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The season three finale of Special Ops: Lioness, titled 'The Unraveling,' concludes with a major twist revealing that Aaliyah Amrohi, the daughter of the season one target, orchestrated Joe’s kidnapping as an act of revenge. The episode features a chaotic restaurant shootout and a cliffhanger setup for a potential fourth season.
The fifth episode of Special Ops: Lioness, titled 'The Idiot Army,' premiered on Paramount+ on August 30, 2026. The episode features Joe McNamara pursuing a domestic side quest to arrest a professor accused of communist recruitment, while the team navigates legal conflicts with the FBI. Critics note the episode leans into right-wing anxieties but offers entertaining action.
Vulture’s Lioness recap of No Sorrow Like the Survivor (Season 3, Episode 2) centers on Joe’s abduction and the team’s urgency to remove a tracker from her toe; a brutal cold open leads to a flash-forward, then six months earlier reveals how the Ukraine mission pulls the Lioness crew into clandestine counterstrikes that come at a steep cost on the home front, with the episode signaling a possible new Lioness but at great price.
In the season finale of Special Ops: Lioness, Cruz prepares for her mission while the White House debates pulling her out. Ehsan confronts Cruz about her past, leading to a violent confrontation where Cruz kills both Ehsan and Amrohi. Joe and her team rescue Cruz, but she decides to quit the program. The season ends with Joe seeking comfort from her husband.
Zoe Saldaña initially turned down Taylor Sheridan's offer to star in "Special Ops: Lioness" due to a lack of confidence, but a year later, she decided to take the leap and become the lead in the television series. Saldaña plays Joe, a CIA operative who runs the Lioness program, and she hopes the show will scratch the same itch as Sheridan's previous work, such as "Sicario." Saldaña also discussed the conclusion of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" and appreciated that writer-director James Gunn didn't force a new romance for her character, Gamora.
This weekend, viewers have a variety of new shows and movies to stream, including the second season of "Minx" on Starz, the premiere of "Special Ops: Lioness" on Paramount+, and the third season of "Sweet Magnolias" on Netflix. Other options include "They Cloned Tyrone" on Netflix and a full lineup of new releases across various streaming platforms.
"Special Ops: Lioness," the latest series by Taylor Sheridan for Paramount+, features a multiplicity of female leads but fails to provide nuanced depictions of women. Loosely based on a real CIA program, the show follows an initiative that embeds undercover agents with high-value terrorism targets. However, the series is criticized for being an unabashed work of military propaganda, positioning the United States Armed Forces as the "strong" protectors of the weak. The show lacks curiosity about the circumstances that pit the Lioness team against the Islamic State in Iraq and instead presents a vision of U.S. hegemony. Despite the presence of Nicole Kidman, the show's right-wing overtones and stereotypically masculine conflicts undermine its attempt at pop feminism.
The red carpet premiere of the Paramount+ series "Special Ops: Lioness," starring Zoe Saldana, has been canceled due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. The strike has led to the cancellation of several events, including the London premiere of "Oppenheimer," while Disney plans to proceed with the world premiere of "Haunted Mansion" at Disneyland.
Paramount+ has announced the premiere date and released the first trailer for its upcoming espionage thriller Special Ops: Lioness, starring Zoe Saldaña as a CIA agent leading a mission in the war on terror. The drama, produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, is inspired by an actual U.S. military program and also stars Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, and Michael Kelly. Special Ops: Lioness is part of Taylor Sheridan's growing slate of Paramount+ productions, which includes Mayor of Kingstown and 1883.
Paramount+ has released the first trailer for "Special Ops: Lioness," a drama series based on a real-life CIA program. The show follows a Marine recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. The series, created by Taylor Sheridan and starring Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, and Nicole Kidman, will premiere on July 23 on Paramount+.
The trailer for Taylor Sheridan's upcoming CIA thriller "Special Ops: Lioness" has been released, featuring Zoe Saldana, Morgan Freeman, and Nicole Kidman. The show follows the life of Joe, a CIA agent balancing her personal and professional life while working to thwart the next 9/11. Inspired by an actual US Military program, the show is expected to be one of the biggest hits of the year when it premieres on July 23 on Paramount+.
Paramount+ has released the trailer for Taylor Sheridan's espionage thriller, Special Ops: Lioness, which is set to premiere on July 23. The series stars Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Michael Kelly, Morgan Freeman, and Nicole Kidman and is inspired by an actual US Military program. It follows the life of Joe (Saldaña) as she balances her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA’s spear in the war on terror. The Lioness Program enlists an aggressive Marine Raider named Cruz (De Oliveira) to operate undercover alongside Joe among the power brokers of State terrorism in the CIA’s efforts to thwart the next 9/11.
The trailer for the upcoming spy thriller series "Special Ops: Lioness" has been released by Paramount+. The show, inspired by a real US military program, follows the life of CIA agent Joe (Zoe Saldaña) as she balances her personal and professional life while working to thwart the next 9/11. The series, which also stars Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman, was executive produced by Taylor Sheridan and will premiere on July 23.