How you can watch ‘Lioness’ season 3 premiere for free tonight

If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.The wait is over for fans of Taylor Sheridan’s hit espionage thriller. “Lioness” season 3 premieres tonight, Sunday, Aug. 2 at 3 a.m. Eastern (12 a.m. Pacific).The Paramount+ exclusive series brings back Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman, and the rest of the series’ cast for a new chapter packed with international intrigue, covert operations, and personal stakes.Keep reading for your best options for watching the premiere for free when it airs or on demand.How to watch ‘Lioness’ season 3 premiere for freeParamount+ itself doesn’t offer a free trial, but you can access “Lioness” season 3 episodes on streaming platforms that carry Paramount+ along with offering a free trial promotion.DIRECTV’s Premier package includes Paramount+ with SHOWTIME as part of the subscription bundle. New customers can take advantage of DIRECTV’s current 5-day free trial offer to watch the season 3 premiere before deciding whether to continue the service.Walmart+ also offers a 30-day for $1 trial for new members. Walmart+ includes its Video Streaming Choice benefit, allowing members to activate Paramount+ Essential. Subscribers can then watch “Lioness” through Paramount+ during the trial period.What is ‘Lioness’ season 3 about?Season 3 follows Joe McNamara (Zoe Saldaña), who must balance her responsibilities to the CIA with increasing pressures in her personal life, while Kaitlyn Meade (Nicole Kidman) and Byron Westfield (Michael Kelly) help navigate a growing web of international threats. Paramount’s trailer teases mysterious patterns, disappearing names, and shifting alliances as Joe faces enemies operating from the shadows. The conflict is expected to become the most personal challenge the “Lioness” team has encountered so far.Season 3’s trailer also showcases large-scale action sequences, covert operations, and dramatically heightened emotional stakes introduced in the premiere.How many episodes are in season 3?Season 3 includes eight episodes, matching the episode count of the previous two seasons with new episodes airing on Sundays.Episode release scheduleEpisode 1: Aug. 2Episode 2: Aug. 9Episode 3: Aug. 16Episode 4: Aug. 23Episode 5: Aug. 30Episode 6: Sept. 6Episode 7: Sept. 13Episode 8 (Finale): Sept. 20‘Lioness’ season 3 castReturning cast members include:Zoe Saldaña as Joe McNamaraNicole Kidman as Kaitlyn MeadeMorgan Freeman as Edwin MullinsMichael Kelly as Byron WestfieldLaysla De OliveiraDave AnnableJill WagnerLaMonica GarrettGenesis RodriguezJames JordanHannah Love LanierIan BohenStreaming options explainedDIRECTVDIRECTV’s Premier package includes Paramount+ with SHOWTIME at no additional charge, along with more than 185 channels, premium networks, and streaming services. Following the 5-day free trial, After the free trial, DIRECTV charges $129.99 per month for the first month, then $169.99 per month.Walmart+Walmart+’s 30-day for $1 trial promotion includes its Video Streaming Choice benefit. Members can select Paramount+ Essential (ad-supported) as part of their subscription. Following the trial, Walmart+ costs $98 per year and allows members to choose between Paramount+ Essential and Peacock Premium, with the option to switch services every 90 days.Paramount+Paramount+ subscriptions start at $8.99 per month for the Essential plan, while Premium plans offer additional features for $13.99 per month. All three previous seasons are also available to stream on the service.How to still find Olivia Rodrigo Pittsburgh tickets for Sept. 29-30 after ‘Unraveled Tour’ selloutElla Langley Austin tickets sold out, but you can still get passes for Aug. 13 hereWhere to find Issa Rae Brooklyn tickets for Sept. 17 at Brooklyn ParamountOlivia Dean Toronto tickets: How to still get into sold-out shows on Aug. 4-5Ariana Grande Chicago tickets: How to still get into sold-out shows on Aug. 3, 5, and 6Abby L’Bert (she/her) is an entertainment commerce writer for cleveland.com. She graduated from The University of Akron and was raised in Northeast Ohio. Abby has extensive commerce writing experience from her...This article was produced with assistance from AI tools and reviewed by Cleveland.com staff.