In two weeks, Taylor Sheridan takes over TV all over again when “Lioness” Season 2 premieres on Paramount+ later this month. So what’s in store for audiences as the CIA’s secretive program continues its fight against terrorism?

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The show’s new sneak peek doesn’t too much away, but it boats new footage from the upcoming season.  Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman return for Season 2, which sees the Lioness program focus on a target closer to US borders and requires them to enlist a new recruit for their team.

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Can a recently recruited operative help the Lioness program? The upcoming season of “Lioness” sees the team facing a mysterious threat. Their new member is tasked with a dangerous mission, as Joe (Zoe Saldaña), Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman), and Byron (Michael Kelly) provide much-needed support. Meanwhile, Joe faces difficulties in colliding with her personal and professional interests. 

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Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Michael Kelly, Morgan Freeman, and Nicole Kidman once again star in the Paramount+ series.

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Say what you will about the melodramatic, often episodic, and currently-stretched-thin writing of Taylor Sheridan, the multi-hyphenate Paramount+ impresario; not only does he know how to craft a gripping opening sequence, he knows how to elegantly employ it to launch an entire story, character arc and plot of a show.

Known for his acclaimed gritty and muscular screenwriting (the Academy Award-nominated “Hell Or High Water,” “Sicario”)— and seemingly writing, running, overseeing, and managing a dozen Paramount+ shows, including the hit series “Yellowstone”— his latest is the CIA espionage thriller, “Special Ops: Lioness.” Zoe Saldaña (“Guardians Of The Galaxy”) stars as Joe, the Lioness Program director tasked with training, managing, and leading her female undercover operatives in covert missions around the world.

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Taylor Sheridan already has a slew of series on Paramount+ like “Tulsa King,” “Mayor Of Kingstown,” and two “Yellowstone” spinoffs, “1883” and “1923.” And good news for “Yellowstone” fans: after its fifth season concludes, new episodes will premiere on Paramount+, too (along with yet another spinoff, “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” due later this year).

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With “Yellowstone” and its many spinoffs, Taylor Sheridan is one of the buzziest filmmakers in Hollywood right now. So buzzy, in fact, that Zoe Saldaña balked at Sheridan’s proposition for her to star in his upcoming series “Special Ops: Lioness.” That’s not something to expect from an actress who stars in some of the world’s most lucractive blockbusters. But that’s the clout Sheridan has now in this business, and if “Lioness” ends up another hit, expect that influence to only further deepen.

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As the Berlin International Film Festival gets underway, so do big purchases on the European Film Market for future movie projects. And Deadline has the scoop on the first big deal at the Berlinale.  Amazon Prime Video has snatched up the international rights to “The Bluff,” a Caribbean action-survival movie with Zoe Saldaña and the Russo Bros. producing through AGBO.  

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Taylor Sheridan‘s upcoming CIA drama series “Lioness” for Paramount+ may be one of his most star-studded projects yet. Deadline reports that Morgan Freeman is the latest to join the cast of the original series joining other A-listers like Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman. Still no word on a release date for the series, though.

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“Lioness” follows a real-life CIA program as one of its recruits, Laysla De Oliveira‘s Cruz Manuelos, a young marine, helps bring down a terrorist organization from within.

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Out of all of Taylor Sheridan‘s TV shows, “Lioness,” his upcoming CIA drama for Paramount+, might be the most intriguing. And why’s that? Well, for one, it’s not associated with “Yellowstone,” like “1883,” “1923,” or the forthcoming “6666.” And the show’s plot, about a marine recruited by the CIA to infiltrate a terrorist group, returns Sheridan to a world similar to his breakout movie “Sicario” from 2015.

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It’s crazy to imagine, but Zoe Saldaña is a major part of three huge franchises. From “Star Trek” to “Avatar” to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Saldaña has been in more than her fair share of massive franchise blockbusters. And apparently, that sort of work started to become a struggle for the actress and her artistic ambitions.

Speaking to Women’s Wear Daily, Zoe Saldaña opened up about her life and career, as she prepares for the release of the long-awaited “Avatar” sequel, ‘The Way of Water,’ hitting theaters in a couple of weeks.

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Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, Gamora, and the gang return to the big screen in “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3” next May. And if Gamora actress Zoe Saldaña had her way, the upcoming film would be the last time she ever plays Thanos’ ex-assassin.

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EW reports (via Variety) that Saldaña would be okay with never going through the grueling prep to dress up as Gamora again.

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Water seems to be on the brain in big franchises of late, a final frontier not that many films have been able to pull off. DC struck $1 billion with “Aquaman,” defying the odds, and soon, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will introduce audiences to Namor and the underwater world of Talocan. But perhaps no one will be able to compare what James Cameron looks like he has in store with his belated “Avatar” sequel, “The Way of Water.

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Based on a memoir by Tembi Locke, who developed the miniseries with her sister Attica Locke (“When They See Us”), “From Scratch” is a heartfelt, if sometimes overlong, story of two very different families becoming one through love and loss. Anchored by a strong lead performance from Zoe Saldaña, whose depth keeps the series from becoming a walking live, laugh, love sign.

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Does love have the power to transcend family and cultural differences? According to Tembi Locke, it totally does, and “From Scratch,” a new limited series from Netflix, is out to prove that point.

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Based on Locke’s memoir of the same name, the eight-episode mini-series stars Zoe Saldaña as an American student abroad in Italy who falls hard for a Sicilian chef.

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It seems like the Cannes Market continues to surprise us with each new announcement. French director Jacques Audiard‘s (“Rust & Bone“) next film has been officially announced and you’re likely going to do a double-take when learning what it’s about.

Titled “Emilia Perez,” the new film is courting two high-profile actresses according to a report from Deadline. It is described as a musical comedy that stars transgender actress Karla Sofia Gascón as a fugitive from the law that undergoes a sex change to evade authorities.

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Actress Zoe Saldaña has been extremely busy filming multiple “Avatar” sequels for director Jim Cameron. The central performance capture took place on stages in California and the live-action portions shot in Wellington, New Zealand. The last leg of the production shot during the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlighted New Zealand’s commitment to strict handling of the virus with various government policies, making it possible for the foreign team to shoot scenes for several sequels.

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