gets squirted out of a 'blood machine' in the particularly graphic scenes. A lot of effort goes into the gory scenes in the show, with a whole lot of help from some prosthetics!
Penn didn’t have many lines to learn in the show, especially compared to the rest of the cast
That's because most of his dialogue was the voiceover! Speaking to Jimmy Kimmel, Penn admitted that "80% of my lines, if not more are actually voiceovers". The actor then revealed that most days he would go to the set and hardly have any lines, and that he was just "looking".
It's fair to say that Penn was well practiced, as his first ever acting roles were for a radio station and Nintendo 64 video games when he was 10 years old.
Safety first! Show stars took safety courses
Elizabeth Lail, who played Beck in the first series, and Penn had to to attend an eight-hour safety course before they were allowed to film on the NYC subway tracks.
Too likeable?
When filming every series, Penn was worried that he was making the character of Joe too likeable, especially as fans seemed to warm to him way too much considering he's a serial killer.
However, show creator Sara Gamble admitted that she thinks this is because audiences are wired to root for the love story.
She said: "If you just present a 'cute meet' in a bookstore, you're gonna want them to be together. If you see them together in the first scene, you're gonna want them to be together, even if you see what Joe is doing."
Two of the show's stars are reportedly dating in real life
Despite all the gore and creepy obsessions, love actually has come from You, as Victoria Pedretti is rumoured to be dating her co-star Dylan Arnold, who appears in season three as the flirty next door neighbour and college student Theo Engler.
Mooney's book store is a real shop
The facade of Mooney's bookstore, where Joe works in season one, is in fact a real life book shop! The signage above the door was kept fairly similar for the show, with the only real difference being the name.
The real shop is called Logos Bookstore, and sells Christian and religious books. Will we see Joe visit his old stomping ground in season five as he returns to NYC?
Whilst we await the hugely-antipcated fourth series of You next year, series one-three are available on Netflix now.
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