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Lie to Me - Episodes & Seasons Summaries | Recap-TV
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Lie to Me

2009

8/10

Drama, Crime, Mystery

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.

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Complete Season Recaps

Season 1
13 Episodes
Season 2
22 Episodes
Season 3
13 Episodes

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Cast

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

as Dr. Cal Lightman

Kelli Williams

Kelli Williams

as Dr. Gillian Foster

Monica Raymund

Monica Raymund

as Ria Torres

Brendan Hines

Brendan Hines

as Eli Loker

Hayley McFarland

Hayley McFarland

as Emily Lightman

Mekhi Phifer

Mekhi Phifer

as Ben Reynolds

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