Psych Overview

Psych is an American detective dramedy television series that follows best friends; Shawn Spencer (James Roday), a charismatic guy with a keen eye for detail, and Burton Gustor (Dule Hill), an anxious pharmaceutical salesman, as they begin assisting the Santa Barbara Police Department in solving crimes under the facade that Shawn is a psychic. Shawn has most of the police department fooled; except for Detective Lassiter (Timothy Omundson), he is constantly trying to prove that Shawn is not a psychic. Shawn and Gus often seek advice from Shawn's dad, Henry (Corbin Bernsen), a retired police detective that just wants to spend his retired life fishing and not having to worry about the trouble that Shawn keeps getting himself into on his many crime-solving adventures. Shawn pines after Detective Juliet O'Hara (Maggie Lawson), Lassiter's partner, their playful banter blossoms overtime. Juliet constantly defends Shawn and Gus and truly believes that Shawn is a psychic.