Lie to Me
Lie to Me (stylized as Lie to me*) is an American crime drama television series created by Samuel Baum that aired on Fox 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.
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| Created by | Samuel Baum
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| Opening theme | "Brand New Day" by Ryan Star
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 3
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| No. of episodes | 48 (list of episodes)
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PRODUCTION
| Executive producer | Brian Grazer
Vahan Moosekian Daniel Sackheim Samuel Baum David Nevins Elizabeth Craft Sarah Fain Alexander Cary David Graziano Shawn Ryan Daniel Voll Steven Maeda |
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| Producer | Alexander Cary
Jeffrey Downer Tim Roth |
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| Cinematography | Sidney Sidell
Joseph E. Gallagher Alan Caso David Geddes Florian Ballhaus |
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| Editor | 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 |
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| Running time | 42 minutes
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| Production company | Imagine Television
Pagoda Pictures Samuel Baum Productions MiddKid Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
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| Original release | January 21, 2009 –
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Dr. Cal Lightman: That's a lie.
- Kay Panabaker played Emily Lightman for the pilot episode. Her one scene was opposite Tim Roth begging him not to use "covert science" on her date for the evening. After filming she was recast with Hayley McFarland. The scene was re-shot and the aired version featured McFarland. A picture of Panabaker can still be seen of Cal's desk though. Best Buy gave customers a free DVD in early 2009 with the "Lie To Me" pilot on it. This version featured Kay Panabaker in the role of Emily.
- Dr. Lightman, his co-workers, and his company are all based on the real-life Dr. Paul Ekman and the Ekman Group.
- The show was cancelled on the 11th of May, 2011.
- Most of the actors went on a micro-expressions course before they started filming the show - for preparation. Except for Tim Roth, who avoided learning most of the actual science because he didn't want it affecting his relationships with his family and friends. He'd seen what it can do from the show.
- Cal Lightman was American in the original script, and Tim Roth auditioned with an American accent. It was only after he had been cast that series creator Samuel Baum decided to make the character British, so that Roth could make the part his own.
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