Showtime is about to introduce viewers to the one percent whose mission it is to stick it to the other one percent.

In the following trailer for House of Lies, we meet Don Cheadle's Marty Kaan, the head of a management consulting firm who will do or say anything to close a deal. The comedy premieres on January 8 and also stars Ben Schwartz, Josh Lawson and Kristen Bell.

Watch the first full-length preview now and decide: Worth a shot?

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