You creator Caroline Kepnes reveals what fans can expect from the third installment after Netflix’s shock season 2 twist
NETFLIX drama You has only just dropped its second season, but the author of the books the hit show is based on has revealed what fans can expect from the third instalment.
Gossip Girl star Penn Badgely reprised his role as the sadistic stalker who killed the woman he loved during the show's first season, and season two featured a major twist that left fans reeling.
*MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW.
Although the series is now deviating away from the books, the author Caroline Kepnes has hinted that fans can expect a Joe who remains even more in denial and is "very proud of his strength".
Caroline said: "Joe is really proud of himself because a lot of people in his position descend into darkness after having been through what he’s gone through in book two and then in the beginning of book three.
"And he decides that he’s going to be a better person and he’s very proud of himself for that."
She concluded: "But yeah, the main thrust of it is that he’s very proud of his strength."
The second series saw Joe move to Los Angeles and become Will, before falling for a woman called Love.
However, the series ends with Love - played by Victoria Pedretti - revealing she has an equally dark side and kills people too.
Penn recently revealed that although he was unsure if the season two ending was the right one for his character, he eventually thought the shock ending was perfect.
He explained: "When I found out where it was headed, I was kind of crestfallen because, just selfishly, I wanted there to be a more positive resolution... He’s not actually a person who just needs somebody who loves him. He’s a murderer! He’s a sociopath. He’s abusive. He’s delusional. And he’s self-obsessed.
"You can’t fool yourself into thinking that he just needs somebody who’s right for him. Nobody’s right for him! So actually, the ending’s perfect."