Penn Badgley Teases 'You' Season 4: 'We're Shifting the Genre Slightly' (Exclusive)

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Penn Badgley is offering an early preview of season 4.The new season of the Netflix series moves the action to Europe, but Joe Goldberg won't be roaming the pebbled streets of Paris as alluded to in the third season finale.

Instead, he will be taking his murderous ways to London, though there will still be some action in the City of Lights. As Badgley explained to ET's Rachel Smith during a recent sit-down promoting his new Stitcher podcast, Podcrushed, there was a very practical reason why the series relocated to a different European city for the new season.«To be real, it's cheaper,» the actor revealed, sharing that they just finished filming the first four episodes.While Badgley remained mum about what season 4 entails, he expressed optimism that the change in scenery for Joe meant possibly a shift in demeanor and his persona.«He would sure hope so,» he said when asked if he felt Joe may feel more liberated being in London versus the States. «But the problem is in him, it's not so much outside of him so he's trying to change.

He is always trying — failing trying.»Tati Gabrielle, who was introduced as Marianne in season 3, is expected to return for the new chapter, which Badgley confirmed: «There's also some other familiar faces which I think I can [say].»He noted that while will still remain season 4 may look and feel a little different as the show evolves. «The tone is similar but it's shifting in that there is a different format.

We're using a different format,» he emphasized. «It's almost like we're shifting the genre slightly. And I think it works.»«Nothing was the same,» Badgley said of carving its own path in relation to Caroline Kepnes' series of books, «and the writer of the book and the creators of the show,.