Lioness Season 3 premieres on Paramount August 2, 2026

The third season of the espionage series "Lioness" will premiere on Paramount on Sunday, August 2, 2026. The show, starring Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman, has released a gallery of first-look images ahead of its return.

Saldaña reprises her role as CIA officer Joe McNamara, who leads the Lioness program, a covert initiative that places female operatives undercover within terrorist organizations. The new season finds Joe navigating heightened personal and professional dangers. According to a released synopsis, hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals will collide as Joe walks the line between duty and home. Unseen forces circle her world, patterns appear where they shouldn't, and she is forced to confront a war that reaches into every part of her life.

She will be guided by her boss and mentor, Kaitlyn Meade, played by Nicole Kidman, and CIA Deputy Director Byron Westfield, played by Michael Kelly. The season continues from the harrowing events of the second season finale, which placed Joe and her entire team in extreme peril before a last-minute rescue.

In a recent interview, Saldaña described the upcoming season as very demanding, noting she was initially...