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Tell Me Lies’ Season 3 Leans Into Trauma and Soundtrack Craft as Creator Details Intentional Choices

The creator emphasizes a purposeful design that uses intimacy to probe character psychology.

Overview

  • New episodes stream Tuesdays on Hulu following the January 13 season 3 premiere.
  • Meaghan Oppenheimer explains that season 3 depicts trauma through intimate scenes to examine how characters process shame and control.
  • Oppenheimer personally builds late‑2000s playlists for key moments, with music supervisor Maggie Phillips clearing rights or delivering alternates.
  • Season 3’s needle drops draw from the era, with reported selections including tracks by The Strokes, The Shins, Gorillaz and Santigold.
  • The series adapts Carola Lovering’s novel by expanding the ensemble beyond Lucy and Stephen’s two‑timeline relationship while preserving the book’s emotional core and real‑life inspiration.