‘You’ Showrunners Reveal Alternate Supernatural Ending To Series As Joe Realizes He’s A Ghost: “Very Early Iteration”

"The series finale for *You* features an intriguing alternate ending where Joe Goldberg is revealed as a ghost after being shot by his new love interest, Madeline Brewer’s Bronte. Despite the showrunners considering various fates for Joe, they ultimately chose to leave him in a prison setting with his nether regions destroyed, emphasizing his guilt and the weight of his crimes. Star Penn Badgley highlighted that the decision to kill Joe, despite it being a complex moral choice, was the right one for the character’s redemption."