Lie to Me*: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This compelling new drama series stars Tim Roth as Dr. Cal Lightman, the world's leading deception expert who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to discover not only if someone is lying, but why. Based on the real-life scientific discoveries of Dr. Paul Ekman, the series follows Lightman and his team of deception experts as they assist law enforcement and government agencies to expose the truth behind the lies.

Series details

• Title: Lie to Me*
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2009-01-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-01-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 520

Cast and credited roles

• Tim Roth — Dr. Cal Lightman
• Kelli Williams — Dr. Gillian Foster
• Monica Raymund — Ria Torres
• Brendan Hines — Eli Loker
• Hayley McFarland — Emily Lightman
• Mekhi Phifer — Ben Reynolds

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-01-21; final listed air date 2009-05-13; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-09-28; final listed air date 2010-09-13; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-10-04; final listed air date 2011-01-31; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lie to Me* on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.