FOX renews 'Lie to Me' and adds showrunner Shawn Ryan, finale tonight

By April MacIntyre May 13, 2009, 16:10 GMT

Tim Roth - FOX series "Lie to Me," which is basded on the science of reading faces and expressions to detect inconsistencies, starring Tim Roth is reupped for another season. © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos

FOX series, "Lie to Me," based on the science of reading faces and expressions to detect inconsistencies, is reupped for another season.

The show stars Tim Roth as Dr. Cal Lightman, and has added showrunner Shawn Ryan.

The season finale will see guest stars Mekhi Phifer and Jennifer Beals, and airs tonight, Wednesday, May 13, on FOX

The series has performed well for FOX, top in ratings for the Adults 18-49 range.

Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company announced the pick up on the series today.

In addition, Shawn Ryan, creator and executive producer of “The Shield,” joins the series as an executive producer and show-runner.

“'Lie to Me' came out strong, built a solid audience throughout its run and promises to be one of our big assets next season and beyond,” said Reilly. “We’re incredibly excited to have Shawn on board to infuse Lie to Me with even more creative energy next season.”

From FOX:

The drama series is inspired by the scientific discoveries of Dr. Paul Ekman, a real-life specialist who can read clues embedded in the human face, body and voice to expose the truth and lies in criminal investigations.

Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) heads a team of experts at The Lightman Group who assist federal law enforcement, government agencies and local police with their most difficult cases.

In the explosive season finale episode airing Wednesday, May 13 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), a terrorist bombing outside of Washington, DC causes FBI Agent Ben Reynolds (guest star Mekhi Phifer) to call on The Lightman Group to help identify those responsible and prevent more attacks. The case takes a personal turn for one member of the team and begs the question of whether honesty is indeed the best policy. Zoe (guest star Jennifer Beals) helps her ex-husband Lightman with the investigation, and both are concerned about their daughter’s safety.