Paramount+ just released the official trailer for Special Ops: Lioness, the latest addition to Taylor Sheridan’s roster of dramas on the streaming service. The minute-and-a-half trailer introduces Zpe Saldana’s character and the world in which the espionage thriller operates.
The season one cast also includes Laysla De Oliveira, Emmy nominee Michael Kelly, Oscar winner Morgan Freeman, and Oscar winner Nicole Kidman. Additional cast members include Dave Annable (Sheridan’s Yellowstone), LaMonica Garrett (Sheridan’s 1883), Jill Wagner, James Jordan (Sheridan’s Mayor of Kingstown), Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Stephanie Nur, and Hannah Love Lanier.
The series will premiere on July 23, 2023 with the release of the first two episodes. New episodes follow on subsequent Sundays.
Series creator Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, Zoe Saldaña, and Nicole Kidman executive produce. Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Jill Wagner, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Malone, and John Hillcoat also serve as executive producers. Special Ops: Lioness is an MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios production for Paramount+.
Paramount+ released the following description of the new drama:
Special Ops Lioness, inspired by an actual U.S. Military program, follows the life of Joe (Saldaña) 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 Donald 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 9/11.
