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Lie to Me(TV show/series, 2009-2011)

FSK: 12+ years
| 44min per episode | Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Scripted Reality in 3 seasons with 48 episodes

Lie to MeRating: 4.0/5 (with 678 votes) 927
Lie to Me (stylized as Lie to me*) is an American crime drama television series. It originally ran on the Fox network from January 21, 2009, to January 31, 2011. In the show, Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) and his colleagues in The Lightman Group accept assignments from third parties (commonly local and federal law enforcement), and assist in investigations, reaching the truth through applied psychology: interpreting microexpressions, through the Facial Action Coding System, and body language. In May 2009, the show was renewed for a second season consisting of 13 episodes; season two premiered on September 28, 2009. On November 24, 2009, Fox ordered an extra nine episodes for season two, bringing the season order to 22 episodes. On May 12, 2010, Entertainment Weekly reported that Lie to Me received a 13-episode third season pick-up. The third season of Lie to Me was originally set to premiere on November 10, 2010. On September 28, 2010, the date was moved up to October 4, 2010, because of the cancellation of Lone Star. On May 11, 2011, Fox canceled Lie to Me after three seasons. The show is inspired by the work of Paul Ekman, a specialist on facial expressions and a professor emeritus of psycholog... ()
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About Lie to Me

The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his skills also make it easier for him to deceive others.

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Lie to Me Seasons and Episodes

10/04/2010Season 3 - 13 episodes
#1 | 10/04/2010In the Red
3.5/5 (with 7 votes)
Lightman tries to stop a man intent on revenge from robbing a bank.
#2 | 10/11/2010The Royal We
3.7/5 (with 5 votes)
While defending a wrongly accused man, Lightman uncovers a dark secret that helps a damaged woman and her daughter.
#3 | 10/18/2010Dirty Loyal
3.9/5 (with 4 votes)
The Lightman Group gets hired by Internal Affairs to investigate an incident that involves Det. Wallowski and her partner Det. Farr.
#4 | 10/25/2010Double Blind
3.4/5 (with 5 votes)
Lightman becomes involved in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse when he meets a beautiful woman at an art gallery. Meanwhile, Torres is still reeling after her fatal mistake.
#5 | 11/08/2010The Canary's Song
3.6/5 (with 4 votes)
When Lightman investigates an explosion that killed six coal miners, he suspects foul play may be involved and goes below the surface to find the truth; the FBI seeks the Lightman Group's help with another case.
#6 | 11/15/2010Beyond Belief
3.9/5 (with 4 votes)
Lightman goes head-to-head with the leader of a self-help empire to free a wealthy woman who may be under the control of the cult-like leader. When Lightman begins to investigate, things get personal as he suspects the group of threatening him and his daughter, Emily.
#7 | 11/22/2010Veronica
3.9/5 (with 4 votes)
Lightman tries to help a woman with early-onset Alzheimer's piece together her fragmented memories, but it uncovers a deadly secret.
#8 | 11/29/2010Smoked
3.4/5 (with 6 votes)
Lightman is hired by a terminally ill restaurant owner to find his daughter's killer as his dying wish.
#9 | 01/10/2011Funhouse
4.1/5 (with 5 votes)
Cal Lightman questions his own sanity while he tries to get a patient released from a mental hospital.
#10 | 01/10/2011Rebound
4.0/5 (with 4 votes)
A wealthy woman asks Lightman to look into her new boyfriend's background.
#11 | 01/17/2011Saved
4.0/5 (with 4 votes)
Lightman investigates three high school students responsible for a deadly traffic accident.
#12 | 01/24/2011Gone
3.9/5 (with 4 votes)
A baby goes missing, and her mother accuses an unknown person of the kidnapping. When Lightman sees she’s hiding something, he digs deeper and discovers a family in need of repair.
#13 | 01/31/2011Killer App
3.9/5 (with 5 votes)
Foster’s former patient, one of the founders of a social-networking app, comes to the Lightman Group when she thinks she’s being squeezed out by her partner. When she turns up dead a short time later, Lightman fights against the prevailing evidence to expose the truth behind the murder.
09/28/2009Season 2 - 22 episodes
01/21/2009Season 1 - 13 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Washington D.C.
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 28 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Canceled
First episode released on: 01/21/2009
Last episode released on: 01/31/2011
Cast: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund, Hayley McFarland, Mekhi Phifer, Tim Guinee, Robert Wisdom, Jake Thomas, Johanna Braddy, Andy Umberger, Nolan Gerard Funk, David Anders, Rachelle Leah, Alicia Lagano, Deirdre Lovejoy, Megan Dodds, Fredric Lehne, D. B. Woodside, Amanda Schull, Waleed Zuaiter, Patrick J. Adams, James Marsters, Carter Jenkins, John Dugan, Ross Thomas, Lennie James, Melissa George, Mageina Tovah, Ricky Jay, Jennifer Beals, Antonio Fargas, Felicia Day, Angus Macfadyen, Michael Raymond-James, Dale Midkiff, Tiffany Hines, Rick Hoffman, Kevin Tighe, Tricia Helfer, Victoria Pratt, Virginia Williams, Noel Fisher, Sarah Ramos, Erick Avari, John Pyper-Ferguson, Christine Adams, Timothy Carhart, Danai Gurira, Alexa Nikolas, Adelaide Clemens, Jessica Tuck, John Carroll Lynch, Mireille Enos, Courtney Ford, Doug Hutchison, Paula Malcomson, Anthony Azizi, Michelle Clunie, Jake Johnson, Richmond Arquette, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Roman Mitichyan, Alicia Coppola, Andrew Rothenberg, Mekenna Melvin, Jon Briddell, Khary Payton, David Warshofsky, Liana Liberato, Chadwick Boseman, Natalie Dreyfuss, Lauren Bowles, Audrey Marie Anderson, Paul James, Luke Youngblood, Dylan Minnette, Ronnie Gene Blevins, José Zúñiga, J. Downing, Joe Egender, Alison LaPlaca, Michael Bofshever, Bernard White, Sherri Saum, Todd Stashwick, Gene Farber, Ashley Johnson, Kay Panabaker, Abby Brammell, Merle Dandridge, Clea DuVall, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Rebecca Field, Stacy Edwards, Manny Montana, Julia Campbell, Mary Mouser, Victor McCay, Karim Saleh, David Ury, Michael Harney, Mary Mara, Marcus Giamatti, Michael Irby, JD Cullum, Jay R. Ferguson, Brian Howe, Rowena King, Christopher Stanley, Jennifer Irwin, Daniel Ross Owens, Anne Bedian, Barry Livingston, Anthony Ruivivar, Sasha Roiz, Matt Malloy
Creator: Samuel Baum
Producer: Brian Grazer
Executive Producer: Brian Grazer
Composer: Robert Duncan
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Mienteme, si puedes"
"别对我说谎"
"千谎百计"
"Теория лжи"

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