Tell Me Lies is an American drama television series created by Meaghan Oppenheimer, based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Carola Lovering.[1] The series was released on Hulu on September 7, 2022.[2] It stars Grace Van Patten, Jackson White, Catherine Missal, Spencer House, Sonia Mena, Branden Cook, Benjamin Wadsworth, Alicia Crowder, and Tom Ellis. The series follows a relationship between Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco as it unfolds over the course of eight years after meeting at college. In November 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 4, 2024.[3][4] In December 2024, the series was renewed for a third season.[5]
Premise
Set in the late 2000s at a fictional Upstate New York school called Baird College, it chronicles the turbulent romance between college freshman Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and college junior Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) over the course of eight years.
Cast and characters
Main
- Grace Van Patten as Lucy Albright, the love interest of Stephen DeMarco
- Jackson White as Stephen DeMarco, the love interest of Lucy Albright
- Catherine Missal as Bree, Lucy’s best friend in college
- Spencer House as Mike Wrigley, a popular college football player and dated Pippa
- Sonia Mena as Pippa, Lucy’s best friend in college, dated Wrigley
- Branden Cook as Evan, Wrigley and Stephen’s friend
- Benjamin Wadsworth as Drew (season 1; guest season 2)
- Alicia Crowder as Diana, Stephen’s on-off college girlfriend
- Tom Ellis as Oliver (season 2–present),[6][7] Marianne’s husband who is a professor at Baird and having an affair with Bree
- Costa D’Angelo as Alex (season 3)[8]
