Who performs Adam in Season Four of Netflix's 'You'? In an exclusive interview with 'Distractify,' 'You' co-creator Sera Gamble opened up about casting Lukas Gage.
"Heartbreak is always a catalyst for a new path," main man and literal serial killer Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) says in You Season 4, Part 1.
The first half of Season 4 is composed of 5 twisty episodes, which practice Joe's new life as "Professor Jonathan Moore."
See, he is not the fascinating New York bookshop supervisor, the mysterious LA shop clerk, or the adoring suburban hubby and daddy. Those men are long past.
Across the pond, this new version of Joe meets "the most insane, damaged people on earth," aka "a circle of privileged douchebags."
Among the well-off douchebags is a new personality named Adam, who's described as being "the warm, funny, and hard-partying son of a wealthy family who is famous for failing to meet their standards." So, who performs the rich lovely boy?
In an unique interview with Distractify, You co-creator Sera Gamble were given candid about the budding superstar's abilities, his adventurous approach to performing, and Adam's blended persona characteristics.
'You' Season Four persona Adam is played by means of actor Lukas Gage.
You could have observed Lukas Gage big name in Season 1 of Mike White's anthology series The White Lotus (cue the catchy theme song). In the hit HBO satire, Lukas performs White Lotus Hawaii employee Dillon, who has a, er, lustful encounter with his boss, hotel manager and recovering addict Armond (Murray Bartlett).
Additionally, Lukas has seemed in popular sequence like American Vandal, Euphoria, and Angelyne. According to a function by the San Diego Reader, the Californian performer — who's additionally a surfer — began acting in advertisements and performs throughout his adolescence.
Hilariously, Lukas went viral in 2020 after he posted certainly one of his virtual auditions to Twitter. Forgetting to mute himself, the director of the project may also be heard mocking the size of the actor's "tiny apartment." Oof.
Handling the awkward state of affairs like a pro, Lukas smiled and mentioned "I know, it's a sh---y apartment, that's why — give me this job so I can get a better one!"
'You' co-creator Sera Gamble described operating with Lukas as "just pure pleasure."
"There's very little you can throw at him that he'll even blink at ... he is just a really adventurous performer," she advised Distractify. "I just think he's so fun to watch. I know that's kind of a generic thing to say, but when we were auditioning people for the role — and I think it's funny to talk about it now because I don't think Lukas will be auditioning much in his future."
She went on to say that the You group is "fortunate" to paintings with Lukas at this "earlier" level in his occupation.
Furthermore, Sera relayed that the 27-year-old actor embodies precisely what they envisioned for the character of Adam.
"It was so obvious to my partners, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter ... they were like, just skip to Lukas. He was exactly all of these characteristics that Greg and I kept talking about: The mix of boyishness and striving and, um, you know, both believing that this guy has a lot of casual power and callousness, and also that he's genuinely damaged by his family, and he does want to be taken seriously," she shared, giving us extra perception into his personality.
You can catch Lukas Gage in Season 4, Part 1 of You, which hits Netflix on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.
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