Network: FOX
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: January 21, 2009 – present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund, Mekhi Phifer, Jennifer Beals, Hayley McFarland, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Tim Guinee.
TV show description:
The average person tells three lies in ten minutes of conversation and Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) can spot them. He detects the truth by analyzing a person’s face, body, voice and speech. By analyzing facial expressions, Lightman can read feelings — from hidden resentment to sexual attraction to jealousy. He’s the world’s leading deception expert, a scientist who studies involuntary body language to uncover not only if someone is lying but why.
Unfortunately, as Lightman knows all too well, his scientific ability is both a blessing and a curse in his personal life, where family and friends often deceive each other as readily as criminals and strangers do.
Lightman heads a team of experts at The Lightman Group who assist federal law enforcement, government agencies and local police with their most difficult cases.
Dr. Gillian Foster (Kelli Williams) is a gifted psychologist and Lightman’s professional partner who looks at the bigger picture while he focuses on the details. He needs her guidance and insight into human behavior, whether he knows it or not.
Eli Loker (Brendan Hines) is the team’s lead researcher, who is so uncomfortable with the human tendency to lie that he’s decided to practice what he calls “radical honesty.” He says everything on his mind at all times and often pays the price for it.
Ria Torres (Monica Raymund) is the newest member of the agency, and one of the few “naturals” in the field of deception detection. She has a raw, untrained ability to read people that makes her a force to be reckoned with.
The series is inspired by the scientific discoveries of Dr. Paul Ekman, a real-life specialist who can read clues embedded in the human face, body and voice to expose both the truth and lies in criminal investigations.
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In teh tradition of non-police doing police work the fact that the characters on this show actually interrogate people is far from reality. too far in fact that watching this show is as tedious as watching the farces called csi. just another gimick show in the realm of bones.
I absolutely love this show!! I love watching how they come up with the facials to demonstrate the lies. Thank you for finding such wonderful shows to help us learn and grow in our own lives. This show really makes you stop and think when you are talking with people — I love it!!!
Personally, I like this show. From the first episode, I really liked the intereaction between Tim Roth and Kelli Williams’ characters. I also find the science behind it fascinating and revealing. I myself am pretty good at reading people and their expressions and body language, and it’s interesting to see a show that uses that as a plot point. Also, the way they show real-life clips of real people using the expressions or gestures that Roth’s character is talking about is both revealing and funny.
I ABSOLUTELY love this show! Thanks FOX! Please dont cancel it!
My husband and I love this show! we look forward to it every week. I feel like we are learning alot about how much facial expressions reveal . Please give this great show ( with great such great actors) the chance it deserves.
Love this show. I haven’t watched a weekly t.v. program for years. Lie To Me has many facets to it which are very fascinating. I find myself looking at facial expressions of people around me with more interest. Using clips of famous people to show certain tendencies is very cool! Keep up the good work and PLEASE don’t cancel this show!!
Fabulous series. Roth is spectacular, Bravo fox!
love this show .
I’d say this was a good show…but u know Id be fibbn
awesome show!
Watched first couple of shows and liked it but now it has a politicical message and I won’t watch any more. Trying to rewrite history.
seriously good show…this is my favorite!
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