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TV SERIES · 2008

The Mentalist

CrimeDramaMystery43 min per episode

Former celebrity psychic Patrick Jane has reinvented himself as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation, using sharp observation and an uncanny talent for reading people to help solve murders. Simon Baker is Jane, a man whose polished manners and showman instincts can unsettle suspects as easily as they win over a room. At the CBI, he works under Robin Tunney’s Teresa Lisbon, the senior agent balancing his offbeat methods against the demands of an active investigation. As cases move across California, Jane leans on misdirection, psychological games, and tiny behavioral tells that others miss.

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