You
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
You (2018) is a drama and romance series from Netflix. It has built a run of 50 episodes. It premiered on September 9, 2018. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 5 seasons.
What You Is About
A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 50 episodes, spread across 5 seasons and it leans into its drama/romance roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Penn Badgley, Victoria Pedretti and Charlotte Ritchie to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Penn Badgley, Victoria Pedretti, Charlotte Ritchie, Tati Gabrielle, Elizabeth Lail and Saffron Burrows lead the cast.
Key roles include Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg; Victoria Pedretti as Love Quinn; Charlotte Ritchie as Kate Galvin; Tati Gabrielle as Marienne Bellamy; Elizabeth Lail as Guinevere Beck.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama, romance and thriller have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Netflix’s other originals, a 7.5/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2018 and carried by Netflix with the series still ended, it lands hardest with drama and romance viewers.
How You Compares
If You lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Firefly and The Wire, which share its drama/romance lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
You comes from Netflix. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole You is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/romance roots, It has held up since 2018 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
You is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and romance lane, at 50 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.5/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.5/10. Watch it if you want drama/romance you can settle into.
