SummaryBookstore manager Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) becomes obsessed with an aspiring writer (Elizabeth Lail) in this psychological thriller based on the Caroline Kepnes novel of the same name.
Created By:Greg Berlanti, Sera Gamble
❮ YOU
Season 1
5 Seasons
Season Premiere:
Sep 9, 2018
Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
88% Positive
14 Reviews
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13% Mixed
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Sep 7, 2018
91
Invoking the best qualities of David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” and Mary Harron’s adaptation of “American Psycho.” ... While we’re thoroughly embedded in Joe’s point of view from the beginning, the writing and Badgley’s performance do just enough to ensure that it’s not a comfortable experience, even as we get to know him more and more.
Sep 10, 2018
80
Creepy, addictive and full of dry humor about social media, millennials and dating in the age of Tinder.
User score
Generally Favorable
81% Positive
92 Ratings
92 Ratings
15% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
4% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Jan 31, 2019
10
Enjoyed it. Sorta mixture of Bates Motel and Dexter. Penn Badgley did an amazing job in bringing the character to life.
Sep 11, 2018
10
great pilot, the series has a very interesting point that is the vision of Joe which leaves the series much more intense´, Penn Badgley plays a majestic role in this show, the photograph is a bit melancholy as the life of the Badgley character which leaves more sadisfatoria accompany you.
Sep 7, 2018
80
An enjoyably unnerving 10-episode tale of meet-cute millennials. ... There’s truly nothing new to report here as far as premises go, but You unfolds with the sort of momentum, chemistry and solid structure that other new TV shows would do well to study.
Sep 6, 2018
75
It’s been a while since basic cable has delivered a guilty pleasure as enticing and entertaining as Lifetime’s stalker drama You.
Sep 13, 2018
70
Joe's warped wit, honed by Badgley's sensitive-guy panache, sets You apart from Lifetime's woman-in-peril formula. [17-30 Sep 2018, p.25]
Aug 27, 2018
70
You has sharp ideas, if sometimes expressed with thudding lack of subtlety, about social media; it has an interesting premise; it gets the hip-young-literary-Manhattan setting as satisfyingly almost-right as did “Gossip Girl,” in the manner where its departures from reality end up feeling refreshing and fun. But it doesn’t quite have the courage of its convictions.
Aug 31, 2018
50
The narrative bulk of the series is relayed through Joe’s internal monologues (another stalker trope) but I will says this: the series, while at turns cheesy and predictable, is also watchable.
Feb 10, 2019
9
just finished. My thoughts? The trailer's a lil bit misleading,just sayin'. Horrorfic? Nah,no spooky entity lurking around under **** no worries. For the faint-hearted? Not so recommended. Kudos for the element of surprise towards the end though. And yes, season 2 is in the works.
Dec 19, 2021
6
A creepy relevant metoo era appropriate stalker thriller. It's a very unique take despite being very reminiscent of "Dexter" it's incredibly self aware of its protagonist pitfalls and plays to them. It does ask you to suspend your disbelief more than it should.
Mar 5, 2019
6
Good for wasting time with something that won't feel to 'heavy', maybe if you're in between 'heavy' shows. Otherwise skip it - you won't be missing anything. It's like an almost decent imitation of Dexter. Almost.
Feb 5, 2019
6
It's good to where it's average, but YOU doesn't bring anything new to the table. From what was seen in the last two decades, I can assure that it doesn't in anyway stand out much.
