Showtime for Kristen Bell and HOUSE OF LIES

It really feels like we’ve been waiting for House of Lies to surface since that stench over headliner Don Cheadle and his super hero replacement in the Iron Man franchise was still fresh. Well, part of the wait is over this week as we enjoy the view of fresh new key art.

House of Lies is a new series coming to Showtime. It will make it’s debut on January 8th on the same network that brings you Dexter and Shameless. Lies is created by Matthew Carnahan, the talent behind the ’06 series Dirt and Thieves from ’01. It is based upon the Martin Kihn book, House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time. That’s a mouthful.

Don Cheadle is primarily a film actor, but many stars make successful transitions into carrying TV shows. He’ll have help, too; from the likes of Kristen Bell, whose career has gloriously melded TV and film roles. Bell, last seen on Heroes, Scream 4, You Again, and Burlesque, will play Jeannie Van Der Hooven, a scary-smart, Ivy-League educated consultant working at the firm of Cheadle’s character. Cheadle, meanwhile, is Marty Kaan, a cutthroat businessman whose company boasts being able to get any info his clients want. As the art for the series suggests, it’ll be survival of the slickest because there are rival consulting firms in town vying for the same clients. Ben Schwartz, Josh Lawson, Dawn Olivieri and Glynn Turman also star. Will you be watching?