TV series

Lioness

2023 · 3 seasons

A tense, grounded spy thriller that keeps you on edge with its blend of covert operations and personal sacrifice.

Tagline: This wasn't the mission.
Overview: Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program, is tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and bleak. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: War, identity, loyalty, survival
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
identity
loyalty
survival
betrayal
Places: military
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild