**Hulu**’s psychological drama **Tell Me Lies** has officially ended with its **Season 3 Finale**, premiering February 17, 2026 at 12:00am ET / 9:00pm PT (streaming exclusively on Hulu in the US and on Disney+ internationally). Creator and showrunner **Meaghan Oppenheimer** confirmed the series’ ending in an Instagram post on February 16, 2026 (Monday night), hours before the episode aired: “After three amazing seasons of Tell Me Lies, tonight’s episode will be the series finale. This is the ending my writing team and I always had in mind, and we’re very proud of it.”
He explained that the overwhelming fan response to Season 3 prompted them to consider the possibility of an extension, but the team concluded that the story had reached a natural, satisfying ending—it is rare in TV to provide a complete arc without any forced ending. Oppenheimer took pride in creating a definitive resolution to the toxic, addictive relationship between **Lucy Albright** (Grace Van Patten) and **Stephen DeMarco** (Jackson White). It involves cheating in college at the fictional Baird College in 2008 and its long-lasting consequences during a wedding reunion in 2015.
The series is adapted from the novel by Carola Lovering. It follows the manipulation, secrets, and long-running feuds between Spencer House (Wrigley), Sonia Mena (Pippa), Alicia Crowder (Brie), Brandon Cook (Evan), Kathryn Missal (Diana), and Tom Ellis and Natalie Lainez, among others. Season 3 ramped up the drama with betrayal, a fateful wedding, and timeline conversion, culminating in an explosive finale that Oppenheimer described as deliberate and brilliant.
Cast members, including Van Patten (calling it an “amazing ending” before confirmation) and White (praising Oppenheimer’s vision), praised the ending in interviews with outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter. While some fans were disappointed that there would not be a season 4, Oppenheimer left little room for a spin-off or reboot, but called for it to be an ending after 26 episodes over three seasons (2022–2026).
The announcement and finale received extensive coverage from Deadline, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, and Decider, with emphasis placed on its emotional impact and overall narrative quality.
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