Paramount+ released the official trailer for the Taylor Sheridan-created series on Thursday ahead of its season premiere on Sunday, Aug. 2. The espionage thriller follows CIA operative Joe (Zoe Saldaña) as she balances her “personal and professional lives as the tip of the spear in the agency’s war on terror.”
Lioness spent several months in North Texas filming scenes from October 2025 to March 2026.
Much of the Lioness cast from the first two seasons are back for Season 3.
In addition to Saldaña, Lioness stars Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Genesis Rodriguez, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Thad Luckinbill, Hannah Love Lanier and Yellowstone alumnus Ian Bohen.
If the new trailer (and synopsis below) are any indication, things are not looking good for Saldaña’s crew heading into Season 3.
“Hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals collide. Joe (Saldaña) walks the line between duty and home as unseen forces circle her world. Patterns appear where they shouldn’t, names vanish, and paths rearrange. Guided by Kaitlyn (Kidman) and Westfield (Kelly), Joe confronts enemies operating in the shadows, leaving her to reckon with a war that now reaches into every part of her life,” the Season 3 synopsis states.
Lioness closed roads in downtown Fort Worth for shooting at Wicked Butcher, the Sinclair Hotel, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, the Hilton Fort Worth and at Fort Worth’s old city hall.
Production also closed streets around Texas Christian University in the University West and Berkeley Place neighborhoods, and around the Cultural District.
Lioness Season 3 premieres Aug. 2 on Paramount+.
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram