With many followers questioning concerning the cause behind Jenna Ortega‘s absence in You Season 5, showrunners Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo have come out to elucidate why her character was lacking from the present’s closing installment. Ortega joined the forged of You in its second season as Ellie Alves, an up-and-coming filmmaker in her teenagers who turns into the neighbor of Penn Badgley’s Joe Goldberg.
After Alves’ elder sister, Delilah, performed by Carmela Zumbado, is murdered within the sequence, Joe decides to ship Ellie to Los Angeles for her safety. Whereas this growth promptly ended Jenna Ortega’s time on You, the creators needed her to return for Season 5. Nonetheless, as per Foley and Lo’s newest feedback, scheduling conflicts restricted them from bringing again Ellie.
Jenna Ortega isn’t in You Season 5 due to Wednesday Season 2
In a latest dialogue, Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo famous that Jenna Ortega’s dedication to Wednesday Season 2 pressured them to drop their plans to write down her character into You’s closing season. The duo additionally make clear how Ellie’s arc would’ve progressed in Season 5 if not for Jenna Ortega’s involvement in Wednesday.
Whereas talking with Enterprise Insider, Foley defined why Ortega didn’t return for You Season 5. “That was difficult by the truth that she’s doing Wednesday in Eire and it simply appeared like a non-starter. We simply couldn’t determine a strategy to make it work,” the seasoned TV producer said.
Foley then remarked that in the event that they had been in a position to embrace the 22-year-old actress in You Season 5, Jenna Ortega’s Ellie would’ve served as a benefactor to Dominique and Phoenix. Lo additionally opened up on how Ellie and Joe’s trajectories may have panned out in Season 5, noting, “You would make an argument for pro-Joe as a result of he was there for her throughout a really troublesome time in her life. However you can additionally say, I believe Ellie’s very good and he or she most likely is aware of that he had one thing to do together with her sister’s demise, despite the fact that it was Love. So she may have turned towards him as effectively.”
You Season 5 premiered on Netflix on April 24 with 10 episodes. In the meantime, the Jenna Ortega-led Wednesday Season 2 will come out later this 12 months in two elements. Half 1 of the season will hit Netflix on August 6, with Half 2 premiering on September 3.