Key facts
- Status: All episodes now streaming on Paramount+
- Premiere date: Aug. 2, 2026
- Episodes: 8
- Watch now: Stream the complete Season 3 on Paramount+
Lioness Season 3 is now streaming on Paramount+, with all eight episodes available to binge-watch now.
The new season 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 series.
Read on for our guide to Lioness Season 3, including how to watch all eight episodes, the cast, and official trailer.
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 on Paramount+.
Where to watch Season 3
You can watch Lioness Season 3 exclusively on Paramount+ with a subscription. All eight episodes are now streaming on demand, so you can catch up, and binge-watch the complete season from start to finish.
To watch, get started with your subscription (any plan) and/or log into your account, navigate to the Lioness show page, and look for Season 3 in the pulldown menu.
You can also watch all episodes from Lioness Season 1 and Lioness Season 2 on demand on Paramount+.
How many episodes are in Season 3?
Lioness Season 3 has eight episodes, and they are all now streaming on Paramount+.
- Episode 1: “The Spider and the Fly” – Aug. 2, 2026
- Episode 2: “No Sorrow Like the Survivor” – Aug. 9, 2026
- Episode 3: “The Bear Is Infected” – Aug. 16, 2026
- Episode 4: “Murder Hornets” – Aug. 23, 2026
- Episode 5: “The Idiot Army” – Aug. 30, 2026
- Episode 6: “Sugar Land” – Sept. 6, 2026
- Episode 7: “Kiss the Girls” – Sept. 13, 2026
- Episode 8: “The Unravelling” – Sept. 20, 2026
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.
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 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.
Is there a Season 3 trailer?
Yes. You can watch the official trailer for Lioness Season 3 right here. But don’t settle for a taste of the action when you can get all of it. All eight episodes of Season 3 are now streaming on Paramount+.
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.
Where was Season 3 filmed?
Lioness Season 3 began production in Texas in Fall 2025.
See Lioness Season 3 photos
Zoe Saldaña as Joe in Lioness Season 3.
Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn and Michael Kelly as Byron Westfield in Lioness Season 3.
Morgan Freeman as Edwin Mullins and Michael Kelly as Byron Westfield in Lioness Season 3.
Thad Luckinbill as Kyle, Austin Hébert as Randy, and James Jordan as Two Cups in Lioness Season 3.
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.
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