Lie to Me (stylized as
Lie to me*) is an American crime drama television series. It originally ran on the
Fox network 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.