Wandering round Joe Goldberg’s London flat, it looks like perhaps the lonely sociopath has lastly discovered refuge. The central character in Netflix’s You has a whole bunch of books, and never simply on built-in cabinets—they’re stacked on the ground, a espresso desk, both aspect of the file participant on the midcentury-modern credenza. There’s darkish wooden all over the place: Regency paneling, slatted floorboards, midcentury furnishings, a window seat, Celestion C audio system for the file participant, leather-based armchairs, and a hearth. It’s all becoming for Penn Badgley’s character, who’s restyled himself as “Jonathan Moore” for season 4.
After we left Joe on the finish of You season three, he’d blown up his life in California—actually—and left for Europe. Firstly of this season, the low-key serial killer has landed in London, the place he’s discovered work as a writing professor. He swears he simply needs to maintain his head down and dwell a quiet life, however the man simply can’t avoid drama. Joe finally ends up an unwitting detective as he falls in with a gaggle of rich British socialites who’re being picked off one after the other by a ruthless killer.
On the present’s set final summer time, I sat down with 4 of You’s brand-new solid members—Charlotte Ritchie (Kate), Lukas Gage (Adam), Tilly Keeper (Woman Phoebe), and Amy-Leigh Hickman (Nadia)—to speak about what it’s like to hitch a well-liked American TV present on their dwelling turf, who they’re enjoying, and what we will count on from season 4. Their main man was there too—however what I mentioned with him is high secret till half two of You season 4 drops March 9. (Half one, the primary 5 episodes of the brand new season, premieres on Netflix Thursday.)
Charlotte Ritchie as Kate
“Her vibe is extraordinarily guarded, a bit island-y, and really unemotional; she doesn’t let lots of people in,” Ritchie says of her character, a no-bullshit gallerist who’s fiercely loyal to her pals however usually the one certainly one of them who acts like an grownup. “She is vastly suspicious of Joe, virtually to an excessive diploma. She rejects him when he first seems on the scene. She doesn’t think about that he’s there for something apart from a sinister goal as a result of she’s been skilled to suspect folks.”
You isn’t Ritchie’s first Netflix present. The London-native obtained important acclaim for 2 seasons of the dramedy Really feel Good, starring reverse Mae Martin and Lisa Kudrow. She’s additionally obtained a small function within the upcoming Wonka, the Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing facility prequel starring Timothée Chalamet. Enjoying the fearsomely good, unbiased Kate provided an thrilling change of tempo.
“I’ve come from doing numerous comedy, and though this present positively has a darkly comedian streak, I feel that the character of the character […] is extraordinarily imply and icy and severe,” Ritchie says. “So, that’s an actual departure from the roles I’ve performed. I’ve performed one barely sociopathic one who was impolite however had a sort of humor to them. The character of this present is simply totally different and new [for me]—the subject material is kind of darkish and grim.” Kate’s enviable wardrobe too has been a plus. “The extent of glamor is one thing I’ve not skilled earlier than and is an enormous adjustment for me by way of self-image. The garments are costly they usually’re uncomfortable; I’m carrying excessive heels on a regular basis. She’s simply very daring and powerful.”
Tilly Keeper as Woman Phoebe and Amy-Leigh Hickman as Nadia
Although Keeper and Hickman’s characters—Phoebe is the richest member of an extremely rich pal group, whereas Nadia is the star scholar who’s taken with Joe’s broody charisma—hardly ever share scenes on You, the 2 are greatest pals in actual life. They met six years in the past whereas auditioning for roles on Britain’s long-running cleaning soap EastEnders, each of which they snagged. “It’s very uncommon that you’ve got a pal that you simply communicate to every single day, from job to job,” Hickman says. “We actually speak to one another every single day.”
They don’t discuss completely every thing, although. In response to Keeper, neither informed the opposite that she was auditioning for You. “I keep in mind I texted and requested should you needed to come back ‘spherical,” Hickman says. “And I used to be going to let you know then…”
“…and I didn’t wish to come ‘spherical as a result of I used to be so on edge about having simply had my final assembly for this,” Keeper jumps in. “I used to be like, ‘I can’t. If I see you, I’m gonna let you know.’”
Hickman’s Nadia is a e-book nerd and happy with it. Rising up working class, she’s now a quick-witted literature main with goals of changing into a severe creator. “She doesn’t actually have many pals at uni,” says Hickman, whose character befriends Professor Moore after seeing a little bit of herself in his outsider standing. “She’s there to be taught and [feels like] everybody else is there to have a very good time. And he or she’s not about that.”
