Lie To Me is an American television midseason replacement that premiered on the Fox network on January 21,2009.The main character,Dr.Cal Lightman (played by Tim Roth),aided by his colleague Dr.Gillian Foster (Kelli Williams),detects deception by observing body language and microexpressions through the Facial Action Coding System,using this talent to assist clients (such as law enforcement).The character is based on Paul Ekman,notable psychologist and expert on body language and facial expressions.Dr.Ekman and his colleague,Dr.Maureen O'Sullivan,identified "naturals" in what is known as The Wizards Project,which identified 50 people with the ability to spot deception after testing 20,000 people from all walks of life.In real life,they call these "naturals" Truth Wizards,or wizards of deception detection.
The series is broadcast by Network Ten in Australia and Global TV in Canada,and also airs in Norway,Sweden and Belgium.The show airs on Sky1 in the UK.It will also be broadcast by RTL 5 in The Netherlands.