Joe Goldberg (played by Penn Badgley) is a protagonist in You.
The series protagonist, a bookstore manager who becomes dangerously obsessive and violent toward his romantic interests. He relocates across cities to escape his past, assumes new identities, and repeatedly falls into cycles of stalking and murder while trying to build a perfect life and family. Kate Galvin (played by Charlotte Ritchie) appears in You.
A woman Joe encounters in London during his fourth season. He develops romantic feelings for her while posing as an English professor and trying to clear his name after being framed for a series of murders targeting wealthy socialites. Teddy Lockwood (played by Griffin Matthews) appears in You.
Louise Flannery (played by Madeline Brewer) appears in You.
Maddie Lockwood / Reagan Lockwood (played by Anna Camp) appears in You.
You (2018) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Joe Goldberg
(played by Penn Badgley) — protagonist
The series protagonist, a bookstore manager who becomes dangerously obsessive and violent toward his romantic interests. He relocates across cities to escape his past, assumes new identities, and repe...
Kate Galvin
(played by Charlotte Ritchie) — supporting
A woman Joe encounters in London during his fourth season. He develops romantic feelings for her while posing as an English professor and trying to clear his name after being framed for a series of mu...
Teddy Lockwood
(played by Griffin Matthews) — supporting
Louise Flannery
(played by Madeline Brewer) — supporting
Maddie Lockwood / Reagan Lockwood
(played by Anna Camp) — supporting
Key Relationships
Maddie Lockwood / Reagan Lockwood → Louise Flannery
(Social Friend)
Teddy Lockwood → Louise Flannery
(Social Friend)
Kate Galvin → Louise Flannery
(Social Friend)
Kate Galvin → Maddie Lockwood / Reagan Lockwood
(Social Friend)
Kate Galvin → Teddy Lockwood
(Social Friend)
Joe Goldberg → Louise Flannery
(Conflict Suspect)
Joe Goldberg → Maddie Lockwood / Reagan Lockwood
(Social Friend)
Joe Goldberg → Teddy Lockwood
(Social Friend)
Joe Goldberg → Kate Galvin
(Romantic Love Interest)
Story Analysis
A psychological thriller about Joe Goldberg, a man with dangerous obsessive tendencies who constantly reinvents himself while being pursued by his past
