We could honestly watch Nicole Kidman in anything. Be it on stage, the big screen or on a streaming platform, she excels in everything. And if you pair her with Zoe Saldaña in a gripping spy thriller? Oh, we're watching every single episode.
Which is why we're so excited to confirm Nicole and Zoe are returning for the third season of the series Lioness, which will be coming to our screens in August this year.
Lioness comes from the creator of Yellowstone, Taylor Sheridan, and follows a group of undercover female operatives working on the war on terror who are called the 'Lionesses', and no, they're no relation to the England Women's football team.
Intrigued? Here's what to know about the series ahead of it's return this summer.
What is Lioness about?
Lioness debuted in 2023 and stars Zoe Saldaña as Joe McNamara, a CIA operative who is put in charge of the Lioness program and has to balance her personal and professional live.
Following two seasons, the third season is set to arrive in August this year, and is said to see the team face their most difficult mission yet. This is the official synopsis: "Joe (Saldaña) walks the line between duty and home as unseen forces circle her world. Patterns appear where they shouldn’t, names vanish, and paths rearrange.
"Guided by Kaitlyn (Kidman) and Westfield (Kelly), Joe confronts enemies operating in the shadows, leaving her to reckon with a war that now reaches into every part of her life."
When is season three of Lioness on?
Two years on from the end of season two, the third season of Lioness will begin streaming on Paramount+ here in the UK from 2nd August.
The series is expected to have eight episodes and appears to be released on a weekly basis. The first two seasons are available to stream on Paramount+ now if you haven't seen it yet.
Who stars in Lioness?
Leading Lioness is Zoe Saldaña as Joe McNamara who is in charge of the Lioness programme and Nicole Kidman who plays Kaitlyn Meade, aka Joe's boss.
Here's who will also be in the cast as we head into season three:
- Michael Kelly as Byron Westfield, the CIA Deputy Director of Operations and Kaitlyn's boss
- Morgan Freeman as Edwin Mullins, the US secretary of state
- Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz Manuelos, a Lioness operative in the first season who becomes a Delta Force operator in season two
- Dave Annable as Dr. Neal McNamara, Joe's husband and a paediatric oncology surgeon
- Hannah Love Lanier as Kate McNamara, Joe and Neal's teenage daughter
- Jill Wagner as Bobby, a team leader on the Lioness programme
- LaMonica Garrett as Tucker, a QRF member
- James Jordan as Two Cups, a QRF member
- Austin Hébert as Randy, QRF member
- Genesis Rodriguez as Captain Josephina Carrillo, a U.S. Army pilot who is recruited into the Lioness programme
- Jonah Wharton as Tex, a QRF member
- Thad Luckinbill as Kyle McManus, one of Joe's colleagues
- Ian Bohen as Grady, a new character for season three who works as a U.S. Army Delta Force operator
Bring on season three!
Seasons one and two of Lioness are available on Paramount+ now
