Unlike the wealth of true crime documentaries Netflix has been rolling out recently, “You” is fictional.
However, there’s a lot more to the Netflix hit series to be discovered behind-the-scenes.
Uhh, what?!
The actor even took to Twitter (viaTeen Vogue) to dissuade fans from celebrating his creepy character.
Responding to one fan who tweeted “[Penn Badgley] is breaking my heart once again as Joe.
What is it about him?”
Badgley responded, “A: He is a murderer.”
And that’s all [s]he wrote, folks!
However, one online grid’s trash is apparently a certain streaming service’s treasure.
Among these rising stars is Elizabeth Lail, the woman behind the ill-fated Guinevere Beck.
AsBustlepoints out, Beck has a much stronger voice in the book.
Talk about a cliffhanger!
And after viewing the show in its entirety, that’s a hard point to argue.
[Joe’s] not creepy.
He’s in love with [Beck], and it’s okay."
Is Joe based on a real person?
Another inspiration for the character, Kepnes writes, is “the price we pay” for social media.
That was not even a thought."
However, a lesser-known fact about the psychological thriller is that the series was originallydeveloped for Showtime.
… And writing this for Lifetime has not been terribly different.
I like to be pushed and asked questions.
And the questions that Lifetime was asking were really interesting."
Are romantic comedies to blame?
[Women are] taught that we should want this from men.
That it means we’re desirable.
And who doesn’t want to be desirable?"
Plenty of folks wanted a different ending for Beck, including Elizabeth Lail.
But hey, a gal can dream.
He’s also been an executive producer since Season 3.
And, as of Season 4, he’s also a director.
It turns out, Badgley’sdirectorial debutcame in the form of the ninth episode of Season 4.
“I am very visual,” he said.
Let’s start with the character Love.
While Love is in the books, she’s quite different.
AsInsidernoted, Love isn’t even a killer in the books.
However, in the books, her husband dies in a surfing accident.
In the books, this plot twist never happens.
It’s safe to say that the books and the TV show are pretty different.
Well, as it turns out, not quite.
“Most of my lines are in my head,” he said.
This meant that Badgley got to simply read his lines into a microphone after filming.
“And that was quite interesting.”
As it turns out, Arnold almost played someone else on the show twice.
Sounds like fate took a hand, and Arnold finally got the perfect part for him.
“‘You’was my first call-back ever,” Pedretti toldElle.
“I auditioned for the first season, for Beck, and had a call-back with the producer.”
Even though Pedretti didn’t get the job, it all worked out for the best.
In another interview withByrdie, her Love audition came when she was still finishing her university degree.
It turns out, that scene wasn’t exactly easy to film for the two actors.
After all, subway tracks aren’t exactly a safe place to film.
“We got proper MTA cards,” Lail said toBUILD Series.
“For the next year and a half, we can go on the tracks.
We are certified, so be careful,” added Badgley.
It’s definitely good to hear that the production team took their safety so seriously!
Of course, the production team always thought that Badgley was a good fit.
However, she went on to explain that Badgley was hesitant about accepting the role at first.
“He’s capable of plumbing those depths and going there, but he was initially …
I don’t thinkrepulsedwould be too strong a word,” she said.
So, what changed his mind?
We’re just grateful he changed his mind!
How many times is ‘you’ said in the show?
Wondering how many times the word is said?
The total in Season 1 alone is allegedly 241 times.
However, it turns out, this isn’t even every mention of the word.
Apparently, the word appears more often in Season 1.
“Ellie is still in Joe’s life,” explained showrunner Sera Gamble toThe Hollywood Reporter.
“He’s sending her money.
She hates him, but he is sending her money.
So that door remains open for us.”
Fingers crossed we haven’t seen the last of Ellie!
