‘I was devastated’: Jenna Ortega wanted to go back to ‘TU’ but ‘Merlina’ made it impossible

The premiere of the first part of the season 4 of ‘YOU’ was a big hit just as expected, but the story has several drastic changes and the protagonist takes on a new name and looks to live in a completely different place together with unknown people, even though in the beginning there was someone from the past who era is about to come back in surprise: Ellie, played by Jenna Ortegawho can’t record their scenes.

In all episodes of the second season of ‘YOU’, she became the famous actress Jenna Ortega Ellie, a crucial character in Joe Goldberg’s lifewhich currently could pose a threat as the killer faked his death from what happened to Mother Linda with his ex-wife Love Quinn.

In a recent interview with ETDuring the SAG Awards red carpet, actress Jenna Ortega confessed devastated that she didn’t get the opportunity to return to ‘YOU’ in season 4 with Penn Badley and a new cast, this is because the recordings were made at the same time as ‘Merlina’ where she is the protagonist and it was impossible for her to move from one set to another.

I miss Ellie and have wanted to come back (to YOU) for a long time, but I was in Romania recording ‘Merlina’”, explains Jenna Ortega.

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The well-known actress who became a phenomenon after giving birth to the Addams Family daughter confesses that she did everything possible to return to ‘YOU’ for season 4, but her schedule simply cannot coincide with that of the other Netflix series and it was impossible for Ellie to have her way back into the life of the cap-wearing killer.

‘YOU’ Could Have Season 5, Will Jenna Ortega Be Coming Out?

With the success that the first part of ‘YOU’ season 4 had, thousands of fans are already considering the possibility of this famous series to have more chapters in the future and according to a confession of the protagonist Penn Badgley, there is still a latent possibility let this happen from his contract with Netflix he is two years older.

At the moment, everything seems to indicate that Netflix is ​​waiting for the release of the second part of the fourth season of “YOU” before confirming that there will be a fifth season, even if this could be the last, and in that it is very likely that Jenna Ortega you return to the story of the killer to close the plot in Ellie’s life.

However, none of this is confirmed and there is no other way than to wait and see what happens with Joe’s story and the production of the second season of ‘merlin’ to find out if it’s possible that one day in the next few years, Jenna Ortega and Penn Badgley will work together again on Netflix.