The release date has been confirmed forYouseason 5. The Netflix psychological thriller series that began in 2018 introduced audiences to Joe Goldberg, a stalker who goes to great lengths to insert himself into the lives of those who fascinate him.Youfeatures a leading castincluding Penn Badgley, Victoria Pedretti, Tati Gabrielle, Charlotte Ritchie, Elizabeth Lail, and Ambyr Childers. The show has had four completed seasons so far, with the most recent season coming out in winter 2023.
Now,Netflixhas announced the release date forYouseason 5. The thriller’sfinal season will come out on April 24. The release date was announced in theYouseason 5 trailer, which is narrated by Joe, who says “here we are, together again, back to where we began.” The end of the dramatic trailer revealed the April 24 release date.
What This Means For You
You Season 5 Will Have A Different Release Approach From Season 4
Over the course of its seven-year run,Youhas experiences some fairly significant gaps. This is fairly commonplace on Netflix and other platforms nowadays, with major series likeStrangers Things,Squid Game, andHouse of the Dragonfeaturing hiatuses of up to two years. Part ofYou’s run was affected by COVID, which happened between seasons 2 and 3 of the series. Still, audiences had to wait over one year between seasons 3 and 4, and will have had to wait just over two years betweenYouseason 4’s ending and theseries conclusion in season 5.
TheYourelease date announcement also reveals thatYouseason 5will have a different approach thanseason 4. Like Netflix does with popular shows such asBrigdertonandStranger Things,Youseason 4 had a two-part release, releasing half of its episodes on June 18, 2025 and the other half on March 9. While Netflix could be waiting to announce a part 1 and part 2 separate release, they typically announce such separations when release dates are announced. Thus,Youseason 5 is most likely to be released in one chunk.
Our Take On The You Season 5 Release Date
This Strategy Could Hurt You’s Numbers
IfBridgertonseason 3 is any indication, Netflix’s multi-part release strategy typically works for their biggest shows. This makes me think that Netflix might be using this release strategy more sparingly in 2025, likely saving it for shows likeStranger Things,Cobra Kai, or perhapsWednesdayseason 2. This could potentially hurtYou’s viewership numbers, as it may not be able to sustain high levels of views over a longer period of time. HowYou’s release strategy impacts its views remains to be seen asYouwaits just over three months for its season 5 release.
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You is a psychological thriller that follows a dangerously charming and intensely obsessive young man who manipulates his way into the lives of those he fixates upon, using extreme measures to pursue his unsettling aims.
