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A Comprehensive List of Everyone Joe Has Killed in ‘You’

Caution: Spoilers for “You” Season 5 ahead.

The Netflix psychological thriller “You” has reached its gripping conclusion with the fifth and final season.

Starring Penn Badgley, the show delves into the life of Joe Goldberg, a dangerously charismatic book lover who becomes obsessively infatuated with aspiring writer Guinevere Beck.

Throughout these five seasons, Joe has resorted to extreme and lethal actions in pursuit of his version of happiness with Beck, as well as other women who captivate him. While many don’t survive, some, like Marienne (Tati Gabrielle), do make it through.

Season 5 continues this trend. Prior to its release, Badgley contemplated Joe’s impressive body count.

“It’s in the teens, possibly late teens,” Badgley shared with TODAY.com. “And maybe this season, does it reach the (twenties)? Does he actually kill that many people?”

The answer is a resounding yes.

You. Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in episode 501 of You.
Netflix

In the fifth season, Joe not only kills individuals like Buffalo Bob Cain (Michael Dempsey), but he also manipulates others into committing murder, such as Maddie, who kills her twin sister Reagan (both played by Anna Camp).

“He’s sort of like Charles Manson,” Badgley muses, reflecting on the exact tally of Joe’s kills. “The ironic thing is that he doesn’t kill that many people.”

“Perhaps there’s hope for us yet,” he jokes, referencing the women who believed they could change Joe. “Yeah, the body count’s under 20.”

At one point, Maddie tells Joe, “You always have a good reason (to kill).” Badgley quips, “He certainly believes he does.”

Badgley has contemplated Joe’s character and the implications of being “the romantic protector.”

“To be a protector, there needs to be a threat that requires protection,” he states. “If you’re protecting, there must be someone vulnerable.”

And in Joe’s perspective, there’s always someone in need of saving.

To discover everyone Joe has killed throughout the five seasons of “You,” according to Netflix, read on.

  1. His mother’s abusive boyfriend
  2. Benji (Lou Taylor Pucci), Beck’s ex-boyfriend
  3. Elijah (Esteban Benito), a music producer and Joe’s former love Candace’s partner
  4. Peach (Shay Mitchell), Beck’s friend
  5. Ron (Daniel Cosgrove), Claudia’s abusive boyfriend
  6. Beck (Elizabeth Lail), a writer and Joe’s Season 1 obsession
  7. Jasper (Steven W. Bailey), a man owed money by hacker Will (Robin Lord Taylor)
  8. Henderson (Chris D’Elia), stand-up comedian in Los Angeles
  9. Ryan (Scott Michael Foster), Marienne’s new boyfriend
  10. Love (Victoria Pedretti), Joe’s wife and mother of his child
  11. Malcolm (Stephen Hagan), Kate’s professor boyfriend
  12. Simon (Aidan Cheng), a tech entrepreneur and artist
  13. Vic (Sean Pertwee), Phoebe’s driver and security
  14. Gemma (Eve Austin), a socialite from the Oxford friend group
  15. Rhys (Ed Speleers), an author and politician, also a figment of Joe’s imagination in Season 4
  16. Tom Lockwood (Greg Kinnear), Kate’s father
  17. Hugo (Craig McGinlay), Tom’s bodyguard
  18. Eddie (Brad Alexander), Nadia’s boyfriend
  19. Bob (Michael Dempsey), Kate’s former mentor and part of her family’s business, T.R. Lockwood Corporation
  20. Clayton (Tom Francis), Bronte’s friend who helps her catfish Joe
  21. Dane, the man who attacked Bronte

That totals over 20 lives taken by Joe Goldberg. As for his future? We’ll let your imagination fill in the gaps.

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