Trailer of Tell Me Lies season three hints at revival of the toxic relationship between Lucy and Stephen

Hulu has released the trailer for the new season of Tell Me Lies, hinting at the return of the toxic romance between Lucy and Stephen. In the third season of Hulu's Tell Me Lies, Lucy (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen (Jackson White) are on the verge of rekindling their relationship, but Lucy immediately warns, "We need to be nice to each other this time."

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The season description reads: "Although they promise that everything will be different this time, past missteps hinder their good intentions and Lucy becomes embroiled in a controversy she wants nothing to do with. Meanwhile, the disastrous consequences of the previous year also force Lucy and Stephen's friends to confront their own destructive behavior. As scandalous secrets pile up on campus, dire consequences loom for Lucy and everyone around her."

Throughout the trailer, Lucy, Stephen, and their friends are swept up in a whirlwind of drama, with Lucy confronting Stephen about his true intentions.

Season two ended with a cliffhanger in which Stephen sends a recording to Bree (Catherine Missal) on her wedding day to his friend Evan. On that recording, Evan (Branden Cook) confesses that he had something with Lucy during their college days, while Evan was in a relationship with Lucy’s friend Bree. Season three seems to delve deeper into Stephen's plans for revenge.

"He's going to use this against us forever," Lucy says to Evan. That shocking moment was written at the last minute, showrunner and executive producer Meaghan Oppenheimer revealed.

"I want to hurt you and I don't know how else to do it," Stephen says to Lucy at one point in the trailer. "In season two, I was sure he would record Evan while he was saying this. Initially, I didn't think he would reveal it at the end of the finale. I rewrote the end of the finale very quickly, really at the last minute... At first, it was more of a cliffhanger of: is he going to tell Bree at the wedding or not? And then I decided: he has to tell her; we had to let that explosion happen," Oppenheimer said.

That drive for revenge seems to continue in season three. "Stephen is capable of controlling his anger and then using it to his advantage, whenever it suits him. It's rare for him to be explosive or impulsive," said Oppenheimer. She also hinted that Lucy and Stephen are still entangled in a sort of cat-and-mouse game with each other.

Season three of Tell Me Lies premieres on Hulu on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, with two episodes, followed by a weekly episode until February 24, 2026.