The Lioness program is back in business: The third season of hit espionage thriller Lioness premieres Sunday, Aug. 2, on Paramount+.
Lioness stars Oscar® winner Zoe Saldaña, Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman, Emmy® nominee Michael Kelly, and Oscar® winner Nicole Kidman. Saldaña and Kidman are executive producers, along with Oscar® nominee Taylor Sheridan, who created the original drama.
Read on for our guide to Lioness Season 3, and get more info on the release date and cast, plus watch the teaser, and find out how to watch and stream.
SPOILER ALERT: Plot points from Lioness‘ first two seasons will be discussed. If you prefer to do the job yourself, binge-watch Lioness Season 1 and Lioness Season 2, all episodes now streaming exclusively on Paramount+.
What is the Season 3 release date?
Lioness Season 3 premieres Sunday, Aug. 2, on Paramount+. New episodes will stream with a Paramount+ subscription to any plan, either Paramount+ Essential or Paramount+ Premium. Plans start at $8.99 a month. Your Paramount+ subscription also gets you on-demand access to all episodes from Lioness‘ first two seasons.
Are there any first-look images?
Yes. Lioness Season 3 first-look images are out, and you can look at them here.
Left-right: Morgan Freeman as Edwin Mullins, Michael Kelly as Byron Westfield, Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn, Zoe Saldaña as Joe, in Lioness Season 3.
Left-right: Zoe Saldaña as Joe, Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn in Lioness Season 3.
Morgan Freeman as Edwin Mullins in Lioness Season 3.
Left-right: Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz, Genesis Rodriguez as Josie in Lioness Season 3.
Left-right: Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz, Austin Hébert as Randy, Jill Wagner as Bobby, James Jordan as Two Cups, Jonah Wharton as Tex, LaMonica Garrett as Tucker, Thad Luckinbill as Kyle in Lioness Season 3.
Left-right: Zoe Saldaña as Joe and Dave Annable as Neal in Lioness Season 3.
Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn in Lioness Season 3.
Is there a Season 3 trailer?
The official teaser for Lioness Season 3 has been released. “This isn’t the end of a fight,” Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) says in it. “This is the start of one.” Watch the teaser here.
What is Season 3 about?
In Lioness Season 3, hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals collide. Joe (Zoe Saldaña) walks the line between duty and home as unseen forces circle her world. Guided by Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) and Westfield (Michael Kelly), Joe confronts enemies operating in the shadows, leaving her to reckon with a war that now reaches into every part of her life.
Where is Season 3 filmed?
Lioness Season 3 began production last October in Texas.
Who is in the Season 3 cast?
The Lioness Season 3 cast is led by Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman, who return to their roles as Joe and Kaitlyn, respectively.
Joe McNamara is a CIA station chief who runs Lioness, a program that recruits, trains, and leads women into undercover operations.
Kaitlyn Meade is a strategic-minded CIA supervisor who oversees Lioness – and, in turn, Joe’s missions.
Morgan Freeman and Michael Kelly also return.
Here’s a full look at the Season 3 starring cast:
- Zoe Saldaña as Joe
- Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn
- Morgan Freeman as Edwin
- Michael Kelly as Westfield
- Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz
- Dave Annable as Neal
- Jill Wagner as Bobby
- LaMonica Garrett as Tucker
- James Jordan as Two Cups
- Genesis Rodriguez as Josephina
- Austin Hébert as Randy
- Jonah Wharton as Tex
- Thad Luckinbill as Kyle
- Hannah Love as Kate
- Ian Bohen as Grady
Four fast facts about the cast:
- Jill Wagner doubles as a Lioness executive producer.
- James Jordan costars on another Paramount+ original favorite from Taylor Sheridan, Landman.
- Sheridan himself appears as Cody in three episodes from Lioness Season 2, including the season opener, “Beware the Old Soldier.”
- Kidman earned a 2024 Critics Choice Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her Lioness role.
Where can I watch Lioness Season 3?
When it premieres, you can watch Lioness Season 3 exclusively on Paramount+. As noted, all episodes from Lioness Season 1 and Lioness Season 2 are now streaming exclusively on Paramount+. And if you want to really immerse yourself in Sheridan drama, then check out the Taylor Sheridan Collection, featuring Lioness, The Madison, Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, Landman, and more.
How many episodes are in Lioness Season 3?
There has been no announcement as to how many episodes will be in Lioness Season 3. For what it’s worth, Lioness Season 1 runs eight episodes, as does Lioness Season 2.
What happens in Lioness Season 1 and Season 2?
A lot happens in Lioness Season 1 and Season 2. That’s the short, non-spoiler answer, at least. If you want a more thorough briefing, then read on … Warning: Spoilers ahead.
In Lioness Season 1, Joe recruits Cruz to embed herself in the wealthy family with connections to terror groups in order to take out the groups’ main financial backer, Asmar Ali Amrohi (Bassem Youssef). Along the way, Cruz develops a strong bond with Asmar’s daughter Aaliyah. In the end, the mission is accomplished, but Cruz isn’t sure it was just, and she takes leave of Joe and the team.
In Lioness Season 2, when a member of Congress (Czarina Mireles) is kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel backed by China, Joe and her team are called back to action. Joe’s niece Josephina, aka Josie, a captain in the U.S. Army, is recruited to be the new Lioness. Josie gets help and guidance from an unlikely source: Cruz, who returns to help the mission. Operation Sky Hawk ends in a blaze of bullets on the battlefield (and a slew of injuries), but once again, the mission is accomplished.
Through it all, Joe struggles to balance her job with her home life with husband Neal and her two children.
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