Octavia Spencer Teases 'Truth Be Told' Season 3: 'Expect a Propulsive Story'

Mar. 15, 2025

Octavia Spenceris back on the case.

“You can expect a propulsive story, great acting, laughter and tears,” Spencer, 52, tells PEOPLE exclusively of the new, 10-episode season.

The remaining nine episodes of the NAACP Image Award winner will drop every Friday through March 24.

“Playing Poppy, I finally understand the meaning of the adage ‘the road to hell is paved with good intentions,'” adds Spencer of her character. “Poppy has had many good intentions.”

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In PEOPLE’s First Look at season 3, Spencer and Union’s characters can be seen standing in a school auditorium or gymnasium amid a sea of people, many with various “Missing” and “Have you seen me?” posters visible. Poppy wears a black shirt with “MISSING DREA SPIVEY” emblazoned across the front alongside a photo of a young Black girl.

Listen below to an interview with Octavia Spencer on our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.

“I hope that viewers will give Poppy a chance and allow her into their homes. She has a lot to say,” says Spencer.

The show also “challenges its viewers to consider the consequences when the pursuit of justice is placed on a public stage.”

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In addition to Spencer and new addition Union, returning cast members include series regularsMekhi Phifer, David Lyons,Ron Cephas Jones, Merle Dandridge, Tracie Thoms, Haneefah Wood, Mychala Faith Lee andTami Roman.

Kate Hudsonhas alsoguest-starredon the show, appearing in the second season as Micah Keith, a lifestyle guru and friend of Spencer’s character. The first season of the drama, which premiered in December 2019, followed Poppy as she investigated a murder that she had reported on some two decades prior.

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source: people.com