“Special Ops: Lioness” is a spy thriller created by Taylor Sheridan and starring Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the series.
- Special Ops: Lioness is an American spy thriller television series
- It is created by Taylor Sheridan
- The series premiered on July 23, 2023
- It is streaming Paramount+
- A female Marine is tasked with befriending the daughter of a suspected terrorist who is being surveilled by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
- Lioness was announced in September 2020 as part of a Paramount+ programming slate unveiling
- In February 2022, Zoe Saldaña was cast to star in the series
- Saldana joined as an executive producer alongside Nicole Kidman
- Laysla De Oliveira joined the cast the following month
- In June, Sheridan took over as showrunner of the series from Thomas Brady following the conclusion of the show’s writers’ room
- Casting continued in September
- With the additions of Dave Annable, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton and Hannah Love Lanier cast in key roles
- In January 2023, Kidman and Michael Kelly joined the cast alongside Morgan Freeman
- Filming began in Mallorca in January 2023
- In May 2023, it was announced that the series title was changed from Lioness to Special Ops: Lioness
- The first season of the series holds a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
- Based on 14 reviews
- On Metacritics the first season holds a 55% rating
- Based on 11 review
- It is marked as “mixed or average”
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