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Youbecame a surprise hit for Netflix, upon its premiere in 2018, which follows the story of a bookstore manager named Joe Goldberg, who is also a serial killer. Based on Caroline Kepnes’ novel by the same name, the Penn Badgley-led show has enjoyed four seasons so far and is set to wrap up with its fifth season, which is rumored to release sometime in 2024.
Even though the fourth entry in the series was seen as a step down in quality, compared to its predecessors, following Tom Francis’ inclusion in the upcoming season, fans are excited.
Fans Are ExpectingYouSeason 5 to Confirm Joe Is Bisexual
With season five set to bring things full circle, as it’ll take place in New York, the location where it all began, a plethora of new faces has been added to the cast. Among the new set of cast, including Natasha Behnam, Pete Ploszek, and Tom Francis, the inclusion of Francis and his character’s description has evoked excitement among fans.
According toDeadline, Francis will play a character named Clayton, who is a pretentious, self-absorbed, wannabe author. However, his vindictive, controlling nature will draw Joe’s attention, who is a homicidal psychopath himself. Considering that fans have long suspectedPenn Badgley‘s Joe to be bisexual, especially following his obsession with Ed Speeler’s Rhys Montrose, fans are hoping for Joe to hook up with Clayton.
fuck now i have to start watching this shit again
— yvonne xo (@yvonnepiranha)July 03, 2025
I hope they fuck
— alexxxtremo (@4ip4d3)August 05, 2025
they are finally making YOU gay, thank god
— Jessica Mackie Hunter (@jmackieh)June 02, 2025
Why do I want Joe to have his bisexual era and obsess over him and lock him down too?
— Mona (@RealMona_)July 26, 2025
not joes bisexual awakening 😭
— jade 💋 (taylor’s version) (@jades_97)July 01, 2025
Although time will tell if Netflix will lean towards a romantic plotline for the two characters and finally put an end to the theories surrounding Joe’s sexuality, as of now, fans can only wait.
Penn Badgley Isn’t a Fan of Joe Goldberg
Penn Badgley has been pretty vocal about his viewpoints on hisYoucounterpart and the show’s controversy. Even though the character engages in all sorts of reprehensible actions, including murder and harassment, following the show’s first-person perspective, many enjoy Goldberg as a character.
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Sharing his stance on the character, theGossip Girlstar stressed that one shouldn’t admire hisYoucounterpart, explaining that he isn’t someone one should root for to have a happy ending.
He toldVanity Fair:
“We can’t lead ourselves to believe that if Joe would simply find the right person that he would be happy because he’s a f-cking murderer.”
Badgley also recalled the scene in the show that pushed him to his limits as an actor, which involved Joe watching Elizabeth Lail’s Beck while performing a s-x act outside of her window. Speaking of the scene, the actorsaid:“I found myself surprisingly disgusted like I did not want to do i.”But even though he doesn’t“enjoy nearly everything”about Joe, he finds it interesting how divisive the show ended up being.
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Youis available to stream on Netflix.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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