It's Officially The Start Of An Era For Taylor Sheridan's Hit Spy Thriller Series

Published Sep 27, 2026, 4:59 PM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Taylor Sheridan's hit spy thriller series has hit a major streaming milestone to start a new era as its future hangs in the balance. Sheridan's TV shows range from Westerns with the Yellowstone franchise, which includes the original Kevin Costner Western series, as well as prequels and sequels, to action thrillers like Sylvester Stallone's Tulsa King, and more. One of the genres the prolific creators has tapped into is that of the spy thriller, a genre that has led to some of the biggest TV shows in recent years. For starters, spy stories have always done well in movies and on TV. The many iterations of James Bond, Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible franchise, Matt Damon's Jason Bourne films, and more have kept the spy thriller genre famous on the big screen. On the small screen, multiple excellent spy shows have emerged across different streaming services over the last few years. The Night Agent, Black Doves, and Unfamiliar all tell different kinds of spy stories with intense atmospheres and action sequences on Netflix, while Prime Video's Citadel went global with tech and gadgets, and Paramount+ found success with The Agency and Lioness, the latter of which comes from Sheridan and has hit a major milestone. Taylor Sheridan's Lioness Has Tracked Down A New Streaming Milestone Lioness has just passed the milestone of 200 days on Paramount+'s Top 10 TV Shows list in the United States, according to data from FlixPatrol. That is the perfect new development for the show, as Lioness' future still hangs in the balance, with fans of the Sheridan spy thriller series waiting to know whether it will be renewed for season 4 after the recent end of Lioness season 3 on September 20. Paramount+ is a streamer known for shows hitting impressive streaks, such as Everybody Loves Raymond at 800 days, South Park at 430 days, NCIS at 943 days, and so on. Lioness should be able to get closer to the long streaks those series and others are experiencing on the streamer's domestic top 10, as the Sheridan spy thriller series is refusing to slow down on Paramount+. Recently, Lioness managed to get up to become the most-watched TV show on Paramount+ in the US. Even though it has fallen a spot, ranking 2nd on the streaming nationwide at the time of writing, Lioness is still hanging onto the chart in a tight grip. Only South Park stands above it, with Sheridan's Lioness ranking higher than Tom Hardy's MobLand, the police procedural Criminal Minds, and more. How Does Season 3 Set Up The Show's Future? MovieStillsDB Lioness season 3 debuted on Paramount+ on August 2, with the season finale, "The Unravelling," premiering on September 20. If Lioness season 4 ends up happening, it should continue the plot of Aaliyah Amrohi having it out for the Lioness team, while Zoe Saldaña's Joe McNamara deals with her family having left her. Now, all that remains to be seen is whether Lioness season 4 will end up happening, but with the Taylor Sheridan spy thriller series flying high on Paramount+'s charts, chances are good that the star-studded action show will return. Release Date July 23, 2023 Network Paramount+ Showrunner Taylor Sheridan Cast Laysla De Oliveira Cruz Manuelos Directors John Hillcoat, Anthony Byrne, Paul Cameron, Stephen Kay, Taylor Sheridan Writers Taylor Sheridan, Jill Wagner Creator(s) Taylor Sheridan