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Lioness
Season 1
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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.
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8 Episodes
Sacrificial Soldiers
E1
Sacrificial Soldiers
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.
The Beating
E2
The Beating
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.
Bruise Like a Fist
E3
Bruise Like a Fist
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.
The Choice of Failure
E4
The Choice of Failure
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.
Truth Is the Shrewdest Lie
E5
Truth Is the Shrewdest Lie
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.
The Lie Is the Truth
E6
The Lie Is the Truth
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.
Wish the Fight Away
E7
Wish the Fight Away
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.
Gone Is the Illusion of Order
E8
Gone Is the Illusion of Order
Cruz arrives at the wedding, Aaliyah still has doubts about getting married, "Ace of Spades" is acquired while a true identity is revealed putting the mission at risk. DC has doubts and wants to scrub, but can't make the actual call. Kate has nightmares and Joe has to deal with family fallout during a mission.
Cast of Season 1
Zoe Saldaña
Joe McNamara
Laysla De Oliveira
Cruz Manuelos
Dave Annable
Neal McNamara
Jill Wagner
Bobby
LaMonica Garrett
Tucker
James Jordan
Two Cups
Austin Hébert
Randy
Stephanie Nur
Aaliyah Amrohi
Jonah Wharton
Tex
Hannah Love Lanier
Kate McNamara
Nicole Kidman
Kaitlyn Meade
Season 1 Ratings & Reviews
Autostraddle
Natalie
That Lioness works at all, it is on the backs of its stars who are engaging enough to watch, even as the story fails them.
TheWrap
Thelma Adams
As the end credits rolled on Sheridan's well-crafted thriller, I immediately wanted to discover what happens next.
USA Today
Kelly Lawler
This isn't "Zero Dark Thirty." This isn't even "American Sniper." This is "Dallas" in Syria.
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
There's a place for what amounts to meat-and-potatoes TV, even in the prestige-conscious streaming world. Nevertheless, when it comes to training an audience to come back week after week, Special Ops: Lioness feels about as basic as it gets.
The Hollywood Reporter
Angie Han
Great army ad, lackluster drama.
New York Times
Mike Hale
It looks like an awful lot of other counterterrorism thrillers, with a visceral punch to its action and a ticky-tacky, backlot feel whenever it moves in close on its Middle Eastern settings.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
"Special Ops: Lioness" has all the makings of a crackling good military spy thriller.
Variety
Alison Herman
It is perhaps predictable that the Sheridan take on pop feminism would weaponize women's liberation in service of the military industrial complex. After all, that rhetorical sleight of hand is as much a cliché as the rest of "Lioness."
RogerEbert.com
Clint Worthington
Despite its prestige-level budget and cast of way-overqualified A-list stars, "Special Ops: Lioness" lands with a jingoistic thud, feeling more like a 45-minute USMC recruitment ad than an honest-to-God military thriller.
Entertainment Weekly
Kristen Baldwin
For 'Lioness,' creator Taylor Sheridan has assembled a handful of Strong Female Character tropes and sent them to war - resulting in a serviceable intelligence drama that escapes mediocrity thanks to its two leads.
The Daily Beast
Nick Schager
Seems destined to follow the path of his prior Paramount+ hits: a show that features lots of talented people wasting their time on second-rate material targeted directly at red-state viewers.
The Playlist
Rodrigo Perez
Arguably more absorbing than any of these recent shows.
What She Said
Anne Brodie
Wish there were moments of positivity and light because Joe's life demands relief from pitched drama and so do ours. However, in lieu of that, there's always Morgan Freeman!
Common Sense Media
Monique Jones
This is an intriguing show for fans of the action genre, particularly fans of shows that focus on America's war in the Middle East...
JoBlo's Movie Network
Alex Maidy
Zoe Saldana and Laysla De Oliveira live up to the title of this series as fierce warriors. Few series have hooked me after one episode the way Special Ops: Lioness has and I cannot wait to see more.
Yahoo! Movies
Martin Carr
Special Ops: Lioness proves to be a slow burn thriller, combined with an enthralling character study, which is effortlessly held together by a top tier ensemble cast.
TV Guide
Tim Surette
There's nothing too complex going on here, but [De Oliveira's Cruz] is layered just enough for a show like this, which lies somewhere between a CBS military drama with a blank-check budget and a Showtime thriller that knows how to hit its marks.
Decider
Joel Keller
Special Ops: Lioness isn't a mess, but it's strangely inessential and inert, given its cast and Sheridan's involvement.
The Spool
Beau North
The message here is clear: you either assimilate into a man's world or are not worthy of it. For Lioness, anything soft or built from feminine/femme virtues is worthless.
Fat Guys at the Movies
Kevin Carr
Decent action and tense drama highlight this series which still drips with Taylor Sheridan's hyper-masculinity despite its female cast.
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