Overview
- The new season opened January 13 on Hulu and Disney+, with five additional episodes rolling out weekly through a February 17 finale.
- Viewers reported binge-watching the premiere and staying up past 1 a.m., calling the return intense and addictive.
- The series adapts Carola Lovering’s 2018 novel, and the author has said Stephen was inspired by a real person she dated, not a direct depiction.
- Lovering’s 2019 essay detailed aspects of that relationship, including traveling from Westchester to New York to see him while he lived with a girlfriend.
- Showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer emphasized Season 3’s themes of consequences and punishment, with a broader ensemble focus.