Badgley had a recurring role in NBC's 2015 miniseries "The Slap", based upon the Australian series of the same name. He had a minor role in "Adam Green's Aladdin" and starred in Lifetime's former television adaptation of "You" as Joe Goldberg, which premiered on September 9, 2018. On December 3, 2018, it was announced that "You" would move to Netflix as a "Netflix Original" title, ahead of the premiere of the second season. The second season was released on Netflix on December 26, 2019. On January 14, 2020, "You" was renewed for a third season by Netflix. The third season is scheduled for release sometime in 2021.