Season 1 of Special Ops: Lioness started on July 23, 2023, and fans are already invested in this story of an elite CIA team battling a terrorist organization starring Zoe Saldaña. The show premiered on Paramount+ and already has a schedule set up for the rest of the season.

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The synopsis for the show states Saldaña plays Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program. The CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team recruits Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira), a young Marine, training her to be an undercover operative.

The show also stars Dave Annable as Neil, Jill Wagner as Bobby, Jill Wagner as Bobby, James Jordan as Two Cups, Austin Hébert as Randy, Jonah Wharton as Tex, Stephanie Nur as Aaliyah Amrohi, Hannah Love Lanier as Kate, Nicole Kidman as Kaitlyn Meade, Morgan Freeman as Edwin Mullins, Michael Kelly as Byron Westfield, Martin Donovan as Errol Meade, Ray Corasani as Ehsan, Sam Asghari as Kamal, Carla Mansour as Malika, and Adam Budron as Sami.

With a cast like that, who can look away.

What time do Special Ops: Lioness episodes come out?

The first two episodes are already up, and will be released on subsequent Sunday evenings for the next six weeks. The show is exclusively on Paramount+ which has plans starting at $5.99 a month or a Showtime bundle for $11.99 a month. The first episode is available to watch for free even if you don't have a subscription, just to see if it's worth the investment.

When does the next episode of Special Ops: Lioness Season 1 come out?

Below is the schedule for the full first season:

  • Episode 1, “Sacrificial Soldiers,” as of July 23, 2023
  • Episode 2, “The Beating,” July 23, 2023
  • Episode 3, “Bruise Like a Fist,” July 30, 2023
  • Episode 4, “The Choice of Failure,” August 6, 2023
  • Episode 5, “Truth Is the Shrewdest Lie,” August 13, 2023
  • Episode 6, “The Lie Is the Truth,” August 20, 2023
  • Episode 7, “Wish the Fight Away,” August 27, 2023
  • Episode 8, “Gone Is the Illusion of Order,” September 3, 2023
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