Lioness

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2023-07-23

Last Air Date: 2024-12-08

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 16

Created By: Taylor Sheridan

Networks: Paramount+

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Top Cast

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
Austin Hébert as Randy
Jonah Wharton as Tex
Hannah Love Lanier as Kate McNamara
Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn Meade

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

Joe attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA's spear in the war on terror; the Lioness Program enlists Cruz to operate undercover alongside Joe among the power brokers of State terrorism.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Sacrificial Soldiers (2023-07-23)

Things go awry for Joe and her team during a mission out in the field. Joe is left devastated. Upon her return home, Joe's family life presents it's own challenges. Cruz tries to escape a dangerous situation. Joe must choose an agent.
Ep. 2: The Beating (2023-07-23)

Joe continues her training with Cruz whose methods are questionable. Cruz starts to build a relationship with Aaliyah. Kate gets into a fight during her soccer game. Neal has to deliver difficult news to a patient.
Ep. 3: Bruise Like a Fist (2023-07-30)

Cruz is invited to spend the weekend with Aaliyah and her inner-circle. Joe keeps Kaitlyn informed of Cruz's progress. Kyle comes to Joe desperate for help with an asset.
Ep. 4: The Choice of Failure (2023-08-06)

Cruz is put in a compromising position while out with Aaliyah and friends in the Hamptons, causing Joe and Kaitlyn to doubt her. Kaitlyn and Westfield confront Kyle over what happened at the border, complicating things further for Joe and her team.
Ep. 5: Truth Is the Shrewdest Lie (2023-08-13)

Joe and Neal deal with the aftermath of Kate's accident. Westfield and Kaitlyn deploy Joe's team to subdue a terrorist threat. Cruz's cover may be in jeopardy.
Ep. 6: The Lie Is the Truth (2023-08-20)

Aaliyah bonds with Cruz over a spa day. Bobby, Tex, Two Cups, Randy and Tucker confront a threat at the Safe House. Kaitlyn and Joe are scolded for the San Antonio mission in a debrief.
Ep. 7: Wish the Fight Away (2023-08-27)

While shopping in Manhattan for the wedding, Aaliyah and Cruz get closer. Kate returns home only to say goodbye to her mom once again. Joe guides Cruz through internal struggle and doubt in completing the mission.
Ep. 8: Gone Is the Illusion of Order (2023-09-03)

Unforeseen circumstances leaves the mission in jeopardy. A suspicious Ehsan confronts Cruz before his wedding day. Joe and the team prepare for the worst.