

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight (opens in new tab), Badgley offers some insight into the gender politics the show explores through Joe's rejection of his partner's darkest tendencies. It was a jaw-dropper of a moment, revealing that Love is as obsessive and inclined toward murder as Joe is.

When Love is forced to confront Joe's true nature by his first victim, Candace, she takes the news in a way few people saw coming – by stabbing Candace in the throat. Season 2 of You drastically stepped up the melodrama, diverging from the books with a pretty shocking character reveal. With Cary and Matthew around, Joe has some more competition in the eligible bachelor department. Van Winkle will be Cary, a wealthy, charming "Master of Self-Optimization". Grant is to play Sherry, a mean girl who feels threatened by Love, who puts on a front as a friendly 'Momfluencer'. Speedman joins the other new cast members: Travis Van Winkle and Shalita Grant. He’s reserved, at times mysterious, and has a tendency to be withdrawn, all of which masks a deep well of emotion underneath." According to Deadline, "Speedman will play Matthew, a successful CEO, husband, and uncommunicative father. We'll also be getting a new face in the shape of Scott Speedman (Animal Kingdom, Underworld. Hopefully, we'll see the return of the extended cast of Quinn family and friends from season 2 as well. The continued presence of Love in Joe's life was a pretty sure thing given how season 2 ended, with the couple in a pretty unholy union (more on what that twist means for season 3 below). In 2020, we got confirmation of two (obvious) returning cast members: Badgley will return as Joe, and Victoria Pedretti as Love. Here's the core cast, including the 13 new names, the fresh cast members they'll join, and the returning faces: In November 2020, we got a huge number of new You season 3 cast announcements (see all their character backgrounds at Variety (opens in new tab)).
