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Lioness: Sheridan, Saldaña, Kidman Series Gets New Name & Images

Taylor Sheridan's Paramount+ espionage thriller has a new name (Special Ops: Lioness) and new looks at Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, and more.

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The Taylor Sheridan Universe continued making news on Friday (check out what's going on with Yellowstone here) with first-look images and an overview of the highly-anticipated espionage thriller Special Ops: Lioness. Stemming from Sheridan, the streaming series stars lead & executive producer Zoe Saldaña, Academy Award winner & executive producer Nicole Kidman, Laysla De Oliveira, and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman. Stemming from MTV Entertainment Studios & 101 Studios and streaming exclusively on Paramount+, here's a look at what we can expect:

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Zoe Saldana as Joe and Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn Meade in season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo credit: Ramona Rosales/Paramount+
Lioness: Sheridan, Saldaña, Kidman Series Gets New Name & Images
Laysla De Oliveria as Cruz Manuelos in Season 1 streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: Lynsey Addario/Paramount+
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Zoe Saldana as Joe in Season 1 streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: Lynsey Addario/Paramount+
Lioness: Sheridan, Saldaña, Kidman Series Gets New Name & Images
Zoe Saldana as Joe in Season 1 streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: Lynsey Addario/Paramount+
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L-R James Jordan as Two Cups, Jonah Wharton as Tex, Jill Wagner as Bobby, Zoe Saldana as Joe, Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn Meade, Austin Hébert as Randy and Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz Manuelos in episode 5, Season 1 streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo credit: Greg Lewis/Paramount+
Lioness: Sheridan, Saldaña, Kidman Series Gets New Name & Images
L-R Jill Wagner as Bobby, Thad Luckinbill as Kyle, Zoe Saldana as Joe, James Jordan as Two Cups, Jonah Wharton as Tex, Austin Hébert as Randy in episode 5, Season 1 streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo credit: Greg Lewis/Paramount+
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L-R Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz Manuelos, Zoe Saldana as Joe, and Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn Meade in episode 7, Season 1 streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+
Lioness: Sheridan, Saldaña, Kidman Series Gets New Name & Images
L-R Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn Meade, Michael Kelly as Bryon Westfield and Zoe Saldana as Joe in episode 7, Season 1 streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+

SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS is based on a real-life program and follows Cruz Manuelos (De Oliveira), a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine recruited to join the Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Saldaña will play Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.

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Stephanie Nur as Aaliyah and Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz Manuelos in episode 8, Season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+

Paramount+'s Special Ops: Lioness also stars series regulars Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Stephanie Nur, and Hannah Love Lanier – with Emmy Award nominee Michael Kelly in a recurring role. Sheridan, Saldaña & Kidman executive produce, along with David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Jill Wagner, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Malone, and John Hillcoat.

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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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