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A Brutal April Exit Looms for Taylor Sheridan’s 8-Part Spy Thriller
Taylor Sheridan’s TV universe has sprawled so far that it is easy to forget Lioness is still one of his sharpest streaming hits. It is slicker, meaner, and more overtly high-stakes than some of his ranch-and-oil dramas, which is part of why it found such a strong audience when it premiered. It is also why the upcoming access change is going to sting a little.
Based on the Prime sample-window change, Lioness is another title that will no longer be casually available in April. The series’ main home remains Paramount+, where Season 2 originally rolled out in late 2024. The cast is led by Zoe Saldaña as Joe, with Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz Manuelos, Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn Meade, Michael Kelly as Byron Westfield, Morgan Freeman as Edwin Mullins, and Genesis Rodriguez as Josephina Carrillo.
The show remains one of Paramount+’s most recognizable Sheridan brands, even if it sometimes gets overshadowed by the louder Yellowstone-adjacent titles. So yes, the devastating part here is simple: If Prime’s sample access is your route into Lioness, that shortcut is about to disappear. From April on, Paramount+ looks set to be the only real home base for Joe’s war.
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Is ‘Lioness’ Worth Watching?
Collider’s review, by Michael John Petty, stated that Lioness Season 2 justified its own existence more than expected, even if it didn’t quite match the self-contained power of the first installment. After Season 1 ended on an emotionally devastating note for Joe (Saldaña), the new season expanded the scope of the narrative while doubling down on the show’s core tension: the impossible balance between duty to country and duty to family.
“Lioness is based on the real-life team, after all, and while the series differs from the true story, its commitment to examining the genuine psychological effects of these operations is both admirable and daunting. As civilians, it can be challenging to try to understand the sorts of hardships those in the U.S. Armed Forces face, and Lioness does its best to show how all of that plays out — both in the field and off it. Season 2 is certainly a step in the right direction for this series and leads us to hope Sheridan will pursue more thriller projects in the future.”
Lioness streams on Paramount+.
- Release Date
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July 23, 2023
- Network
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Paramount+
- Directors
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John Hillcoat, Anthony Byrne, Paul Cameron, Stephen Kay, Taylor Sheridan
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Laysla De Oliveira
Cruz Manuelos
