Those who missed the laddish, pseudo-business debauchery that made Entourage fun will be happy to know it finally has an heir. Starring everyone's favourite ex-wrestler, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Ballers offers proof that if you are below a certain age and have high enough testosterone levels, Mark Wahlberg will produce a show you'll love.Ballers revolves around the life of Spencer Strassmore (Johnson), a retired NFL player turned financial adviser, who must try to monetise his football friendships while navigating his post- retirement blues. Complicating his life is a $300 000 loan that has left him on the verge of penury, and a set of prospective clients, friends and bosses whose levels of dysfunction border on ridiculous.Anyone familiar with Wahlberg's work, especially in Entourage, will see his fingerprints all over the show. It's full to bursting with alpha males, beautiful women and conspicuous wealth.The show is many things, but a snowflake is not one of them. There are lots of clichés, including but not limited to: Strassmore's immediate superior - a balding, middle-aged white guy with delusions of coolness and a cocaine addiction - a womanising best friend and a money-grubbing Nemesis who also happens to be his client's best friend.Johnson's performance holds the series together brilliantly. Playing the alpha male has never been a particular stretch for him but he masterfully manages to hint at growing cracks in the façade. The rest of the cast, with the exception of his boss, played by Rob Corddry, simply play the role of plot catalysts moving the story along without really being memorable.Ballers may not win awards or spark serious debates about gender politics, but it doesn't really care. It will not change your life, but it is a hell of an entertaining way to spend an hour.Ballers airs on DStv channel 114 every Monday at 9pm...