Showtime’s “House of Lies” to Shoot in Havana

Havana, a hot destination for tourists, models, musicians and famous photographers in the past year, will provide settings this week for the hit show “House of Lies,” the first U.S. show to shoot in Cuba. This project has been made possible by the improvement in relations between Washington and the island.

“House of Lies” is following in the footsteps of other U.S. shows, including “Late Night with Conan O’ Brien” and “Cuban Chrome,” which were also shot in Cuba.

Thanks to a permit from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC, the final episode of the series’ fifth season will be shot in the Cuban capital and its suburbs.

The U.S. film and television industry is taking advantage of the thaw in relations with Cuba, discovering that the island provides colorful and exotic shooting locations.

Series stars Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell, Josh Schwartz and Josh Lawson will all head to Cuba as part of the episode, which sees Marty (Cheadle) and his Pod journey to the country to land a major client.

“Marty and the Pod have traveled the world to land clients,” Cheadle said in a statement. “But this historic trip to Cuba is definitely Kaan & Associates’ biggest and wildest adventure yet. It’s sure to be one for the record books, for both our characters and for our cast and crew. We’re grateful to Showtime, our production team and everyone who worked so diligently to make this trip happen.”

Wanda Sykes, Keegan-Michael Key, Ken Marino, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, John Cho, Donald Faison and Nicky Whelan are lined up to guest-star on the upcoming season of House of Lies.