Everything Penn Badgley Has Said About How Netflix’s ‘You’ Should End for Joe Goldberg: ‘He Needs to Die’

Netflix has renewed You for a fifth season and confirmed when the hit series will end for good. The psychological thriller – based on Caroline Kepnes’ best-selling novel of the same name – has proved a huge hit for the streaming giant since it premiered in 2018.

Two weeks on since the world was treated to the second half of You’s nail biting fourth season, show bosses at Netflix have officially announced that the psychological drama series will return for one final season. The show has followed the life of Joe Goldberg, played by Penn Badgley, since 2018, as he dates women while contending with his dark impulses as a sociopathic obsessive stalker and serial killer.

The creepy adventures of homicidal stalker Joe Goldberg will be coming to what promises to be a dramatic conclusion, with Netflix announcing the hit thriller has been renewed for a fifth season — which will also be its last.

Netflix has announced You will be renewed for a fifth season, however, it will spell the end of Joe Goldberg’s story.Announcing the news on Friday (March 24), the streaming giant confirmed that the smash-hit thriller would grant Joe Goldberg one final outing to finish his story. This is something that was in line with how the show’s creative team “always conceived it [the show] as a five-season journey”.Recapping the end of season four, a press releases teases a new and dangerous adventure for Joe, stating: “There across the pond, the genre-hopping drama threw him into a one-percent skewering whodunit that forced him to finally accept he’s not a good man — an undeniable truth he avoided for far too long.“At the season’s conclusion, Joe returned to New York City with his wealthy partner Kate (Charlotte Ritchie) and a dangerous new lease on life — a life he’s finally admitted is fundamentally immoral, something that Badgley is excited about exploring.”“I think it sets us up to actually have a really great finale season,” Badgley is quoted as saying.

You—the Netflix hit series starring Penn Badgley as a —was just renewed for a fifth season and final season following a . The news is bittersweet for fans of the show, which is based on the best-selling book series by Caroline Kepnes. Thankfully, we won't have to say “Goodbye, you” to Joe Goldberg until next year. So, for now, let's try to focus on the present.

Kate Aurthur editor Hello again, “You”! On Friday, Netflix announced that “You” — its hit thriller starring Penn Badgley as the prolific serial killer Joe Goldberg — has been renewed for a fifth and final season. Season 5 will have a change of showrunners, with executive producers Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo taking over for Sera Gamble, who originally developed “You” with Greg Berlanti, and ran the show for its first four seasons. “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,” Gamble said in a statement. “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.”

has been renewed for a fifth and final season.In a statement, executive producers Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter confirmed that they'd always conceived the show as a «five season journey,» with the upcoming final season returning Joe (Penn Badgley) to New York City following his bloody adventures in Los Angeles, San Francisco and London.«We’re proud to see how  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 for 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.»ET spoke with Badgley about Joe's homecoming with Kate (Charlotte Ritchie) at the end of season 4, after coming clean to her about the most sordid details of his past.

You is coming to an end.

You will return for a fifth and final season in 2024! pic.twitter.com/rbQBOnQPSJ“You,” which was developed by Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti, is based on Caroline Kepnes’ book series of the same name.Along with the renewal news, Gamble said she is stepping down as showrunner to focus on other 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,” she said in a statement.

Joe Goldberg’s story is coming to an end. Netflix has renewed You for a fifth season, which will be the the last chapter for the popular thriller from Warner Bros. Television and studio-based Berlanti Prods. Penn Badgley will be back, reprising his role as serial killer Joe (who could finally face justice), but there will be a behind-the-scenes change on the series, developed by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble based on the Alloy books by Caroline Kepnes.

You prior to filming on season four.The actor, who plays serial killer Joe Goldberg in the Netflix thriller series, discussed the show’s lasting legacy during an interview with NME.“How it ends will really, really matter [to that legacy],” Badgley said. “And that’s up to us; we need a satisfying ending.

Taking a twisted turn. Netflix’s You offered a series shakeup when Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) decided to move back to New York after unleashing a murder spree in London — but the story might be just getting started.

Penn Badgley says his comments about requesting for his character, Joe Goldberg, to have less sex scenes were «blown out of proportion.»Speaking with, the former  star said he was taken aback by the reaction to comments he made on his podcast last month, in which he revealed that he asked Sera Gamble, the hit Netflix series' showrunner, if it would be possible for his character to "do no more intimacy scenes."«I asked Sera Gamble, creator of the show, 'Can I just do no more intimacy scenes?' This is actually a decision I had made before I took the show... I don't think I've ever mentioned it publicly, but it’s… one of the main things is, like, 'Do I want to put myself back on a career path where I'm just always the romantic lead?'» he said on his podcast.In that same podcast, Badgley added, «Fidelity in every relationship -- and especially in my marriage -- is important to me.»Some fans misconstrued those comments as saying even an actor taking part in simulated sex scenes could be considered a form of cheating. Badgley now says that the reaction to his comments were «blown out of proportion» and that he is «all too aware of how the internet takes things out of context.»«What I was speaking about wasn't actually the final product,» he tells .

The perfect ending. When it comes to Joe Goldberg’s potential conclusion on Netflix’s You, Tati Gabrielle already has a vision for the main character’s demise.

Kate Aurthur editor SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 4 of “You,” now streaming on Netflix. “You” can go home again: At the conclusion of Season 4 of the Netflix thriller, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is back in New York City, alongside his billionaire girlfriend Kate (Charlotte Ritchie) — sitting on top of the world. He nearly died by suicide earlier in the episode, in some warped attempt at redemption. But by the finale’s ending, Joe, who’s has killed his way through London (in his fake identity of Professor Jonathan Moore), has emerged exultant. He’s fused with his murderous side, and seemingly happier than he’s ever been on “You.”

. Instead of presenting us with the same old moral dilemma—serial killer Joe Goldberg () is so hot! But also, a serial killer— the show's fourth season softens the edges of its anti-hero and gives us a new villain: the ultra wealthy. The realization hit me halfway through the first episode of part one.

Warning: Major spoilers ahead. Everything we were led to believe in the first part of season four was a lie. Joe did not, in fact, allow Marienne () to safely return to her daughter in Paris, Rhys Montrose was just some guy running for mayor, and Joe Goldberg () is still Joe Goldberg. Now you know why showrunner instructed viewers to rewatch the scenes between Joe and Rhys in her .

Warning: This story contains spoilers from season 4, part 2 of You. 

Joe Goldberg is back where it all began.Netflix's dropped Part 2 of season 4 on Thursday, and by the end of the season, Joe (Penn Badgley) found himself reintegrating himself in New York City, swimming in resources he never had access to before — thanks to Kate's (Charlotte Ritchie) inheritance following her father's death (at Joe's hand, of course) -- and turning over a new-ish leaf as he says he's ready for a second chance at life.Of course, it's a bit of a ruse. Following his failed suicide attempt in London, Joe comes clean to Kate about who he actually is (bye, Jonathan Moore!) and all the terrible murders he's committed.

By In You season four, part one, we were introduced to a new love interest for 's Joe Goldberg: Kate Galvin, a no-nonsense, self-proclaimed “icy bitch” who is fiercely loyal to her friends and surprisingly suspicious of Joe's motives. Played by Call the Midwife and Ghosts actor Charlotte Ritchie, the character creates a natural tension because she is so capable of uncovering Joe's secrets. She's a woman who, as , is more like , “someone who would've been dead at midseason.”For Ritchie, it was liberating to channel someone who doesn't care about being likable.