Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley has asked You creator Sera Gamble to cut future intimate scenes involving his character, Joe Goldberg.

Badgley revealed the reason behind his wish to abstain from sex scenes in the fourth season of You was also the value he’s placed on fidelity in his own real-life relationship with his wife Domino Kirke-Badgley. The creator of the show, Gamble, was more than happy to accommodate Badgley’s needs. One of the main things was, do I want to put myself back on a career path where I’m always playing the romantic lead?” This is true of many of Badgley’s best-known roles, including his character Daniel Humphrey in “I asked Sera Gamble can I just do no more intimacy scenes,” Badgley said in his latest podcast episode on Friday, revealing that he had been thinking about the level of intimacy involved in the show long before he even signed his contract. Speaking on his [podcast, Podcrushed,](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcrushed/id1622070205) which he co-hosts with Nava Kavelin, Badgley revealed he asked Gamble to limit the number of intimate scenes involving his character as part of his desire to not always play ‘the romantic lead.’ [You](https://collider.com/tag/you/) creator Sera Gamble to cut future intimate scenes involving his character, Joe Goldberg.

Penn Badgley, star of Netflix's 'You,' asked for fewer sex scenes in Season 4 out of concern for his marriage. He also doesn't want to be typecast.

“So, ‘How much less can you make it,’ was my question to them,” he shared from his conversation with Gamble. Whether it’s the real deal or a part of Joe’s fantasies with his latest stalking obsession, Badgley’s character had plenty of sex on screen in the show’s first three seasons. Since her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, Christina Applegate doesn’t anticipate joining a new series anytime soon. Podcast co-host Kavelin followed up Badgley’s story by talking about actor Neal McDonough, who has made similar requests throughout his career. The boundary had gotten the “Band of Brothers” actor fired from the ABC series “Scoundrels” in 2010 and made it difficult to find work because people thought he was “this religious zealot.” Since then, he has found work in a number of shows including “Justified,” “Arrow,” “Suits,” and “Yellowstone.” Bagdley is also a “

Penn Badgley said he asked to do "zero" sex scenes this season of "You." He said that he is getting away from the romantic lead ideal because of his ...

She was really glad that I was that honest. "Fidelity in every relationship, and especially in my marriage, is important to me. "She appreciated my directness and that I was being reasonable and practical. She has a son from a previous relationship. To put it plainly, there are far fewer sex scenes — and the change was star Penn Badgley's idea. But sharp-eyed viewers might notice there's a reduced degree of intimacy this season.

Fans of the show will know things have historically got *quite* steamy for Joe, kicking off with his obsession with Guinevere Beck in season one, all the way ...

She was really glad that I was that honest, and she was sort of almost empowered. I know what I did. You can't take this aspect out of the DNA of the concept, so 'How much less can you make it?' was my question to them." [his real life marriage to Domino Kirke](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a30869799/penn-badgley-domino-kirke-pregnant-first-child/), who he married in 2017, later welcoming their son in 2020. "It got to a point where [I thought], 'I don't want to do that,' so I said to Sera, like, 'My desire would be zero [intimate scenes], to go from 100 to zero.'" I signed up for the show.

The actor recently went on the Podcrushed podcast and revealed that, prior to filming, he made a request to the hit series's show-runner to limit his sex scenes ...

[You season 4](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a37955266/you-season-4-news-date-cast-spoilers/) is currently out Netflix. She appreciated my directness and she appreciated that I was also being reasonable and practical and they came back with a phenomenal reduction." She was really glad that I was that honest, and she was sort of I want to say almost, like, empowered. "Fidelity in every relationship—especially in a marriage—is important to me," the actor added. [You](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a37962000/you-cast-thats-so-emo-cosmopolitan/) might look juuuust a bit different this season, but [Penn Badgley](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a30469861/penn-badgley-you-season-two-playlist-interview/) isn't mad about it! "I don't think I've ever mentioned it publicly, but it’s...one of the main things is, like, 'Do I want to put myself back on a career path where I'm just always romantic lead?'"

"Fidelity in every relationship — especially in my marriage — is important to me," Badgley said about wanting to step back from intimate scenes.

Even in the early conversations with Penn, the idea was not to crank out episodes forever; it’s to feel like we have told the complete story.” And the object of Joe’s affection this season is Kate (Charlotte Ritchie), who throws Joe for a loop as he tries to figure out their dynamic and falls short. “This is actually a decision I’d made before I took the show,” Badgley said. She appreciated my directness, and she appreciated that I was also being reasonable and practical, and they came back with a phenomenal reduction.” And he feels the same way. “It was never anyone’s intention to run this one into the ground. “She’s the new shiny object he can’t figure out. Season four, Part 1, romance may take a backseat to the whodunnit story that’s unraveling over the first five episodes, which are now streaming on Netflix, but it still exists. [an idea for season five](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/you-showrunner-season-4-future-netflix-hit-1235321952/) that we’re excited about,” the showrunner told THR’s TV’s Top 5 podcast. “I signed this contract,” he said. “I signed up for this show. “She had a really positive response.