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Jill Wagner, who now stars as Bobby in Paramount+'s Lioness, previously spent six seasons as ABC's Wipeout host, a fact that surprised fans after clips circulated online. Wagner also highlighted her other roles, including Teen Wolf's Kate Argent, and recalled Taylor Sheridan sometimes changing scenes. Lioness Season 3 streams on Paramount+ with the finale arriving Sept. 20.
Jill Wagner details Taylor Sheridan’s demanding on-set practices for Lioness, including relearning a scene with her non-dominant left hand just minutes before filming and being pushed to “run into the fire.” Co-star Laysla De Oliveira says Sheridan’s improv-style direction (not script changes) helps actors, while Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman note the career-wide impact of his high standards as Lioness continues on Paramount+.
Jill Wagner reveals that during Lioness season 3, Taylor Sheridan abruptly asked her to swap to the left hand for a key entrance just 10 minutes before filming. She and costar Laysla De Oliveira scrambled to adjust, with the moment becoming one of Wagner’s favorites. Sheridan’s on-the-spot direction—rather than changes to the script—highlights his flexible, high-pressure approach, while both actors praise the director-writer-actor’s impact on the series and its focus on women in dangerous roles.
Exclusive: Jill Wagner explains that, after pushing to do more behind the camera, she helped shape Bobby on Lioness with Taylor Sheridan, bringing in real-life elements like her hair-cut moment, her father’s toothpick motif, and a self-affirming “boss” catchphrase—details that fuse her life with the character as Season 3 pivots to homeland-set action.
Jill Wagner pitched Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness after her Army major husband, David Lemanowicz, told her about the real program; she stars as Bobby, serves as an executive producer, and drew on her military-family background to authentically portray women in the Lioness program. The couple lives on a Tennessee farm with their two daughters, and Season 3 is currently airing on Paramount+.
Jill Wagner explains moving to a Tennessee farm to raise her family, sharing a typical 6:30 a.m. farm day, as Lioness season 3 premieres Aug. 2 on Paramount+. She and co-star Laysla De Oliveira discuss a more personal season, while Wagner talks about her husband David Lemanowicz and their blended family.