Hulu locked in the next chapter of Tell Me Lies and dropped first-look images to prove it. Season 3 premieres on January 13, 2026, with a two-episode launch, then wraps on February 24, 2026. U.S. viewers can watch on Hulu and, for bundle subscribers, within Hulu on Disney+. Internationally, the season streams on Disney+. 

The date announcement arrived on November 11, 2025 (12:01 p.m. ET) alongside a gallery of “first look photos” credited to Disney / Ian Watson. The eight-episode run continues the show’s post-college reckoning with intimacy, ambition, and how young adults narrate their worst decisions—sometimes to themselves. 

Plot: Lucy and Stephen try again—while secrets spread

Season 3 picks up at Baird College as the spring semester begins and the central duo tries again to make the mess work. The official synopsis states that Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) have “rekindled their tumultuous romance in time for spring semester at Baird College.” It also warns that the pair “promise things will be different this time,” but “past indiscretions hinder their best intentions.” Lucy, in particular, lands “embroiled in a controversy she wants nothing to do with.” 

The wider friend circle does not escape the fallout. The synopsis makes clear that “the disastrous repercussions from the previous year also force Lucy and Stephen’s friends to face their own destructive behaviors,” while “scandalous secrets fester around campus” and “vicious consequences threaten Lucy and everyone in her circle.” It’s a tighter, eight-episode arc, so expect the reverberations to hit fast. 

Release plan and how to watch on Hulu

The release is simple: “Episodes 1 & 2” arrive on January 13, 2026, with the finale dated February 24, 2026. The season is available on Hulu in the U.S., inside the Hulu on Disney+ experience for subscribers to the bundle, and on Disney+ internationally. That’s the full distribution footprint listed in the announcement. 

Cast: the Baird College core returns

  • Grace Van Patten as Lucy Albright
  • Jackson White as Stephen DeMarco
  • Cat Missal
  • Spencer House
  • Sonia Mena
  • Branden Cook
  • Alicia Crowder
  • Costa D’Angelo

Those are the names enumerated with the first-look materials, and each appears in Hulu’s Season 3 cast billing shared with the press. 

Who’s behind Season 3

Meaghan Oppenheimer continues as executive producer and showrunner. Executive producers include Emma Roberts, Belletrist co-founder Karah Preiss, and Matt Matruski under the Belletrist banner, plus Laura Lewis for Rebelle Media. Additional executive producers are Shannon Gibson, Stephanie Noonan, and Sam Schlaifer. Tyne Rafaeli serves as executive producer & director. The series is adapted from Carola Lovering’s novel of the same name; Lovering is credited as consulting producer. It’s a Hulu Original produced by 20th Television. 

Why the focus on spring semester matters

The spring-semester setting suggests fewer distractions and tighter social circles than the freshman-fall sprawl. Placing Lucy and Stephen back together right as routines harden raises the stakes. “Past indiscretions” turning into present obstacles hints at consequences that won’t be hand-waved by a time jump. With only eight episodes, any scandal that “festers” will likely infect several friendships at once, accelerating the show’s domino-effect storytelling. None of this adds new facts beyond Hulu’s synopsis; it extrapolates the likely pacing and tone from the materials provided. 

Where Season 3 leaves the book vs. series dynamic

Hulu’s drama is “adapted from Carola Lovering’s novel of the same name,” but the TV timeline has already stretched beyond the source’s confines. With Meaghan Oppenheimer continuing as showrunner and Tyne Rafaeli on the directing roster, Season 3’s look and structure appear to stay consistent with the show’s moody, memory-driven visual language. The production banner remains 20th Television, maintaining continuity from prior seasons. 

Episode count, dates, and what’s still not confirmed

  • Total episodes: 8
  • Premiere: January 13, 2026 (Episodes 1 & 2)
  • Finale: February 24, 2026
  • Platforms: Hulu (U.S.); Hulu on Disney+ (U.S. bundle subscribers); Disney+ (international)

Details like episode titles and a week-by-week rollout beyond the two-episode launch were not included with this announcement. If additional scheduling notes arrive, we’ll update this page. 

Tell Me Lies Season 3 at a glance

The series remains a Hulu Original produced by 20th Television, with Belletrist and Rebelle Media among the producing banners. The creative roster—Meaghan Oppenheimer, Emma Roberts, Karah Preiss, Matt Matruski, Laura Lewis, Shannon Gibson, Stephanie Noonan, Sam Schlaifer, and Tyne Rafaeli—returns, and Carola Lovering is listed as consulting producer on the adaptation of her novel. 

Related: ‘Tell Me Lies’ Season 3: What We Know So Far

“Hulu has debuted first look photos from the highly anticipated third season of ‘Tell Me Lies’.” That’s the tone of the reveal and the promise baked into the date: the toxic knot that tied Lucy and Stephen together will be pulled even tighter. We’ll be watching—on January 13, and for the six weeks that follow—on Hulu and Disney+ as specified. 

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