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Lie to Me: Will Lightman Go Too Far Without the FBI?

• Oct 3, 2010 09:21 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant

When Lie to Me returns for its third season, Cal Lightman and his team of lie-detecting scientists will be freed from their ties to Ben Reynolds and the FBI.

But while the show's producers made that decision to allow Lightman (Tim Roth) to take on different kinds of cases, will the lack of checks and balances prove dangerous for the Lightman Group?

Lie to Me: End of the line for Lightman and Reynolds

"We are leaning into Lightman's general conflict with power and authority," executive producer Alexander Cary tells TVGuide.com. "In the first episode of Season 3, he goes too far. He sails extremely close to the wind... read more

Lie to Me Finale: End of the Line for Lightman and Reynolds

• Sep 13, 2010 11:54 AM ET
• by Adam Bryant

The second-season finale of Lie to Me doesn't play as your typical cliffhanger, but it does bring about some big changes for the show. Chief among them: The departure of Mekhi Phifer's FBI agent Ben Reynolds from the series.

Executive producers and Season 3 showrunners Alex Cary and David Graziano made the decision to broaden their stories and character development.

Lie to Me taps new showrunner

"It hobbled us a bit," Cary tells TVGuide.com of the FBI's watchdog attachment to the Lightman Group. "It put Lightman [Tim Roth] into the sort of one-note position of having to roll his eyes. It became unsurprising, because we knew he was going to go and do whatever he wanted to do anyway."

"Lightman is like that kid in the back of class who used to sit with his feet up on the back of the desk and snarl at the teacher. He subverts authority and the FBI represents that," Graziano adds... read more

Lie to Me Books Breaking Bad Star for Guest Spot

• Aug 18, 2010 09:30 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

Lie to Me has booked Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn for a guest spot, a show rep says.

The 42-year-old actress will play Internal Affairs Detective Jenkins, a politically savvy policewoman on... read more