Taylor Sheridan’s “Lioness” filmed its third season in Fort Worth and all around North Texas.
The Paramount+ series 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.” The show also stars Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly and Morgan Freeman.
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“Lioness” spent several months in the Metroplex filming scenes from October 2025 to March 2026.
Here’s a look at all the North Texas locations featured in season 3, episode 4, “Murder Hornets,” which aired Sunday, Aug. 23, on Paramount+.
Editor’s note: Spoilers for “Lioness” below.
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
The episode opens with Joe being tortured inside an airplane hangar.

L-R: Jonah Wharton as Tex, Jill Wagner as Bobby, Thad Luckinbill as Kyle in “Lioness,” episode 4, season 3, streaming on Paramount+, 2026.
This was filmed at Fort Worth’s Meacham International Airport.
Ashton Hotel and The French Room
At 38:32, Byron (Michael Kelly) and Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) meet with a Russian diplomat.

Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn in “Lioness,” episode 4, season 3, streaming on Paramount+, 2026.
The exterior of the restaurant was filmed at Fort Worth’s Ashton Hotel, which also appeared in episode 2, while the interior was filmed at The French Room inside Dallas’ Adolphus Hotel.
“Lioness” airs Sundays on Paramount+.