Special Ops: Lioness review: Taylor Sheridan’s latest Paramount+ series gets off to a strong start

The Sicario writer returns to familiar territory for his latest TV thriller.

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New Paramount+ series Special Ops: Lioness opens in Syria on a forward area, baked solid by the unforgiving sun, populated by American operatives. With tensions hanging on a hair trigger and bone-dry dust clouds obscuring visibility, Joe (Zoe Saldaña) is forced to make a life or death decision.

In the aftermath of her choices, Oscar-nominated writer-director Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone/Mayor of Kingstown/Tulsa King) introduces audiences to US Marine Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira), employing an effective flashback and brutal circumstances to bring these two together.

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