Penn Badgley

‘You’ Season 3 Takes the Show in Engrossing New Directions

Mai Senser, Virginia Commonwealth University

The latest addition to the hit Netflix series explores what happens after Joe Goldberg gets his happily ever after, an ending that isn't as fulfilling as he had hoped.…

November 1, 2021

Penn Badgley sitting in a chair in a nice suit

Penn Badgley Wants You To Know He’s Not Joe Goldberg From ‘You’

Lauren Buchko, Michigan State University

The actor uses social media to highlight important causes, as well as push back against people who romanticize his starring role as a sociopath.…

May 30, 2020

‘The Invisible Man’ and ‘You’ Show Two Different Portrayals of Abuse

Nanda Illahi, Okayama University

Some say the Netflix show justifies an obsessive stalker, while Leigh Whannell's movie depicts the true horrors of domestic violence.…

March 22, 2020

‘You’: The Perfect Case Study of a Culture that Romanticizes Psychopaths

Abby Webb, Rice University

Fans’ obsession with Netflix's lead serial killer points to a much darker, real-life cultural trend in which people fall for monstrous men.…

January 20, 2020

What We Know About Season 2 of Netflix’s ‘You’

Charlotte Susser, University of Chicago

It gives us plenty to theorize about, for sure. Spoilers ahead.…

August 12, 2019

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