Tell Me Lies Season 3: What to expect from the next chapter of Stephen and Lucy's story

The toxic saga continues. Hulu released the official trailer for Tell Me Lies Season 3 on December 17, 2025.

Fans finally got a real look at what comes next. Hulu also confirmed the release date. Tell Me Lies Season 3 premieres on January 13, 2026. The season has eight episodes. Two episodes drop on the first day. New episodes will then be released weekly. The finale will air on February 24, 2026.

The trailer confirms big news. Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco are back together. Their relationship restarts during the spring semester. It takes place at Baird College. The story continues right after Season 2’s cliffhanger.

According to Hulu’s synopsis, Lucy and Stephen promise to change. They say things will be different this time. But their past mistakes return. Those mistakes threaten their relationship. Lucy also gets caught in a campus scandal. She wants to stay away from it, but cannot.

The drama spreads to their friends. The whole group must face their bad choices. Secrets continue to grow on campus. More trouble is coming.

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What to expect from Tell Me Lies Season 3?

Tell Me Lies Season 3 starts at a very tense moment. Lucy and Stephen’s relationship is in trouble again. In the Season 2 finale, Lucy sleeps with Stephen. At the same time, she is dating Leo. This leads to a huge fight at a party. Leo and Stephen get into a physical fight.

Stephen makes it worse on purpose. He tells Leo personal details about Lucy. He even mocks Leo with cruel comments. And hence, Leo beats Stephen badly. After the beating, Stephen smiles. He knows he has won Lucy back.

Tell Me Lies Season 3 is set to bring more fallout. Lucy gets pulled into a controversy. She does not want any part of it. But she cannot escape it. Their friends also suffer consequences. They must face their own bad choices. This likely connects to earlier scandals. One is Drew’s death.

Others involve betrayal within the group. The spring semester setting matters a lot. It comes right after Drew’s death. Drew is Wrigley’s younger brother. He dies after drinking and taking pills. He chokes on his own vomit. After this, Stephen lies again.

Lucy had written an anonymous letter to the Dean. The letter blamed Drew for Macy’s car accident. Stephen tells Wrigley that he wrote the letter. He acts like he is being brave. He pretends to risk his friendships. Wrigley forgives him. But Stephen is lying the whole time.

Another major storyline continues. It involves Bree and Evan’s wedding in 2015. Stephen sends Bree a voice message. The message is Evan admitting he cheated with Lucy. Stephen sends it right before the wedding. It arrives minutes before Bree walks down the aisle.

The Season 2 finale ends at this moment. Lucy asks Bree if she is ready. Viewers do not know what happens next. Tell Me Lies Season 3 will likely show this fallout. The 2015 timeline runs alongside the college story.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Grace Van Patten is curious about Season 3. She wants to see what the showrunner plans next. She is especially interested in the wedding scene. She wonders how the rest of that day will play out.

"The work this man had to go through to just hold a bomb for eight years… so much work. That just went beyond my expectations of how manipulative he actually was. I really couldn’t believe that. I was also shocked, and I’m so curious, what would be in Meaghan’s head for a third season and what the rest of that wedding would look like."

The wedding reveal has big effects. In the present-day timeline, fallout happens right away. Stephen planned this revenge carefully. He secretly recorded Evan’s confession years ago. He waited for the perfect moment. He sent it just before the wedding.

Tell Me Lies Season 3 brings back many main cast members. Grace Van Patten returns as Lucy. Jackson White returns as Stephen. Catherine Missal is back as Bree. Spencer House returns as Wrigley. Sonia Mena returns as Pippa. Branden Cook comes back as Evan. Alicia Crowder returns as Diana.

There are new cast members too. Iris Apatow joins as Amanda, a college freshman. She seems cheerful but fragile. But she is hiding a big secret. Costa D’Angelo joins as Alex, a psychology grad student. He also sells drugs part-time. Alex has a complicated past with Bree.

Tom Ellis also returns as Professor Oliver. At first, fans were unsure if he would come back. In May 2025, Ellis confirmed his return. He said Tell Me Lies Season 3 will be dark and toxic. He also said it will still be funny.

Oliver’s return matters a lot. Season 2 revealed his truth. He was in an open marriage. His wife, Marianne, knew about his affair. She knew he was seeing Bree. who was only 19 years old. Oliver lied about keeping the affair secret. Bree felt deeply betrayed when she learned the truth.

The spring semester brings more consequences.This includes Diana’s past actions. Diana tricked Stephen on purpose. She pretended to fail her LSAT. She also lied about losing her family’s support. She made Stephen think she was no longer useful. This pushed Stephen away. It freed Diana from his control. Her future role is still unclear.

Tell Me Lies Season 3 may explore how she takes Stephen down. Grace Van Patten has shared what she hopes for Lucy. She spoke to The Hollywood Reporter saying that Lucy needs time alone. She should step away and figure herself out. But for drama, she hopes the chaos continues. She knows Lucy should leave Stephen. But the show may not let that happen yet.

"But human Lucy, to me, I wish she would just leave Stephen and figure herself out."

Jackson White, who plays Stephen, also shared his thoughts. He wondered if it would be interesting to trap Stephen.

Stephen would have nowhere to run. He would have no way to manipulate his way out. Tell Me Lies Season 3 hints at big secrets on campus. These secrets are starting to rot.

"I wonder if it would be cool to see Stephen completely stuck with nowhere to run to, nowhere to go. I don’t even know what that means, like no method of manipulating his way out of something. And then also, Meaghan said that there was an idea of a threesome with Wrigley and if that came up, I wouldn’t push against it. But we’ll see, fingers crossed."

One major secret is Macy’s death. Stephen played a role in it. For two seasons, he has hidden the truth. Most of the friend group does not know but Lucy knows what really happened. That secret binds her to Stephen. Season 3 may change this.

The truth could come out. Or it could come very close. This would be a huge turning point. The season also deals with shared trauma. Drew’s death affects everyone. The group must face past betrayals. They must face their own damage.

Pippa and Wrigley may struggle. Wrigley is dealing with grief. Bree faces deep betrayal. She was hurt by Oliver. She was also betrayed by Evan and Lucy. The group is tangled in lies. Secrets keep piling up. The toxic cycle continues. Peace is not coming easily.