Taylor Sheridan‘s Lioness has put in a lot of work to make their cast look very different than they do in real life.
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Created by Sheridan, the hit Paramount+ series is a spy thriller that follows the leader of a CIA team that enlists female operatives – known as Lionesses – to go undercover in the war on terror.
The first two seasons followed Joe (Zoe Saldaña) as she recruited Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira) and Josie (Genesis Rodriguez) to go undercover. A season 2 mission put the team at risk that nearly ended in a group sacrifice.
Coming off the difficult mission that resulted in several injuries, Joe returned to D.C. and reunited with her husband, Neal (Dave Annable). Season 3 will follow Joe as she balances her personal and professional life.
Keep scrolling to see what the stars of Lioness look like in real life:
De Oliveira won Us over as Cruz Manuelos, who is a Force Recon Marine and Lioness operative in the first season. She becomes an U.S. Army Delta Force operator attached to G Squadron and a handler in the second season.
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Wagner plays Bobby, who is the team leader for the Lioness program’s QRF.
Jordan, who has worked with Sheridan in the past, is known as Two Cups.
Rounding out the Lioness program is Tex, who is also part of QRF.
Another star-studded addition is Freeman’s Edwin Mullins a.k.a the fictional U.S. Secretary of State.
After being promoted in season 2, Byron Westfield continued his role on the show as the CIA’s Deputy Director of Operations and Kaitlyn’s boss.
Bohen will be introduced in season 3 as Grady. He is described as a U.S. Army Delta Force operator and K9 handler.
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This story was originally published August 2, 2026 at 6:01 AM.