Cruz does her job almost too well and gets closer to Aaliyah on Paramount+’s Special Ops: Lioness season one episode seven. “Wish the Fight Away” will premiere on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 12am PT/3am ET.
Zoe Saldaña leads the cast as Joe, and Laysla De Oliveira stars as Cruz Manuelos. Emmy Award nominee Michael Kelly plays Bryon Westfield, Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman is US Secretary of State Edwin Mullins, Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman Kaitlyn Meade, and Dave Annable is Neal, Joe’s husband.
The cast also includes Jill Wagner as Bobby, LaMonica Garrett as Tucker, James Jordan as Two Cups, Austin Hébert as Randy, Jonah Wharton as Tex, Stephanie Nur as Aaliyah, and Hannah Love Lanier as Kate.
“Wish the Fight Away” Plot: 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.
Special Ops: Lioness Plot, Courtesy of Paramount+
Special Ops: Lioness, inspired by an actual U.S. Military program, follows the life of Joe (Saldaña) the Lioness Program director tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA’s spear in the war on terror. The Lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade (Kidman) and Byron Westfield (Kelly), 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 attack.
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