A sitcom about corporate greed may seem a bit of a head-scratcher during these tough economic times, but for Showtime and the multifaceted Don Cheadle, it’s good to be bad.

In House of Lies, Cheadle stars as Marty Kaan, a manipulative management consultant (head of Galweather & Stearn), who along with his team, works with struggling Fortune 500 companies around the country to dole out dubious — but expensive — redemptive expertise, all while having good times on the client’s dime. The goal isn’t to improve the client’s rep or bottom line, but to boost their own.

Cheadle gets four stars for this new series on Showtime on Sunday’s at 10 p. m.