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Turn your attention toYou’s fresh crop of characters (surely Joe Goldberg is doing the same).
Netflix’s psychological thriller series recently made its return with thelong-awaited season 4— and just like its predecessors, this season promises plenty of new faces that its star stalker is sure to fall in love with.
Based onCaroline Kepnes' best-selling novels of the same name,You’s fourth installment, split in two parts, sees the return ofPenn Badgleyas bookstore manager-turned-professor Joe (although now known under alias Jonathan Moore) who takes his passionate pursuit to a whole new part of the world: Europe.
Fortunately, fans of the show are introduced to a whole new cast of characters. Unfortunately for the new crop, they are in the vulnerable state of becoming Joe’s next victim.
Keep scrolling to learn more about the newcomers joining the season 4 cast ofYou.
Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg
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Badgley takes his act overseas and continues his passionate pursuit across the pond. That’s right,Youseason 4 makes its way from the suburbs to England because Joe (aka Jonathan) nabbed a job as a college professor.
“I’m not the lovable bookstore manager in New York, or the shop clerk in LA, or the doting husband in the suburbs now. Not anymore,“Joe says in the cast reveal video. “Allow me to reintroduce 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.”
Prior to his starring inYou, Badgley amassed fame with the role of Dan Humphrey in The CW teen drama seriesGossip Girlfrom 2007 until 2012. He’s also starred in a handful of notable teen movies, includingEasy Aalongside Emma Stone andJohn Tucker Must Diewith Brittany Snow.
Tati Gabrielle as Marienne Bellamy
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Tati Gabriellereprises her role as Marienne Bellamy inYouseason 4 after making her debut in the series' third installment. Primarily known as the librarian, Joe’s boss at Madre Linda’s library and the mother of Juliette, Marienne becomes the stalker’s newest obsession in the back half of season 3 after unintentionally interfering with Love and Joe’s established romance.
“I would just want her to find the peace she’s been seeking; be able to do art and let her kid have the most free and lovely life,” Gabrielle toldMarie Claireofwhat she’d want of her characterin season 4. “I feel like she would be an art teacher or a commissioned artist. I do very secretly want her, if she does come back, to be the one to foil Joe.”
Prior to her role inYou, Gabrielle appeared on shows such as The CW’s sci-fi dramaThe 100andChilling Adventures Of Sabrina. Recently, she costarred alongside Mark Wahlberg in her first-ever feature film,Uncharted, and held a lead role in Netflix’s viral heist seriesKaleidoscope.
Ed Speleers as Rhys Montrose
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Joining theYoucast as a series regular is British actor Ed Speleers, playing Rhys Montrose in season 4. The officialYouInstagram describes Rhys as “a good man in a cruel world,” a characteristic thataccompanies a video of Joe’s narrationof the newcomer character.
“Finally someone else I can relate to,” the narration of Rhys Montrose begins. “By some unconventional turn of events, we both went from the bottom of society to the social stratosphere. It’s nice to see someone else level-headed here.”
According to Deadline, Speleers’s character is described asa “dry and irreverent” authorwho published a memoir that launched him acclaim and pressure to step into a political career. Like Joe points out in the narration above, Rhys didn’t always live an affluent life. In fact, he “lived a traumatic early life before he came into money, going to Oxford and making all the right friends.”
While Speleers and Badgley’s on-screen character share similarities in the series, the actors also have a lot in common in real life as well.“We were a similar age. We’re both dads,“Speleers told PEOPLE. “We connected a lot over that and music and football. And I feel that we pushed each other and we respected each other.”
Prior to being cast inYou, Speleers had roles in 2010’sDownton Abbeyand 2014’sOutlander. As for his personal life, he’s married to producer and costume designer Asia Macey, with whom he shares two children.
Charlotte Ritchie as Kate
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Charlotte Ritchie joins the cast ofYouseason 4, playing a fierce and loyal art gallery director named Kate. According toVariety, the British actress' role is described as “fearsomely smart, independent, suspicious” and one who “misses nothing.” (In fact, she gets a good read on Joe as soon as she meets him.)
While she’s extremely loyal to her friends, the write-up notes she’s “a brick wall to everyone else.” As the daughter of a single mother (who’s said to be “chaotic” and “bohemian”), Kate worked tirelessly to create the life she now leads. Furthermore, while she’s often considered the “adult in the room,” she confidently embraces the moniker “ice b—-.”
Prior to starring inYou, Ritchie appeared in Netflix’sFeel Good, BBC’s drama seriesCall the MidwifeandGhosts. She’s also set to appear in the upcoming filmWonkastarring Timothée Chalamet.
Tilly Keeper as Lady Phoebe
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As for Lady Phoebe’s love life, she’s in a relationship with her American entrepreneur boyfriend, Adam. Despite being his biggest fan, Lady Phoebe is also described as a “wild card” whose reactions are unpredictable.
“A testament to what it takes to hold a title these days,” narrates Joe in the Instagram character description. “There are many titles you hold: heiress, socialite, tabloid sensation, also genuinely nice, kind and charitable … allegedly, but how do you act when no one else is watching?”
Prior to joining the cast ofYou, Keeper was known for her role as Louise Mitchell on the BBC soap operaEastEnders. She’s also appeared in BBC’s filmMake Me Famous.
Lukas Gage as Adam Pratt
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Lukas Gagejoins the season 4 cast of You in the recurring role of Adam Pratt, the “warm, funny and hard-partying son of a wealthy family who is famous for failing to meet their standards,” according to Netflix. Sinisterly, “He’ll do whatever it takes to get what he wants,” the streamer is sure to note.
From Joe’s perspective,his narration of Adam begins: “Well here’s the very portrait of a playboy. All flash and fun, but do I detect a burning ambition beneath?” He explains, “Adam Pratt is known for many things, not least of which is being a disappointment to his parents,” adding, “He may get his chance to make them proud, yet.”
Although Adam is pegged as Joe’s rival in the series, Gage has quite the opposite feelings towards his costar Badgley in real life. “Penn is the most thoughtful, kind, amazing lead of the show,” the new cast member toldE! Newsof theYoustar.
Prior to joining the cast ofYou, Gage has become widely known for his roles inEuphoriaandThe White Lotus. As for his personal life, romance rumors have swirled around his relationship with producer Phoebe Fisher due toseveral posts on Instagram. While speaking on theYou’re Gonna Love Mepodcast, they indirectly addressed the topic,despite Gage calling her “babe” during the interview.
Amy-Leigh Hickman as Nadia
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Amy-Leigh Hickman joins the season 4 cast ofYouas Nadia, a college student who shares similar interests with Joe (uh oh). For starters, she’sa literature major with a love of genre storytelling. Plus, she has the aspiration to be a serious author, per Deadline’s description of the character.
As for Joe’s perspective on the character, he says: “Ah Nadia, my star pupil. Even in the lush landscape of academia, you still manage to be a breath of fresh air. Well, not if you ask your classmates. In the words of Ernest Hemingway: ‘Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.'”
source: people.com
