House of Lies is an American comedy-drama television series created by Matthew Carnahan.[1] The show, which premiered on Showtime on January 8, 2012, is based on the book, House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time, written by Martin Kihn, a former consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. It follows a group of management consultants who stop at nothing to get business deals done.
《谎言堂》是一部半小时的单镜头情景喜剧，根据同名畅销书改编。该剧采用喜剧手法描述了一家提供顶级服务的公司及其「自我厌恶」的业务员的故事。Don Cheadle在剧中扮演高级业务顾问Marty，为了实现自己的目标并让客户满意，不惜采用一切手段。Kristen Bell扮演Marty的同事Jeannie Van Der Hooven，一位拥有常春藤联盟学历、性格咄咄逼人的业务顾问。Ben Schwartz和Josh Lawson参与演出，扮演这家公司的职员。Dawn Oliveri扮演Marty尖利刻薄的前妻。资深演员Glynn Turman扮演Marty的父亲，一位精神分析学专家。Donis Leonard Jr.扮演Marty的小儿子。
本剧的剧名，Chaos是Clandestine Administration and Oversight Services的首字母简称，意即：绝密行动管理与监督服务机构。这部剧集虽然是间谍剧、动作剧，但同时是一部喜剧（故事喜剧）。该剧讲述四名顶级特工加盟Chaos，秘密对付那些政府无法处理或者无心处理的腐败官员、恐怖分子和流氓大亨。
Carol Bolton (Sarah Smart) is feisty, passionate and reckless. Life has dealt her a raw deal. She lives in poverty-stricken Sparkhouse Farm with a drunken father, Richard (Alun Armstrong). Carol's determined to protect those closest to her - younger sister Lisa (Abigail James) and her soul mate since childhood, Andrew Lawton (Joseph McFadden).
IKEA is undoubtedly one of the world's most successful, enigmatic, and recognisable global brands. Last year nearly 800 million people in 49 countries visited its stores, which had a turnover of more than £30 billion.
In a major new three-part series, our cameras explore the world of IKEA, from the design studios to factories and stores, for the very first time.
Few companies can legitimately claim to shape the way we live today. Fewer still inspire a cult-like devotion in customers and employees alike. But IKEA is not like other companies.
The famously secretive Swedish furniture retailer is guided by the principle of creating 'the better everyday life for the many people'. But what is the secret to its success? How does the machine of IKEA affect the people who work for it, and how does its ruthlessly efficient business model affect the world?
When a young woman's murder shows similarities to a decade-old cold case, (a cruel and gruesome murder of a young student, which remains unsolved) a new Police Commander (Commissioner Michal Trela) must break the silence permeating an Owl Mountain town. Years later another crime is committed similar to the decades old cold case. Commissioner Michal Trela faces a wall of silence from the Owl Mountain community, where everyone seems guilty - Will he be able to solve the crime or will it become another cold case?
