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Pilot

  • Episode aired Sep 9, 2018
  • TV-14
  • 48m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
8.1K
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Penn Badgley in You (2018)
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A charming first encounter quickly turns into something more nefarious when bookstore manager Joe takes a very strong liking to grad student Beck.A charming first encounter quickly turns into something more nefarious when bookstore manager Joe takes a very strong liking to grad student Beck.A charming first encounter quickly turns into something more nefarious when bookstore manager Joe takes a very strong liking to grad student Beck.

  • Director
    • Lee Toland Krieger
  • Writers
    • Caroline Kepnes
    • Sera Gamble
    • Greg Berlanti
  • Stars
    • Penn Badgley
    • Elizabeth Lail
    • Luca Padovan
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    8.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lee Toland Krieger
    • Writers
      • Caroline Kepnes
      • Sera Gamble
      • Greg Berlanti
    • Stars
      • Penn Badgley
      • Elizabeth Lail
      • Luca Padovan
    • 25User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Penn Badgley
    Penn Badgley
    • Joe Goldberg
    Elizabeth Lail
    Elizabeth Lail
    • Guinevere Beck
    Luca Padovan
    Luca Padovan
    • Paco
    Zach Cherry
    Zach Cherry
    • Ethan Russell
    Shay Mitchell
    Shay Mitchell
    • Peach Salinger
    Nicole Kang
    Nicole Kang
    • Lynn Lieser
    Kathryn Gallagher
    Kathryn Gallagher
    • Annika Atwater
    Mark Blum
    Mark Blum
    • Ivan Mooney
    Daniel Cosgrove
    Daniel Cosgrove
    • Ron
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    Victoria Cartagena
    • Claudia
    Reg Rogers
    Reg Rogers
    • Professor Paul Leahy
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    Gianni Ciardiello
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    Mehdi Barakchian
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    Michael Lewis
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    Patrick K. Dooley
    • Drunk Man
    • Director
      • Lee Toland Krieger
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      • Caroline Kepnes
      • Sera Gamble
      • Greg Berlanti
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    10deepakdst

    This Pilot shows the series can fly high.

    Nice beginning and shows a very known negative side of Social Media. But the way he monologued about the things he can get just by one view on anybody Social life was really good. By the way he is really a good character with both positive and negative impact.
    9brianna_kendrick

    You should know

    Well, Stephen, you should know that the show is based on a book called "You", and that's why the show is called "You". You have to understand the book is written completely in second person, and you should be aware that in second person, the author addresses the listener (person reading) as "you", and in this book you hear the protagonist constantly going on long, indignant rants that you hear him say "you" in, many times in one sentence, thus the title. Had the book been called "Stalker" (assuming you meant "stalker", not the most likely autocorrected version of the word that I already forgot that you suggested as a name, similar to "stalker") or "Creep" the show might have been, appropriately, named as such. You, hopefully, understand.

    If you've read the book, you'll see how spot on the narration is, while it sticks loosely to the timeline. The show makes good choices for pacing, so far.
    9kmax-13770

    This is what Pilots should be...

    As a huge fan of Dexter, I was unsure whether I would like You, this episode proved me to be very wrong.

    The introduction of Joe Goldberg is spectacular and seeing him balance his Good Samaritan cover-life with his inner demon has been a really fun watch.

    He (like Dexter) has an inner voice that only enhances the quality of the show and makes each scene more engaging.

    The humour from Joe at the most intense moment of the entire episode, the shower scene, was really well done too.

    The cliffhanger at the end of this episode perfectly sets up episode 2 to be even better than this episode already was.

    The writing, pacing and plot of this episode is amazing and I cannot wait to see how they take things in the show from here.
    9Angela_Schoenauer

    Intriguing and Dark

    It had me hooked from the start. Reminded me of a Noir style, due to the low light. Narration was great as it gives us insight into the main character's thought process. You don't know if he's a good guy or a bad guy so keeps you interested to find out which he is. Its a current theme using social media and I liked the way the messages were shown on screen. The main characters are likeable and relatable and have depth as they are multi dimensional. It's quite bold in its sexual content. It had enough suspense to keep me guessing throughout.
    10aaajjj352

    Already sucked in!!

    Well written and acted. Surprised how good this show turned out to be.

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    • Trivia
      Penn Badgley admitted that he initially didn't want to take on the lead role as he thought it would be too intense. A reading of the scripts changed his mind.
    • Goofs
      No self respecting bookbinder would use a heavy mallet to round a spine. Anyone who has ever repaired or bound a book of this caliber would use a rounding hammer, specifically designed for such a purpose.
    • Quotes

      Joe Goldberg: All books add up to one essential truth, which is, if your IQ is above a certain number, life is pretty much unbearable. And the number is not even that high.

    • Soundtracks
      Venus in Furs
      Written by Lou Reed

      Performed by Pat Robitaille, Christine Stoesser and Jay Merrow

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    • Since when The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas happens in the 19th Century? According to a guy who works in a book store.

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Greenpoint Avenue Station, New York, USA(Joe rescues a tipsy Beck after a fall)
    • Production companies
      • A+E Studios
      • A+E Studios
      • Alloy Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 48m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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