The Taylor Sheridan series, starring Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman, is back Aug. 2 on Paramount+.

Lioness returns with explosive season 3 trailer: ‘I’m scared for you’

The Taylor Sheridan series, starring Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman, is back Aug. 2 on Paramount+.

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June 11, 2026 11:00 a.m. ET

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- Paramount+ has released the first trailer for *Lioness* season 3.

- The Taylor Sheridan series returns on Aug. 2.

- Zoe Saldaña goes to war in the new look at the spy thriller.

*Lioness* is finally back with the start of a new fight.

More than 18 months after the action-packed season 2 finale, the Taylor Sheridan series gave a first look at season 3 on Thursday with an explosive trailer.

"I'm scared for you," Neal (Dave Annable) tells his wife, CIA officer Joe (Zoe Saldaña). "I'm scared that we became this world."

Joe, ever the realist, retorts, "The world didn't become this way — it's always been this way."

During the first two seasons, Joe recruited two new lionesses — Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira) and Josie (Genesis Rodriguez) — to go undercover in the team's latest war on terror. A mission at the end of season 2 put Joe and company at risk, to the point that they were preparing to sacrifice themselves rather than be captured. Thankfully, backup arrived before it came to that. With many of her colleagues injured, Joe returned to D.C. and reunited with Neal.

"If I was in Neal's shoes, I don't know if I would stay, if I would be this accepting," Saldaña recently told **. "And that's the tension that Joe always has to keep at home between her and Neal. He's promising her that he's gonna be there, but the question is, can she be there?"

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'Lioness' season 3 first look: Zoe Saldaña teases Joe's 'demanding' new mission (exclusive)

'Lioness' season 3: What we know about the espionage thriller's return

In season 3, Joe must walk the line between duty and her home life, as hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals collide. Aided by CIA deputy director Westfield (Michael Kelly) and her boss and mentor Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman), Joe confronts enemies operating in the shadows, forcing her to reckon with a war that now reaches into every part of her life.

"There's just so much that is constantly being asked of Joe," Saldaña shared. "I had various conversations with Taylor in terms of where he was gonna take it, and I really am so happy and so proud of the direction that he eventually took for Joe. It was very demanding, I'm not gonna lie. [*Laughs*] And I didn't even know if I was gonna be able to pull it off. But Joe and the team deserved so much more from me, and so I really wanted to step up to the best of my abilities — and I hope I did."

For more from Saldaña, read EW's *Lioness* season 3 first look.

*Lioness* season 3 premieres Aug. 2 on Paramount+.

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