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Your Worst Nightmare: Season 3

10 episodes Premiered Dec 3, 2016 Updated Oct 7, 2026
Previously on Your Worst Nightmare

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Your Worst Nightmare Season 2.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (7): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E1 Mytharc

Primal Instincts

Dec 3, 2016 · 43 min

It's Mother's Day, and 26-year-old wife and first-time mom Tennyson Jacobson is looking forward to celebrating with her family in North Bend, WA. But when she spends the afternoon

S3·E2 Core

Cabin in the Woods

Dec 10, 2016 · 43 min

The Millers have long suspected something's off with their oldest son Steven. But as he slips from strange into sinister, there's no telling how far Steven will go to get his respe

S3·E3 Core

A Night Alone

Dec 17, 2016 · 43 min

College sophomore Gina Tenney is thrilled to be living all on her own, that is until she discovers she has a stalker. When she and her tormentor finally come face-to-face, it bring

S3·E4 Core

Secret Rage

Jan 7, 2017 · 43 min

For 17-year-old Sarah Wisnosky, college is all about new experiences. When she catches the eye of a flirty frat boy, she's happy to play along, but soon she discovers he's hiding a

S3·E5 Core

Cooking with Fire

Jan 14, 2017 · 43 min

Leaving a violent ex-husband and getting a problem co-worker fired, 21-year-old Cathy Whitehead is happy to build a life with the man of her dreams. When a stranger shows up on her

S3·E6 Core

Black Widow

Jan 21, 2017 · 43 min

Gary Taylor knows what people say about Catherine Mehaffey. Still, when he finally meets the sexy lawyer, he just can't stay away, but it's only a matter of time before Gary realiz

S3·E7 Core

Blood in the Barn

Jan 28, 2017 · 43 min

Small-town gal Frankie Cochran thinks she's found the one in handsome David Gerard, but as his behavior brings rising cause for concern, Frankie wonders if a secret from his past m

S3·E8 Core

Domestic Disturbance

Feb 4, 2017 · 43 min

With a new home and loving fiance, single mom Lisa Filiaggi finally feels like luck is on her side. That is until troubles from her past come back to haunt her and threaten to dest

S3·E9 Mytharc

Into the Wild

Feb 11, 2017 · 43 min

While out for a run in the Montana wilderness, 22-year-old college student Kari Swenson is taken prisoner by two mountain men. When she learns of their twisted plans for her, she'l

S3·E10 Mytharc

Shadow Walker

Feb 18, 2017 · 43 min

Sandi Musk thinks dating Andy LeFleur is a welcomed distraction from her ongoing divorce, but when it becomes clear he wants more than she's ready to give, she tries to call things

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