I’m low-key cheating with this one as there’s still time to catch up with Special Ops: Lioness before season one ends. The series sees Cruz Manuelos escape an abusive relationship by joining the Marines. After her exceptional performance, she’s recruited for the intense Lioness program and sent to befriend the daughter of a suspected terrorist (her kill mark).

Cruz reports into CIA officer Joe (Zoe Saldaña), who’s torn between her demanding but important work and the strain it puts on her family at home. The cast is rounded out by Nicole Kidman as Joe’s supervisor Kaitlyn, Dave Annable as Joe’s husband Neil, and Morgan Freeman even pops up as Secretary of State.

It’s an intense thriller filled with the grit, heart and surprise twists we’ve come to expect from any project that Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan delivers.

Watch Special Ops: Lioness on Paramount+

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