Lionessseason 2 gets a new trailer, revealing new details about Zoe Saldaña’s high-stakes mission as Joe. Created by Taylor Sheridan, the hit Paramount+ show premiered in 2023, focusing on a CIA program in which female agents are placed far behind enemy lines to gather intel and disrupt terrorist cells. The show was a major viewership hit, andLionessseason 2is now confirmed to arrive at the end of this month, with Joe set to return for more shadowy operations against terrorists.
Paramount+now releases a new sneak peek trailer forLionessseason 2, revealing additional details about Joe’s mission and teasing that she won’t be able to trust anyone around her. Crucially, the trailer teases that the story for the show’s sophomore outing kicks off with the kidnapping of an American congresswoman and the murder of her family. Joe is then tasked with bringing the people responsible to justice, seemingly by any means necessary.
The trailer also reveals more about how characters like Nicole Kidman’s Kaitlyn Meade, Michael Kelly’s Byron Westfield, Morgan Freeman’s Edwin Mullins will factor into the new season, with Freeman poised for a larger role after a brief cameo in season 1. Check out the trailer below:
TheLionessseason 2 cast is set to feature a mix of newcomers and familiar faces, including Genesis Rodriguez, Jill Wagner, Max Martini, Kirk Acevedo, Patricia De Lion, Dave Annable, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, and Hannah Love Lanier.
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Season 1 followed Joe and her new recruit, Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira), as they infiltrate a terrorist organization in order to take down a notorious arms dealer. TheLionessseason 1 endingwraps this story up, andCruz is seemingly not set to return in season 2, with Joe instead set to embark on an entirely new mission with a new recruit. Should the show get renewed for season 3, which seems likely if season 2 repeats the viewership success of season 1, it’s possible that a similar approach will be taken.
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As for season 2’s story, the trailer teases thatthere will be even more action this time around, including on American soil. Thad Luckinbill returns in season 2 as Kyle, this time a series regular, and the trailer would suggest that he could be pursuing his own goals, potentially coming into conflict with Joe. A core part of the balance of season 1 was high-stakes action coupled with the shadowy world of CIA operations, where laws are broken and everyone has their own agenda – this looks to be returning in force in season 2.
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In addition to shows in the largerYellowstoneuniverse, Sheridan has a long list of writing credits, including the critically-acclaimedSicario(2015). This movie – directed by Denis Villeneuve – is all about the blurring of legal lines as a specialized task force works to take down drug cartels operating at the U.S.– Mexico border.Lionessseason 2 certainly looks to have aSicarioflavor to it, with CIA task forces operating on U.S. soil and the body count starting to rise.
Season 1 was just as much about Joe’s tumultuous life at home as it was about her mission, and it’s not immediately clear whether that will still be the case in season 2. Joe’s husband, Neal, and her daughter, Kate, do appear in the trailer, but only briefly. While many questions remain aboutLionessseason 2, the new season looks like it will be an action-packed outing.
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Special Ops: Lioness is a Paramount+ original series starring Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman. The series centers on a marine and a CIA agent who work together with the daughter of a dangerous terrorist group to destroy the organization. Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone co-creator) and Jill Wagner created the series, which was directed by Paul Cameron and Anthony Byrne.
