Lioness (2023)
A passionate Marine goes deep undercover, navigating gritty espionage and intimate betrayals to dismantle a terrorist cell.
Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program, is tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.
How intense is Lioness?
Lioness is mildly scary, with light gore and strong violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch. Rated TV-MA.
What Lioness feels like
- Tone
- suspensefulgrittyearnestintimate
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attention
Where to stream Lioness
US availability via TMDB, last checked Sep 9, 2026. The app filters picks to the services you actually have.
Is Lioness for you?
Is Lioness scary?
Only a little. Lioness has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Lioness gory or violent?
Light gore (1 of 3) and strong violence (2 of 3).
Is Lioness sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is Lioness OK for kids?
It is rated TV-MA, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 1, gore 1, violence 2, each out of 3.
Where can I stream Lioness?
Lioness is streaming on Paramount+.
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