Joe Goldberg is back and better than ever—with a whole new persona for a new country
Hello, You. Fans of the creepy Netflix series are rejoicing, because Netflix just dropped the first extended trailer for the upcoming fourth season.
Here, just settle in and watch for yourself, because Season 4 already looks incredible.
In the trailer, we see Joe, who now goes by Jonathan Moore, living in France, stalking Mariann (and maybe his neighbor?), and finding himself at the center of a series of murders that have captivated the public. Oh, and to turn the tables a bit, it appears that this season, someone will be stalking Joe.
Netflix already got our You-loving hearts beating when it announced that season four is coming even earlier than we thought. After previously announcing a Feb. 10 release, the first part of season four is now scheduled to hit the streaming platform a day early, on Feb. 9. It’s officially time to start the countdown (and place your bets on how many victims Joe Goldberg will have in the next installment).
A teaser for the upcoming season was released during Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event earlier this year, showing us a little of what Joe’s been up to since season three. “Allow me to introduce myself,” declares Penn Badgley, who plays Joe. “I’ve gone through a bit of refinement. I’m not the lovable bookstore manager in New York, or the shop clerk in L.A., or the doting husband in the suburbs,” he continues in the voiceover narration. “No. Not anymore.” (Weeps silently from excitement.)
The hit drama, based on Caroline Kepnes’ best-selling novels, debuted in 2018, at which point Joe lived in New York City and became obsessed with aspiring writer Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail). The next season followed him to Los Angeles, and we watched with bated breath as he fell for Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti), who subsequently had his child. He also learned he wasn’t the only murderer in the family.
Season three followed Joe, Love, and baby as they desperately tried to fit into their California suburb. Unfortunately, things didn’t end well for Love, and we were all left hanging after her death and his sudden fascination with fellow book lover Marienne (Tati Gabrielle).
Now, Joe lives in the U.K. under the pseudonym of Jonathan Moore. “Living in London has allowed me to bury the past, if you will,” he continues in the trailer. “No, this time around, I’m focusing on academia and instruction while keeping my typical extracurricular activities strictly professional. One must make time to exchange ideas with like-minded colleagues.”
We’re also introduced to some new cast members, including Nadia (Amy-Leigh Hickman), Kate (Charlotte Ritchie), and Rhys (Ed Speleers), who holds the book: “Good Man in a Cruel World,” which is telling.
“The tone is similar, but it’s shifting in that there is a different format,” Badgley told Entertainment Tonight earlier this year of the upcoming season. “It’s almost like we’re shifting the genre slightly. And I think it works.”
As we watch him lurk in the background, Joe says ominously, “Unfortunately, with friends in high places, there usually come others attempting to climb that social ladder. Some may end up falling—or, shall I say, pushed—to their social death. The question is: by whom?”
Unfortunately for us, we will have to wait and see. Part one of season four drops on Feb. 9, followed by part two on March 10.
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