Taylor Sheridan CIA Drama Series ‘Lioness’ Adds Three to Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJoe Otterson TV Reporter Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming CIA drama series “Lioness” at Paramount+ has added three new actors to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively.
James Jordan, LaMonica Garrett, and Dave Annable have all joined the show. All three have previously worked with Sheridan — Jordan and Annable on the hit Paramount Network series “Yellowstone” and Garrett in the “Yellowstone” prequel series “1883.” Jordan also appeared in “1883” as well as Sheridan’s Paramount+ series “Mayor of Kingstown” and in his features “Wind River” and “Those Who Wish Me Dead.” The three join previously announced cast members Zoe Saldaña and Laysla De Oliveira.
The series is based on a real-life CIA program. Per the official logline, the show “follows Cruz Manuelos (De Oliveira), a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine recruited to join the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within.
Saldaña plays Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.” Jordan and Garrett will play Two Cups and Tucker respectively, who are described as “experienced CIA Special Activities Division operatives on Joe’s team.” Annable will play Neil, “Joe’s husband and the father of their two daughters.” In addition to his work with Sheridan, Jordan’s other credits include shows like “Veronica Mars” and “True Blood” as well as films like “Destroyer” and “Seberg.” He is repped by Artist & Representatives and Jamie Freed.
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