Hulu has handed a Season 3 renewal to Tell Me Lies, its fashionable drama sequence starring Grace Van Patten and Jackson White and produced by twentieth Television. Additionally, Tell Me Lies creator, government producer and showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer has signed an general take care of twentieth TV, part of Disney Television Studios.
The pickup comes a bit of over two months after the discharge of the Season 2 finale, which, similar to the Season 1 nearer, ended with a cliffhanger twist that threatens to tear the pal group aside.
The renewal was anticipated. Tell Me Lies stayed within the Hulu Top 15 for over 50 straight days all through its Season 2 run. Popular with the youthful crowd, the sequence’ social engagement elevated 8X vs Season 1 over the identical interval, with complete followers rising 4.3X.
Under her multi-year general deal, Oppenheimer will proceed to helm Tell Me Lies as showrunner whereas additionally growing, writing and government produce unique sequence with twentieth Television for all linear networks and streamers, with emphasis throughout the Disney Entertainment Television platforms.
“Meaghan has shepherded Tell Me Lies for 2 intensely addictive seasons that fueled an unimaginable wave of obsessive fan and social dialog,” Karey Burke, President of twentieth Television, stated. “We are thrilled to have her formally within the studio fold and on the helm of one other dramatic season.”
Season 2 of Tell Me Lies picked up with Lucy Albright (Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (White) at struggle after their dramatic breakup and but, they discovered themselves in a brand new model of their addictive and poisonous dynamic – which is as infuriating as it’s inescapable. The season additionally adopted the duo’s pal group and the Season 1 finale’s influence on them.
The Season 2 principal forged additionally included Cat Missal, Spencer House, Sonia Mena, Branden Cook, Alicia Crowder and Tom Ellis.
Adapted from Carola Lovering’s novel of the identical identify, Tell Me Lies is government produced by Oppenheimer in addition to Emma Roberts, co-founder Karah Preiss and Matt Matruski via their Belletrist banner, Laura Lewis and Stephanie Noonan for Rebelle Media, in addition to Shannon Gibson and Sam Schlaifer. Lovering serves as a consulting producer.
Oppenheimer, who started her profession when her first screenplay The Remains made the 2013 Black List, wrote on AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead and created and showran the Facebook Watch darkish comedy sequence Queen America starring Catherine Zeta Jones.
At twentieth TV and Hulu, she additionally has in growth Second Wife, a romantic dramedy headlined by Tell Me Lies government producer Roberts and Season 2 star Ellis.
“Eric, Karey, Carolyn, Jane and their groups have been unimaginable companions on Tell Me Lies,” Oppenheimer stated. “From the start they’ve been sort, collaborative, and most significantly, allowed me to take dangers as a storyteller. I’m past grateful for twentieth’s perception in me and really excited to create extra issues collectively.”
Oppenheimer is repped by CAA and Yorn Levine Barnes.
