7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Lioness (2023)
Lioness (2023)
Overview
Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program, is tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program, is tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The show consciously balances elements appealing to both conservative and liberal audiences, portraying national security with a patriotic lens while incorporating DEI themes and addressing contentious issues, ultimately aiming for bipartisan appeal and political consensus.
The series prominently features an all-female special operations team and places women in key leadership positions, challenging traditional gender roles within the spy genre. Additionally, it incorporates a central queer storyline, contributing to inclusive storytelling and reflecting a deliberate effort to explore diverse experiences.
Secondary
Lioness features visible and central LGBTQ+ representation, including lesbian characters and storylines that resonate with queer viewers. While some portrayals receive mixed critiques for depth, the series is recognized for contributing significantly to queer visibility in its genre, resulting in a net positive impact.
The show features female operatives who are portrayed as highly skilled and effective warriors. They engage in and win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents as part of their covert missions, consistent with their training and roles.
Lioness (2023) focuses on cisgender female military operatives and their interpersonal dynamics, including lesbian and bisexual identities. The narrative does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor is there any mention or depiction of the transsexual community in the storyline or character descriptions.
Lioness is an original series, meaning its characters were created specifically for the show and do not have prior canonical or historical gender identities to be swapped from. No instances of gender swapping are identified.
No information was found to indicate that any character in the show "Lioness" (2023–) was canonically, historically, or widely established as one race and then portrayed as a different race. Therefore, no race swap has been identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
8.0
Critic Ratings
7.3
5.6
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