When Jenna Ortega didn’t return for Season 4 of You, the actress shared she was both "devastated" and “bummed out” she couldn’t play Ellie again due to her Wednesday shooting schedule, and apparently that happened again for the last season. As You showrunner Michael Foley told Business Insider:

You Season 5 came and went without a single glimpse of Ellie Alves. And while some fans still held out hope for a last-minute cameo, Jenna Ortega never showed up.

Will fans see Ellie back in Netflix’s ‘You’ series? Find out what we know about Jenna’s possible return to the show. You season 5 dropped on Netflix on April 24, 2025, and now that Joe Goldberg’s (Penn Badgley) story is coming to an end,