Lie to Me (TV Series)
2009 · Series · 40 min. · United States
TV Series (2009-2011). 3 Seasons. 48 Episodes. From writer Samuel Baum ("The Evidence") and the executive producers of "24" and "Arrested Development" comes LIE TO ME, a drama series inspired by a real-life specialist who can read clues embedded in the human face, body, and voice to expose the truth in criminal investigations. When you scratch your chin, wring your hands, wrinkle your nose, or swallow too much, DR. CAL LIGHTMAN knows you're lying. He doesn't just think so, he knows so, because he's taken his exceptional skills of observation to become the foremost deception expert in the country. Being a human lie detector, Cal can uncover the deepest secrets and crack the hardest cases. More accurate than any polygraph test, he knows when those in front of him are being less than forthcoming, be they family, friends, or complete strangers. Cal heads up a private agency contracted by the FBI, local police, law firms, corporations, and private individuals when they hit roadblocks in their searches for the truth. Joining him are a variety of experts in the field of behavioral evaluation: DR. GILLIAN FOSTER is a gifted psychologist and Cal's professional partner, a woman whose guidance Cal needs, whether he knows it or not; WILL LOKER is Cal's lead researcher, and he's so aware of the human tendency to lie that he's decided to uncomplicate matters and practice what he terms "radical honesty": he says everything on his mind at all times. RIA TORRES, the newest member of the team, arrives at the truth differently by acting more on instinct and using her natural, less-studied ability to read body language and catch certain clues that Cal's other pledges may miss. Brian Grazer, David Nevins, and Samuel Baum serve as executive producers in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Television on this intriguing character drama based on the science of emotion. The show will tell stories that are not simply about the search for an elusive criminal, but also about the search for something even more difficult to pin down: fundamental human truth. LIE TO ME probes how people can deceive themselves just as easily as they deceive others, and explores the idea that there's nothing more revealing than when we choose to tell the truth and when we decide to lie.
Direction Samuel Baum · Adam Davidson · Clark Johnson · Eric Laneuville · Robert Schwentke
Cast Tim Roth · Kelli Williams · Brendan Hines · Monica Raymund · Hayley McFarland · Mekhi Phifer · Kristen Ariza
Soundtrack Doug DeAngelis
Screenplay Samuel Baum · Alexander Cary · Elizabeth Craft · Ethan Drogin · Sarah Fain · Josh Singer · T.J. Brady · Rasheed Newson · Sharon Lee Watson · Dustin Thomason · David Ehrman · Matt Olmstead · Nick Santora · Heather Thomason · Steven Maeda · Tom Szentgyorgyi · Samantha Howard Corbin · Kevin Fox · Timothy J. Lea · Dailyn Rodriguez · David Slack · Jameal Turner · David Graziano · Kevin Townsley
Cinematography Jerry Sidell · Joseph Gallagher · Alan Caso
Original title Lie to Me (TV Series)
6.6
6K votes (FilmAffinity)
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