Fox Renews 2 Series, Greenlights 5 Pilots (updated)

“Human Target,” “Lie to Me” renewed; pilots include shows from Shawn Ryan, Greg Garcia, Mitch Hurwitz

Fox has renewed bubble shows "Human Target" and "Lie to Me" and picked up four pilots to season in advance of next week’s upfronts, a person close to the studio confirmed.

Tim Roth starrer "Lie to Me" will continue for a third season despite the exit of showrunner Shawn Ryan.

And now it’s clear why Ryan left: Fox picked up his pilot "Ridealong," a Chicago-set police drama starring Jennifer Beals, Jason Clarke. Billy Lush, Delroy Lindo, Devin Kelley, Matt Lauria and Todd Williams.

"Human Target" also changes showrunners. First-season showrunner Jonathan Steinberg continues as an executive producer, while Matt Miller ("Chuck") takes the reins for the second season.

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