{"id":38243,"date":"2025-01-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=38243"},"modified":"2025-01-26T19:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T00:08:45","slug":"special-ops-lioness-aka-lioness-season-2-2023-created-by-taylor-sheridan-starring-zoe-saldana-laysla-de-oliveira-michael-kelly-with-morgan-freeman-and-nicol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=38243","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSpecial Ops: Lioness\u201d aka \u201cLioness\u201d: Season 2 (2023); created by Taylor Sheridan; starring Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Laysla De Oliveira, Michael Kelly with Morgan Freeman and Nicole Kidman \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2025\/z012725zview_lioness_s2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"607\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Special Ops: Lioness <\/strong><\/em>aka<em><strong> Lioness: Season 2<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(2024)<\/p>\n<p>Created by: <strong>Taylor Sheridan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Director: <strong>Taylor Sheridan<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(Eps. 1-2); <strong>Michael Friedman<\/strong> (Eps. 3-4); <strong>Stephen Kay <\/strong>\u00a0(Eps. 5-8)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Teleplay: <strong>Taylor Sheridan<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(Eps. 1-8)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stars: <strong>Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Lays la De Oliveira<\/strong><strong>, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Genesis Rodriguez, Michael Kelly, Austin H\u00e9bert, Jonah Wharton, Thad Luckinbill, Hannah Love Lanier, Nicole Kidman, Bruce McGill, Jennifer Ehle, Martin Donovan, Taylor Sheridan, Celestina Harris, Martin Donovan, Max Martini, Kirk Acevedo, Robyn Lively,<br \/>\nJay Huguley, Demi\u00e1n Castro <\/strong>and<strong> Morgan Freeman.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tagline: None.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Plot&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Joe McNamara (Salda\u00f1a) is a CIA squad leader in charge of the Lioness program.\u00a0 When a cartel sends assassins to the US, a Congresswoman is kidnapped and family massacred.\u00a0 Joe&#8217;s team is sent to Mexico to retrieve the Congresswoman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the mission, it is decided that the leadership of the cartel is getting too bold.\u00a0 A message will be sent on Mexican soil.\u00a0 It will be Joe and the Lioness program that delivers it.\u00a0 The new recruit to the program has the connection needed, but can she be trusted&#8230; when it&#8217;s a family member she will betray?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\">Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Season two is even better than season one.\u00a0 It starts with a bang and never lets up.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Sheridan writes every episode, directs the first two and even shows up acting in some.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\"><em><strong>Special Ops: Lioness aka Lioness: Season 2<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0rates 5 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2025\/z012725zview_lioness_s2a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"224\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Ops: Lioness aka Lioness: Season 2\u00a0(2024) Created by: Taylor Sheridan Director: Taylor Sheridan\u00a0(Eps. 1-2); 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