TV series

Lioness

2021–2023 · 2 seasons

A somber, slow-burning drama about a woman fighting to reclaim her life, with a steady undercurrent of tension and emotional weight.

Tagline: Backing down is not in her nature.
Overview: A woman is wrongly convicted of fraud and in the process losses her children. She emerges from prison eight years later intending to reunite with her children and clear her name.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, family, betrayal, redemption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
family
betrayal
redemption
identity
Places: big city
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild