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Paramount+ Debuts Lioness Season 3, Ukraine Strike Sparks DC Threat

8/3/2026

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Paramount+ premiered season 3 of the espionage series “Lioness” on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
Zoe Saldaña stars as CIA station chief Joe McNamara, with Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly and Morgan Freeman as senior officials.
In episode “The Spider and the Fly,” McNamara’s team launches a covert strike in Ukraine and then faces a threat that follows her to Washington, D.C., endangering her.

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Paramount+ premiered season 3 of the espionage series “Lioness” on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
Zoe Saldaña stars as CIA station chief Joe McNamara, with Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly and Morgan Freeman as senior officials.
In episode “The Spider and the Fly,” McNamara’s team launches a covert strike in Ukraine and then faces a threat that follows her to Washington, D.C., endangering her.