Tell Me Lies Season 3: Release Date, Cast, and Everything We Know About Lucy and Stephen’s Return

The wait for television’s most addictive toxic romance is almost over. Tell Me Lies season 3 is officially returning to Hulu, picking up the jagged pieces of Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco’s volatile relationship. When we last saw the Baird College crew, the season 2 finale left us reeling with a massive cliffhanger: Stephen (Jackson White) intentionally leaking Evan’s cheating confession to Bree (Catherine Missal) on her 2015 wedding day. As the series moves into its third—and potentially final—installment, the stakes have shifted from collegiate mind games to life-altering consequences.

When Does Tell Me Lies Season 3 Come Out?

If you’re wondering when does Tell Me Lies come out, mark your calendars for Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Hulu has confirmed a two-episode premiere to kick off the new year with maximum drama. Following the premiere, the remaining six episodes will drop weekly on Tuesdays.¹

For those tracking the exact timing, the episodes typically go live at 12:00 a.m. ET, which means West Coast viewers can actually start streaming at 9:00 p.m. PT on Monday, January 12.

Tell Me Lies Season 3 Quick Refresher

To fully prepare for the chaos of the new season, here is a concise refresher on the explosive events of the Season 2 finale, titled “Don’t Go Girl.”

The 2008/2009 Timeline: Bridges Burned at Baird

The college-era finale centered on the fallout of Drew’s tragic death, which sent shockwaves through the friend group and forced everyone to choose sides.

• Wrigley’s Spiral: Devastated by the loss of his brother, Wrigley (Spencer House) hit rock bottom. While Pippa (Sonia Mena) tried to support him, their relationship remained fractured by the secrets Stephen had planted.

• The Oliver and Bree Affair: Bree (Catherine Missal) finally confronted Oliver (Tom Ellis) after discovering the depth of his lies. The season ended with their toxic affair seemingly over, but Bree was left emotionally shattered.

• Lucy’s Revenge and Regret: Lucy (Grace Van Patten) continued her “eye for an eye” philosophy, but it backfired when she realized Stephen was always three steps ahead. Their cycle of obsession reached a boiling point, leading directly into the “rekindled” romance we see at the start of Season 3.

• The Evan and Lucy Secret: One of the biggest bombshells remained the drunken hookup between Lucy and Evan. While they promised to keep it a secret, the guilt loomed large over Evan’s relationship with Bree.

The 2015 Timeline: The Wedding Day Disaster

The flash-forward timeline at Bree and Evan’s wedding provided the most shocking moments of the series to date.

• The Ultimate Betrayal: In a moment of pure malice, Stephen—who is now engaged to Lucy’s former best friend, Lydia—approached Bree. He played her the recording of Evan confessing his one-night stand with Lucy from years prior.

• Bree’s Breaking Point: The season ended with Bree standing in her wedding dress, realizing her husband-to-be and her best friend had betrayed her years ago, and her “friend” Stephen was the one to pull the trigger on her happiness.

• The Lydia Connection: We finally saw how deep Stephen’s hooks go. By becoming engaged to Lydia, he effectively infiltrated the one safe space Lucy had left, ensuring he remains a permanent, haunting fixture in her life.

What This Means for Season 3

Season 3 is tasked with answering the biggest question: What happened between the 2009 college years and the 2015 wedding? We will see how Stephen managed to turn Lydia against Lucy, how Bree and Evan’s relationship survived (or didn’t) after the college hookup, and exactly what “controversy” leads to the tearful apology tape Lucy is seen making in the new trailers.

The Tell Me Lies Season 3 Plot: A Point of No Return

Season 3 returns to the spring semester at Baird College, where Lucy and Stephen attempt a “rekindled” romance with the empty promise that things will be different. However, the official synopsis warns that past indiscretions and a new campus controversy will quickly derail their best intentions.

Showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer has teased that this season enters “darker areas” of psychological warfare. Grace Van Patten (Lucy) shared in recent interviews that the drama has reached a “point of no return,” where characters finally face the music for their destructive behaviors. Between the 2009 college timeline and the 2015 wedding fallout, the series is set to bridge the gap on how Stephen eventually ended up engaged to Lucy’s childhood friend, Lydia.

Meet the Tell Me Lies Cast: New and Returning Faces

The core ensemble is back, but some fresh blood is arriving to stir the pot at Baird.

Returning Favorites

Grace Van Patten as Lucy Albright: Facing a “profound and dark” reaction to shame this season.

Jackson White as Stephen DeMarco: Continuing his path of calculated chaos and emotional manipulation.

Catherine Missal as Bree: Struggling with the aftermath of her affair with Oliver and the 2015 wedding revelation.

Sonia Mena as Pippa: Navigating her relationship with Wrigley while dealing with the trauma of her past.

Tom Ellis as Oliver: The duplicitous professor returns, with rumors suggesting his storyline reaches a definitive end.

New Cast Additions

Iris Apatow as Amanda: A “bubbly but fragile” freshman who is reportedly harboring a massive secret that could upend the group.

Costa D’Angelo as Alex: A psychology grad student and part-time drug dealer with a “complicated past” involving Bree.

Is Season 3 the Final Chapter?

While Hulu has not officially labeled this the final season, actor Tom Ellis recently hinted that the third season was “written to be the last.” With the 2015 timeline converging on the 2009 events, fans are expecting total closure—or at least as much closure as a show built on lies can provide.

Tell Me Lies Season 3 premieres January 13 on Hulu in the US and Disney+ internationally.

Courtesy: Teen Vogue

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