The third season of Netflix’s popular psychological thriller YOU is undergoing its production. Sera Gamble, the executive producer of the show has just dropped a teaser on her Instagram by posting a picture of the script of YOU season 3.
Based on a series of Caroline Kepnes’ best-selling novels, YOU features Penn Badgley (popular for his role as Dan in Gossip Girl) playing the role of Joe Goldberg. Hailing from Newyork, Goldberg is a charming, deceiving, psychopathic, stalker who kills his lovers. In the first season the audience witnesses his obsessive and twisted romance with Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail) and how, after being driven by obsession and jealousy, he ends up killing his lover. The second season revolves around Goldberg seeking refuge in Los Angeles, trying to escape his murderous past. Here he meets his next lover(target), Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti) but this time fate had something else in store for Joe.
The show which first aired on Lifetime in 2018, got picked up by Netflix and since then it has become one of the most popular shows on the streaming giant. The riveting take of the series paired up with the gut-wrenching acting by Penn Badgley makes YOU all the more interesting and gripping. Although YOU season 3 was confirmed by Netflix in early 2020, the premiere date got postponed because of the pandemic. Netflix is yet to announce a releasing date but we’re hoping the show comes out by late 2021.
YOU Season 3 Teaser
YOU showrunner Sera Gamble recently posted a picture of the first page of episode 10 with the caption, “Getting Closer”. There have been many speculations after looking at the photo which showed how many times the script has been revised, implying that the cast has been working on the project since early January of this year. Apart from this, the teaser photo did not have many spoilers other than the names of the writer and director. Sera was also cautious enough to cover the episode name with a bunch of heart emojis to make sure not many people can draw conclusions from the title.
What we know so far about YOU Season 3
The 2nd season of the show ended with a cliff-hanger where a new character, who will be playing Joe’s new neighbour, was teased. It was also implied that Joe now has his eyes on this new neighbour. A bunch of questions have come up after the finale of season 2, including how will fatherhood be like for Joe? Or Will Joe finally be happy in love? With the production of the show coming to an end, we are positive the fans will get all their answers soon in YOU season 3.We also saw the tables turning on Joe where he faces the revelation that, Love is as much a cold-blooded murderer as he is. We can expect the third season to explore more of their relationship.
Fans have come up with theories of their own regarding YOU season 3, that claim that Joe will finally meet his mother in person in this season and he might also change himself for the better. There has also been talk that this might be the last season of this psychological thriller.
Apart from being extremely entertaining, this show has also started a conversation about topics of mental health and childhood abuse. One of the key points that make this show different from others in this genre is the fact that, unlike other psychological thrillers, YOU tells the story from the point of view of the psychopath himself, making it easier for the audience to understand his story from a humanitarian perspective.
