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Drama, War & Politics  •  2023-2024  •  52 min  •  Adults (18+)

Lioness (2023-2024)

Lioness poster

Lioness (2023-2024)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.1

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

Zoe Saldaña  •   Laysla De Oliveira  •   Dave Annable

Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

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.

Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium

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

LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: High

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.

Female Combat: Yes
Confidence: High

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.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

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.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

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.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

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

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.8
The Movie Database logo
8.0

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.2
Metacritic logo
5.6

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