Following the tense tale of a secretive CIA program, Special Ops: Lioness hit Paramount+ by force, giving Sheridan fans a whole new drama to obsess over. Thanks to the star-studded and sturdy spy tropes, fans have been left wondering whether the will get another season. Or, will it go the way of his other one-season wonder, 1883? Below, we’ve got everything you need to know about Paramount’s megahit and whether it’ll get a second round.
Is Special Ops: Lioness Season 2 happening?
Taylor Sheridan practically rules the roost at Paramount, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see a follow-up if he so wishes. Nothing’s been confirmed yet, but if there was to be a Season 2, we’d likely hear about it before the end of 2024.
Insider Daniel Richtman in February 2024 that Lioness had in fact been . Though, again, this hasn’t been confirmed by any official parties.
The drama series was a real winner for the , becoming one of the platform’s best-performing shows ever. Globally, it was reported the pilot episode accrued six million viewers on the streamer.
“Special Ops: Lioness scored as the number one new scripted series of the year on cable and one of the highest performers of all time on Paramount+,” said Chris McCarthy, CEO of Paramount Media Networks, in a statement. “Brilliantly created by Taylor Sheridan and brought to life by our stellar cast, this heart-pounding thriller inspired by real-life events clearly struck a chord with a huge audience.”
All this is to say that we’d be surprised if there a second season at some point. Be sure to check back, as we’ll keep you updated with any news.
Related: What could Special Ops: Lioness Season 2 be about?
In his report about Season 2, Richtman wrote: “Lioness has been renewed for Season 2. The show will be an anthology series and next season will have a new cast. It will be set in Mexico and be about the war against the Mexican drug cartel.”
All this sounds very similar to Sheridan’s 2015 film, Sicario. It’s best to take all this with a pinch of salt, though. With no Season 2 storyline or cast confirmed, it’s hard to gauge what it would all be about.
That said, an anthology approach isn’t the worst idea. In fact, we think .
Let’s look at the facts: Taylor Sheridan’s shows are often multi-season projects surrounding a single story/time, or they’re one-and-done tales. That said, one of his more recent shows, Lawmen: Bass Reeves (which Sheridan produced), is also set to be an anthology, focusing on a different famous figure in the Old West each season. So, it’s not a completely unwarranted theory.
Would Special Ops: Lioness Season 2 be on Paramount+?
Paramount+ is the home of Taylor Sheridan, where you can also watch the , Tulsa King, and .
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