Lioness
Summary
Zoe Saldaña consecrate an update onSpecial Ops : Lionessseason 2 , designate doubts about a renewal . A spy thriller create byYellowstone’sTaylor Sheridan , the Paramount+ show premiered in July 2023 . Based on a real - biography CIA program , the tale follows Cruz Manuelos ( Laysla De Oliveira ) as a untried Marine who ’s recruited to join the CIA ’s Lioness Engagement Team to bring down a terrorist organization from within . Along with De Oliveira andGuardians of the Galaxystar Saldaña , the show also stars Nicole Kidman , Morgan Freeman , andHouse of Cardsactor Michael Kelly .
After De Oliveria recently expressed dubiety aboutSpecial Ops : Lionessseason 2 , Saldaña struck a similar tone in an interview withComicbook.com . Although the show has been touted as a success in viewership and even got a strong-arm medium release , the star remark thatthe writer ' and actors ' strikes might have affect the undercover agent thriller ’s chances . Still , theAvataralum touched on the aspects of the series that resonate . Read her quote below :
I ’ve hear affair here and there . I sure enough hope so . We were anxious , specially Nicole [ Kidman ] and I. We had Leslie Townes Hope . We were so bright that this was gon na find its community . But it ’s driven by women , where women are at the helm . And they ’re wearing chapeau that gentleman normally wear upon . And then when we started our forwarding , our public press tour for it , we were struck with a strike . So we were swimming upstream . And then to know that the first calendar month of Lioness coming out it became the most - watched series on Paramount+ at that time . It just made us so grateful and well-chosen and activated , and we know that the studio apartment was super aroused , Paramount+ was excited , and so was Paramount . I ’m friend with Brian Robbins , the CEO of Paramount , and he and his married woman were so excited to watch Lioness and that meant everything to Nicole and I.
Why Special Ops: Lioness Season 2 Might Still Happen
Saldaña mentions the Hollywood strikes , which affected fellow Paramount+ seriesWolf Pack . The recently canceled supernatural play was reportedly on trail to be renewed . It would have cost more for Paramount+ to advertise the show ’s eventual return due to the holdup at a fourth dimension when the streamer was looking to cut disbursement , which factored into the cancelation decision . Considering it has beenmonths sinceSpecial Opsendedwith season 1 , itcould be facing a similar calculus .
However , Special Opsseason 2 ’s destiny may disagree since it was a smash for Paramount+ . Thestreamer claimed that the series broke viewership record , specifically that it had themost - watched global series premiere in its first 24 time of day . At the time of its freeing , it beatYellowstoneand previous record - holderHalo . These positively charged marks are back up by the Nielsen streaming chart , where the spy thriller execute strongly relative to other Paramount+ originals .
Withthe cancelation ofWolf Pack , only three in high spirits - profile Paramount+ originals have n’t yet been renew . One is theFrasierrevival , which star and executive producer Kelsey Grammer indicated will likely return . The remaining two areLawmen : Bass ReevesandSpecial Ops : Lioness , both with Sheridan ’s affaire . Their fortune will likely be clarified in the come weeks and months , with Leslie Townes Hope that either freshman show will continue beyond their unmarried time of year .
All episodes ofSpecial Ops : Lionessare on Paramount+ .
Source : Comicbook.com
