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Tell Me Lies
You never forget your worst.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Grace Van Patten
Lucy Albright
26 eps
Jackson White
Stephen DeMarco
26 eps
Catherine Missal
Bree
26 eps
Alicia Crowder
Diana
26 eps
Tom Ellis
Oliver
8 eps
Sonia Mena
Pippa
26 eps
Branden Cook
Evan
26 eps
Benjamin Wadsworth
Drew
10 eps
Spencer House
Wrigley
26 eps
Lily McInerny
Macy
2 eps
Stephen Jared
Daniel DeMarco
1 eps
Savanna Gann
Susie
1 eps
Kennedy McMann
Georgia
2 eps
Eric Jepson
Guy
1 eps
Tyriq Withers
Tim
6 eps
Taia Sophia
Caitie
4 eps
Natalee Linez
Lydia Montgomery
7 eps
Thomas Doherty
Leo
7 eps
Sarah Kopkin
Sorority Girl (uncredited)
1 eps
Jessica Capshaw
CJ Albright
3 eps
Jake Howarth
Bro-y Associate
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Tell Me Lies actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Tell Me Lies reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. They quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 26 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202210 episodes
8.3IMDbBest episode · S01E09 Sugar, We're Going Down Swinging
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20248 episodes
8.5IMDbLucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco return to college, not speaking after their dramatic breakup at the start of the summer. Yet while very much at odds, they find themselves in a new version of their addictive dynamic - which is as infuriating as it is inescapable.
Best episode · S02E08 Don't Struggle Like That, or I Will Only Love You More
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20268 episodes
8.1IMDbLucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco have rekindled their tumultuous romance in time for spring semester at Baird College. While they promise things will be different this time, past indiscretions hinder their best intentions, and Lucy finds herself embroiled in a controversy she wants nothing to do with. Meanwhile, the disastrous repercussions from the previous year also force Lucy and Stephen's friends to face their own destructive behaviors. As scandalous secrets fester around campus, vicious consequences threaten Lucy and everyone in her circle.
Best episode · S03E08 Are You Happy Now, That I'm on My Knees?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E08
Don't Struggle Like That, or I Will Only Love You More
End of semester Christmas celebrations change everything for everyone – again.
S02E03
I Can See Right Through Myself
Stephen baits Lucy as she attempts to rid herself of him once and for all. Wrigley and Pippa finally talk.
S03E08
Are You Happy Now, That I'm on My Knees?
A scandal erupts at Baird College. When shocking truths come to light, consequences follow for everyone.
- Directed by Tyne Rafaeli
- Written by Meaghan Oppenheimer
S01E09
Sugar, We're Going Down Swinging
Things between Wrigley and Drew come to a head. Lucy is forced to confront her past.
S01E10
Bedrooms of Our Friends
Lucy and Stephen go to the final party of the semester and everything changes.
S01E02
Hot-Blooded
Lucy struggles with the aftermath of Welcome Week and goes on her first date with Stephen.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E08
Are You Happy Now, That I'm on My Knees?
- Directed by Tyne Rafaeli
- Written by Meaghan Oppenheimer
S03E07
I Will Promise Not to Sting
S03E05
I'd Like to Hold Her Head Under Water
- Directed by Tyne Rafaeli
- Written by Victoria Bata
S03E04
Fix Me Up, Girl
- Directed by Tyne Rafaeli
- Written by Liz Elverenli
S03E01
You F*cked It, Friend
- Directed by Tyne Rafaeli
- Written by Meaghan Oppenheimer
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Meaghan Oppenheimer
Showrunner
Emma Roberts
Executive producer
Jonathan Levine
Executive producer
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Karah Preiss
Executive producer
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Shannon Gibson
Executive producer
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Sam Schleifer
Executive producer
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Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch
Executive producer
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Matt Matruski
Executive producer
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Laura Lewis
Executive producer
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Allison P. Davis
Writer
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Flora Birnbaum
Writer
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Bill Kennedy
Writer
Mona Mira
Writer
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Victoria Bata
Writer
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Liz Elverenli
Writer
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Leo Richardson
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Emma RobertsExecutive Producer
- Jonathan LevineExecutive Producer
- Karah PreissExecutive Producer
- Shannon GibsonExecutive Producer
- Sam SchleiferExecutive Producer
- Stephanie Noonan DrachkovitchExecutive Producer
Writing
- Allison P. DavisWriter
- Flora BirnbaumWriter
- Bill KennedyWriter
- Meaghan OppenheimerWriter
- Mona MiraWriter
- Victoria BataWriter
Direction
- Jonathan LevineDirector
- Isabel SandovalDirector
- Tyne RafaeliDirector
- Ed LillyDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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