Lie to Me
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.
| Lie to Me | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama Police procedural |
| Created by | Samuel Baum |
| Starring | Tim Roth Kelli Williams Brendan Hines Monica Raymund Hayley McFarland Mekhi Phifer |
| Opening theme | "Brand New Day" by Ryan Star |
| Composers | Robert Duncan Doug DeAngelis Peter Nashel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 48 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Brian Grazer Vahan Moosekian Daniel Sackheim Samuel Baum David Nevins Elizabeth Craft Sarah Fain Alexander Cary David Graziano Shawn Ryan Daniel Voll Steven Maeda |
| Producers | Alexander Cary Jeffrey Downer Tim Roth |
| Cinematography | Sidney Sidell Joseph E. Gallagher Alan Caso David Geddes Florian Ballhaus |
| Editors | Devon Greene David Post Rick Tuber David C. Cook David Siegel Padraic McKinley Thomas R. Moore Gib Jaffe Monty DeGraff Marta Evry Thom Noble Suzy Elmiger |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production companies | Imagine Television Pagoda Pictures Samuel Baum Productions MiddKid Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | January 21, 2009 – January 31, 2011 |
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 psychology at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. Ekman has been an advisor to police departments and anti-terrorism groups. He was a scientific consultant in the production of the series. The lead character of Lie to Me, Cal Lightman, is based on Ekman.