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This post contains spoilers for Tell Me Lies and Tell Me Lies season 2.
If you are not yet caught up with Hulu's Tell Me Lies, this is your sign to do so. Based on Carola Lovering's 2018 best-selling novel of the same name, the series, which premiered in 2022, follows the “tumultuous but intoxicating relationship” of Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) over the course of eight years via dual timelines set in 2008 and 2015.
If you came here looking for a typical, feel-good rom-com, you've come to the wrong place; Tell Me Lies is more like a bumpy rollercoaster. “Although their relationship begins like any typical campus romance, they quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives but the lives of everyone around them,” the official synopsis reads. Meaghan Oppenheimer serves as creator and executive producer for the show, the latter alongside Emma Roberts.
Following the success of the first offering, Tell Me Lies returned for a sophomore season this fall with more drama, more secrets, and more cliffhangers. While season 1 focused on Lucy and Stephen's romance, season 2 picked up as they returned to class right after their dramatic breakup at the beginning of summer. The story also expanded to feature more of the lives of the duo's friend group following the fallout from season 1.
The season 2 finale, of course, ends with a tense cliffhanger and some tragic conclusion, and it leaves fans eagerly craving a third one. Will there be one? Below, find out everything we know about Tell Me Lies season 3, from its renewal status to updates from the cast and crew.
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Is Tell Me Lies renewed for season 3?
At the time of writing, Hulu has yet to renew Tell Me Lies for a third season. However, it sure looks like it will. Aside from the cliffhangers galore, Tell Me Lies has made the streamer's best original shows list and has steadily remained in the Top 15 series.
As a little reminder, Hulu officially announced Tell Me Lies had been renewed for a second season just one month after its first season wrapped. The show premiered in September 2022 and finished in late October that same year. The renewal was then made public in November. Seeing as Tell Me Lies season 3 wrapped on October 16, 2024, its potential renewal for a third season could be imminent, so stay tuned!
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What would Tell Me Lies season 3 be about?
Season 2 of Tell Me Lies ended with some pretty intense cliffhangers — i.e. that wedding fallout and the death of Wrigley's brother, Drew.
Should Tell Me Lies return for a third season, the show will likely start by addressing these unanswered questions first while still going back to the 2008 timeline sporadically, as series creator MeaghanOppenheimer has confirmed. “By the third season, we will still have some 2008 because there’s stuff that we have to wrap up there. But I think it would be a little bit shifted in the sense that there will probably be more 2015 than 2008,” she told Variety. “We’ll get more and more of the future as time goes on.”
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Speaking to Deadline ahead of the season 2 premiere, Oppenheimer also teased that she already had an idea of where the story would go with season 3 but admitted it was “hard to say [anything] without giving away the end of the season.”
However, she teased that things would likely get even more intense. “I think there needs to be blood. Not literal blood. I think that a lot of people are rightfully very distraught at the end of this season, and I think some revenge needs to happen, or justice,” she said. “There’s some justice that needs to be served. Just keeping it as exciting and surprising. And what I liked about this season was that it felt, to me at least, more emotionally vulnerable. And it kind of got at my gut in a different way this season, and it hit some sadder notes for me, which I liked. And so I think keeping the vulnerability that we found this season along with all of the toxic excitement and anxiety.”
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Where do Stephen and Lucy stand in the Tell Me Lies season 2 finale?
In the 2008 timelines, things appeared to be looking up (in a way) for Stephen and Lucy. Stephen has just broken up with Diana, and despite not being officially back together, the duo did hook up at the end of the season — the only problem is Lucy immediately after wants to get back with her ex Leo (Thomas Doherty), so she runs to him and also hooks up with him while wearing the same underwear. This ultimately causes a violent fight between Stephen and Leo at a party.
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Stephen and Lucy appear to be back together, but Evan has a little nugget of info for Stephan: he cheated on Bree and slept with Lucy the year. After storming out upon the revelation, Stephen comes back and covertly records Evan's confession — which bridges the two timelines.
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In the 2015 timeline, it's Bree and Evan's wedding day, and Lucy's heart is between Stephen and a new man named Max (Edmund Donovan), who just dumped her. Stephen is now engaged to Lucy's childhood friend, Lydia, but cheats on her with Lucy. Right before the big moment, Stephen sends Bree the recording of Evan confessing he cheated on her with Lucy, who is her bridesmaid. And that's where we left off.
“The work this man had to go through to just hold a bomb for eight years… so much work,” Van Patten, who plays Lucy, told The Hollywood Reporter about the move. “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.” So, that meanswe will likely pick up directly at the wedding at the beginning of season 3.
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Who would be in the cast of Tell Me Lies season 3?
Seein as Tell Me Lies revolves around Stephen and Lucy's stories, it's safe to assume Jackson White and Grace Van Patten — who, by the way, are also dating IRL — would return for season 3 of Tell Me Lies. Speaking to E! News, White joked that he's ready to start season 3 right this moment and admitted he's actively manifesting the renewal. "I would love to do season three. Some of my closest friends I met on this show. It's so fun to make it with them," he said.
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Other cast members likely to reprise their roles in a potential third installment are Alicia Crowder (Diana), Branden Cook (Evan), Catherine Missal (Bree), Natalee Linez (Lydia), Sonia Mena (Pippa), and Spencer House (Wrigley).
One actor who will not make it to season 3 is Tom Ellis, who played Oliver in season 2. Speaking to Variety, Meaghan Oppenheimer, who also happens to be Ellis's wife IRL, confirmed that Tom Ellis won’t return as Oliver in season 3.
“I think Tom was just wanting to do one season. I think that we wrapped up his storyline in a way that really worked for me. I don’t know where else we would go after that with him,” she said about the character. “We kind of learned that Oliver is so broken and hollow by the end of this season that I’m ready for Bree to be done with him.”
However, in the same interview, Oppenheimer teased that Gabriella Pession might return as Oliver's wife Marianne since “there’s a lot more story to tell with her.”
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When would Tell Me Lies season 3 come out?
Seeing as Tell Me Lies season 3 is not yet official, it's hard to predict when the series could return. That said, we can speculate based on past timeframes. Seeing as season 1 of Tell Me Lies came out in 2022 and season 2 did not premiere until 2024, the safer assumption would be to expect Tell Me Lies season 3 sometime in 2026.
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Is there a trailer for Tell Me Lies season 3?
At the time of writing, there is no trailer or teaser for Tell Me Lies season 3. However, you can rewatch the trailer for season 2 below:
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This post will continue to be updated as news about Tell Me Lies season 3 breaks. Seasons 1 and 2 of Tell Me Lies are available on Hulu.