Penn Badgley played the good guy for six seasons on a little show called “Gossip Girl,” and he was well liked, sure — but there is a different response to his current character: a good guy on paper who, oh yeah, also might seduce and then murder you.
After a spell away from television — and several years wondering if acting altogether was even what he wanted — Badgley is back as Joe Goldberg on “You,” which returns for a second season on Netflix on Dec. 26. The first season, a runaway hit in late 2018, introduced Goldberg as a sweet, sensitive bookkeeper who the innocent Guinevere Beck falls for, only to (spoiler alert) end up the latest of Goldberg’s victims by the end of the season. For season two, Goldberg has decamped for Los Angeles and taken on a new identity, and a new love interest, named Love (yes, actually).
For all the Dan Humphreys in the world, it seems it’s the Chuck Basses — and Joe Goldbergs — who people really fall for.
After a spell away from television — and several years wondering if acting altogether was even what he wanted — Badgley is back as Joe Goldberg on “You,” which returns for a second season on Netflix on Dec. 26. The first season, a runaway hit in late 2018, introduced Goldberg as a sweet, sensitive bookkeeper who the innocent Guinevere Beck falls for, only to (spoiler alert) end up the latest of Goldberg’s victims by the end of the season. For season two, Goldberg has decamped for Los Angeles and taken on a new identity, and a new love interest, named Love (yes, actually).
For all the Dan Humphreys in the world, it seems it’s the Chuck Basses — and Joe Goldbergs — who people really fall for.
Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in season two of “You.”
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