Before You was officially picked up for a third season, showrunner Sera Gamble that they wanted to do each season in a different place–season one in New York, season two in LA and season three is headed to the suburbs. “We are evoking where we would like to go, which is to a much more suburban, insular world where Joe would be a complete fish out of water,” she said. “And now Love occupies a very different place because she is the mother of his child but also not the woman he thought she was.” In the last moments of season two, Joe became infatuated with the neighbor. Her face was never shown, but she’s totally Joe’s type: mysterious and into books. Gamble that the scene was all to show that Joe hadn’t really changed.”I think to me, the most important thing about that last scene is just it is confirmation that Joe is still Joe in a way that’s not going to be great for Joe,” she said. “That he has not learned that he cannot just keep looking for the next person to attach his hopes and dreams to that way. It seems clear that he’s falling into some version of that same pattern. I can’t say that we know exactly what a season three would be, but I can say things won’t go well for Joe.” In a video for TV Guide in September, Gamble said there’s “lots to come” with that neighbor. Penn Badgley also confirmed to Bustle that the neighbor is “definitely not his mom,” in case you were subscribing to that theory.On Feb. 3, Gamble posted on Instagram that the writers room was open for season three. While the pandemic sent everyone home in March, the writers continued meeting via Zoom and even documented their Fancy Friday outfits every week as they worked from home. Production will reportedly begin soon for a 2021 premiere.
