Look. If you made it through the second season of Tell Me Lies and had a sudden urge to go into therapy immediately afterward, then you’re not alone. That finale was absolutely wild. Bree is walking down the aisle while everything’s falling apart. Lucy runs straight back to Stephen like she always does.
The lies. The betrayals. The absolute chaos of it all. Good news for everyone who can’t stop thinking about this toxic trainwreck. Tell Me Lies season 3 is coming back sooner than you think. And judging by what we’ve seen so far, it’s going to be just as messy as you’d hope.
When It’s Actually Coming Out
Mark your calendars for January 13. That’s when the first two episodes hit Hulu if you’re in America. International viewers can catch it on Disney+ the same day. After that? You’re waiting week to week like everyone else. New episodes every Tuesday through February 24 when the finale drops.
Eight episodes total. Tell Me Lies season 3 schedule gives you about six weeks to stress about whether Lucy’s gonna completely lose it this time. Bundle subscribers can watch through Hulu on Disney+ too, which is handy if you’ve already got that set up.
The Trailer Looks Stressful
The Tell Me Lies season 3 trailer came out on December 17, and it’s already got people freaking out. Lucy’s recording a tearful apology video saying she needs to say sorry to everyone. Stephen’s trying to convince himself he’s over Lucy hooking up with Evan. Which, let’s be real, he’s definitely not. They’re back together for the spring semester. Lucy says, “We have to be nice to each other this time.” Right.
Because that’s totally gonna work when your entire relationship is built on manipulation and lies. Someone tells Lucy whatever she’s involved in is nothing compared to what Stephen’s done, which is saying something because his track record includes the whole Macy situation. So that’s ominous. Bree’s still hung up on Professor Oliver even though his wife knew about their affair the whole time.
That storyline’s definitely getting darker. Grace Van Patten told reporters back in August that season 3 gets “fucking chaotic” and it’s “the peak of all these young people’s worst decisions.” When the actual star warns you it’s intense, you know it’s bad.
Who’s In It
Tell Me Lies cast brings back pretty much everyone. Grace Van Patten as Lucy. Jackson White as Stephen. Catherine Missal plays Bree, Spencer House is Wrigley, Sonia Mena’s Pippa, Branden Cook’s Evan, and Alicia Crowder’s Diana. Tom Ellis returns as Oliver, too. Those first-look photos Hulu dropped in November confirmed it. People thought maybe his storyline was done after season 2, but nope.
Tell Me Lies season 3 cast adds Iris Apatow as Amanda, a freshman keeping some big secret. She posted on Instagram wearing a sweatshirt that is apparently a line from this season. Can’t wait for that context. Costa D’Angelo plays Alex, a psychology grad student who deals drugs and has a history with Bree. Because Bree needs more complications in her life right now. Everyone else is back. Natalee Linez as Lydia, Katherine Hughes as Molly. The whole friend group that makes terrible decisions together.
What’s Going Down
Lucy and Stephen have rekindled things just in time for the spring semester. They’re promising it’ll be different this time. Sure, it will. But their past keeps getting in the way. Lucy gets involved in some controversy she wants no part of. Everyone in their friend group has to deal with their own destructive behavior from last year. The official synopsis mentions “scandalous secrets fester around campus” with “vicious consequences” coming for Lucy and her friends.
Creator Meaghan Oppenheimer already said there “needs to be blood” this season. Probably not literal blood, but the emotional damage is definitely coming. According to Grace Van Patten, season 3 covers more of the rest of the characters (not just Lucy and Stephen). Everyone’s web of lies becomes so tangled that it all forms one huge mound of knots no one can untangle. Jackson White added he’d like Stephen to “absolutely get backed against the wall with no way of weaseling himself out of it.” That’d be new since he usually talks his way out of everything.
Might Be the Last Season
Tom Ellis kind of suggested this could be the final season when he talked to Entertainment Tonight in August. He said Meaghan’s written it to be the last season for sure.” Nothing’s officially confirmed by Hulu yet, though. Makes sense. The show usually gets renewed super quickly after each season. Season 2 was announced one month after season 1 ended.
Season 3 got greenlit in December 2024, about two months after season 2 wrapped. If season 4 were happening, they’d probably have said something by now. The creator mentioned season 3 involves more of the 2015 timeline, where everyone’s older, not just the 2008 college years. There’s still stuff to wrap up from college, but the balance shifts toward showing these characters later, dealing with consequences.
Why Everyone’s Still Watching
Listen, this show’s stressful. You spend half the time yelling at Lucy to just leave Stephen alone. The other half, you’re watching Stephen manipulate everyone and feeling gross about how good he is at it. But people can’t stop watching. The show stayed in Hulu’s Top 15 most-watched for over 50 straight days during season 2. We’re all hooked on this toxic mess because it feels real in the worst way.
Everyone knows someone like Stephen. Everyone’s watched a friend make terrible choices over someone who treats them badly. Grace Van Patten said she hopes Lucy eventually gets time alone to figure herself out, but for drama purposes, she hopes they keep going at it. That sums up how everyone watching feels. We want Lucy to be okay, but we’re also glued to the screen watching her crash and burn. The show’s based on Carola Lovering’s novel, but season 2 already went past the book. Everything from here on out is new territory nobody knows except the writers.
What You Need to Know
Tell Me Lies season 3 starts January 13 with two episodes on Hulu in America and Disney+ everywhere else. Tell Me Lies season 3: Where to watch depends on your location, but both platforms have you covered. Everyone’s back. Drama’s bigger. Lucy and Stephen are together again despite everyone telling them it’s a terrible idea. Secrets are coming out. People are making even worse decisions, which seemed impossible after season 2.
You’ve got three weeks to rewatch seasons 1 and 2 if you need a refresher on who lied to whom about what. Though honestly, the lies are so layered you might need notes to keep track. Clear your Tuesday nights starting mid-January. Get your snacks ready. Maybe warn your friends you’re gonna be texting them in all caps about whatever insane thing just happened. It’s gonna be messy. But that’s why we’re here.
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