Zoe Saldaña has praised writer and producer Taylor Sheridan for the way he portrays female characters, saying he “really sees women”, as the third season of Paramount+ drama Lioness begins. Saldaña returns as CIA operative Joe in the series, whose new season premieres on Sunday.

The article frames Lioness as a comparatively less prominent Sheridan production than Yellowstone, while arguing that it may be among his strongest work. It also notes that the show centres on a CIA operation and that Saldaña’s character remains central to its continuing storyline.