This wasn't the mission.
Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program, is tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.
Lioness (2023) is a drama and war & politics series that premiered on July 23, 2023, spanning 3 seasons and 24 episodes. It stars Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable and Jill Wagner. Viewers rate it 8.1 out of 10 across 1,495 ratings.
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Zoe Saldaña
as Joe McNamara
Laysla De Oliveira
as Cruz Manuelos
Dave Annable
as Neal McNamara
Jill Wagner
as Bobby
LaMonica Garrett
as Tucker
James Jordan
as Two Cups
Genesis Rodriguez
as Captain Josephina 'Josie' Carrillo
Michael Kelly
as Byron Westfield
Austin Hébert
as Randy
Jonah Wharton
as Tex
Hannah Love Lanier
as Kate McNamara
Nicole Kidman
as Kaitlyn Meade
Executive produced by Michael Friedman, David Lemanowicz and Jill Wagner.
Average viewer score of 8.1/10 from 1,495 ratings.
Amazed this has such a high rating. I managed about 20 minutes of this, loaded down as it is, with what I view as cynical propaganda for US military exceptionalism. Suffice to say, I could find little to like. From the US military asserting its right to invade and occupy, other nations, through to the US poor being more or less, forced into military service, as an escape from domestic abuse and poverty. Pretty…
Reviewed on August 15, 2023
My favorite actor is the wax doll that vaguely resembles a younger Nicole Kidman. It's amazing what they can do with animatronics these days. Even though they clearly have very little mechanics to mimic human facial expressions, at times, it almost appears human! BTW, this rating is for season one. It's quite good. I just started season two, and I'm abandoning it before the end of episode one. It's utter trash,…
Reviewed on December 2, 2024
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Lioness (2023) is available to stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel and Spectrum On Demand, with episodes also available to buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
Lioness has 3 seasons and 24 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on July 23, 2023.
Lioness is currently listed as returning series, with the most recent episode airing on September 6, 2026.
Lioness (2023) stars Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner and LaMonica Garrett. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
Lioness (2023) is rated 8.1 out of 10 from 1,495 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like drama and war & politics series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official Lioness trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
