Why it may be worth watching
- Lioness combines Drama and War & Politics storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable.
- Viewers currently rate it 8.3/10 from 1,726 votes.
TV series
Lioness
This wasn't the mission.
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.
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Cast
Zoe SaldañaJoe McNamara
Laysla De OliveiraCruz Manuelos
Dave AnnableNeal McNamara
Jill WagnerBobby
LaMonica GarrettTucker
James JordanTwo Cups
Genesis RodriguezCaptain Josephina 'Josie' Carrillo
Michael KellyByron Westfield
Austin HébertRandy
Jonah WhartonTex
Hannah Love LanierKate McNamara
Nicole KidmanKaitlyn Meade
Morgan FreemanSecretary of State Edwin Mullins
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, War & Politics. The available catalogue spans 3 seasons.
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Themes and topics
central intelligence agency (cia)undercover agentus militaryspecial opsthoughtfulspy thriller
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Reviews
MovieGuysExternal review ·
Amazed this has such a high rating. I managed about 20 minutes of this, loaded down as it is, with what I view as cynical propaganda for US military exceptionalism.
Suffice to say, I could find little to like. From the US military asserting its right to invade and occupy, other nations, through to the US poor being more or less, forced into military service, as an escape from domestic abuse and poverty. Pretty depressing stuff.
Acting is fine and clearly money has been spent, on the action scenes, military equipment and more.
In summary, a d…
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Amazed this has such a high rating. I managed about 20 minutes of this, loaded down as it is, with what I view as cynical propaganda for US military exceptionalism.
Suffice to say, I could find little to like. From the US military asserting its right to invade and occupy, other nations, through to the US poor being more or less, forced into military service, as an escape from domestic abuse and poverty. Pretty depressing stuff.
Acting is fine and clearly money has been spent, on the action scenes, military equipment and more.
In summary, a depressing series, that see's US exceptionalism, taking centre stage, once again.
HorsefaceExternal review ·
My favorite actor is the wax doll that vaguely resembles a younger Nicole Kidman. It's amazing what they can do with animatronics these days. Even though they clearly have very little mechanics to mimic human facial expressions, at times, it almost appears human!
BTW, this rating is for season one. It's quite good. I just started season two, and I'm abandoning it before the end of episode one. It's utter trash, zero stars. Just watch season one and pretend the show was canceled after that. It basically canceled itself artistically with season two.
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