Special Ops: Lioness
Director(s)John Hillcoat
Production year2023
Genre(s)Action, Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes42m
CastZoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Stephanie Nur, Hannah Love Lanier, Paul Cameron, Taylor Sheridan, Andrew Lockington, Niels Alpert, John Conroy, Nicole Hirsch Whitaker, John Coniglio, Sushila Love, John Papsidera, Charisse Cardenas
Special Ops: Lioness
SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS is a US drama series; in this episode, Joe is shaken when an undercover operative gets hurt in the ...
SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS is a US drama series; in this episode, Joe is shaken when an undercover operative gets hurt in the field.
violence
A man punches his girlfriend. Later she hits him with a frying pan, causing blood to spatter the wall behind him.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker') and uses of 'bitch'.
additional issues
People are briefly shown smoking joints. There are undetailed verbal reference to sexual assault. A marine is told to strip off and prove she has no tattoos in front of her leader, in a scene that includes buttock nudity. There are also infrequent moderate sex references. In scenes of moderate threat, a female under cover operative is chased by men who wish to kill her.
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
strong language, violence, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man punches his girlfriend. Later she hits him with a frying pan, causing blood to spatter the wall behind him.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker') and uses of 'bitch'.
strong violence, sex, language, threat
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A person being held captive is tortured using a variety of methods including hosing and waterboarding, and is subjected to psychological torture using loud music and sexual humiliation, when her trousers are stripped revealing buttock nudity.
threat and horror
A woman out for a run is suddenly surrounded by masked people who tie her hands and abduct her in a van.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms including 'prick', 'pussy', and 'bitch'.
sex
There is a strong sex scene.
strong language
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') as well as the use of milder terms such as 'bitch', 'shit' and 'asshole'.
sexual threat, strong language, violence
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman punches and kicks a man repeatedly.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms including ‘bitch’, ‘ho’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘shit’ and ‘asshole’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is drugged by a man at a club, and he carries her into the nearby woods when she has been knocked out, intending to rape her, though she is rescued by others before this takes place.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are shot with guns, with a small amount of resultant bloody detail.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms including ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘God’, ‘damn’ and ‘Jesus’.
strong language
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and midler terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'pissed', 'God', 'damn').
strong language, sex, threat
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A marine is instructed to watch a montage of attacks from a terrorist group, which are also shown on screen. These include explosions, a man being doused in petrol and another man being prepared for a beheading. A man is briefly shown on fire in a cage as another man in a nearby case looks on fearfully. Civilians run screaming from attackers.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker').
sex
A scene of strong sex features thrusting and moaning detail. One of the lovers is an undercover operative and one of her colleagues is shown listening to the sex. There are also references to 'f**king'.
strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is stabbed in the neck and another repeatedly stabbed in the torso, resulting in blood spurts and strong bloody aftermath detail. Other violent moments include shootings and fist fights. A woman is slapped hard across the face by a sexist man after he deems her to be insolent for talking back to him.
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bitch', 'shit', 'ass', 'bullshit' and 'hell'.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
07/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Sustained action sequences feature gun violence with blood spurts. There are fight scenes with punches as well as chase scenes and vehicle crashes; an extended sequence of suspense depicts an assassination, a kidnapping and a child death.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate bad language ('son of a bitch', 'dick'); other milder terms include 'ass' and 'shit'.
strong language, sex
Classified Date:
08/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'dick', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'asshole', 'ass', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn').
sex
A prolonged strong sex scene includes sexualised nudity.
strong language, sex
Classified Date:
08/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'asshole', 'ass', 'shit', 'Jesus' and 'God'.
sex
A scene of strong sex features sexualised nudity. Comic verbal references are made to sex.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language, child sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
08/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') occurs, as well as milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'God', 'damn', 'hell').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to child sexual abuse, including to child sex trafficking.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
08/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Sustained action sequences feature war violence with multiple incendiary devices and military firefights.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and discriminatory language ('fag') as well as a middle-finger gesture; other milder terms include 'shit', 'ass', 'bullshit' and 'God'.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
07/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Sustained action sequences feature gun violence with blood spurts and fight scenes with slaps and punches as well as a vehicular chase. A torture scene features waterboarding but the visual detail is limited.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and moderate bad language ('bitch'); other milder terms include 'piss', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
strong language
Classified Date:
07/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'); other milder terms include 'shit', 'asshole', 'God', 'damn', and 'hell'.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
07/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Sustained action sequences feature war violence with helicopter gunships, tanks, and firefights. There are explosions, shootings with blood spurts, and an impressionistic bloody fight scene with punches as well as chase scenes and vehicle crashes. There is clear sight of bloody wounds and injuries.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'); other milder terms include 'shit', 'balls', 'God' and 'damn'.
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified date12/36/2023
LanguageEnglish
violence
A man punches his girlfriend. Later she hits him with a frying pan, causing blood to spatter the wall behind him.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker') and uses of 'bitch'.
additional issues
People are briefly shown smoking joints. There are undetailed verbal reference to sexual assault. A marine is told to strip off and prove she has no tattoos in front of her leader, in a scene that includes buttock nudity. There are also infrequent moderate sex references. In scenes of moderate threat, a female under cover operative is chased by men who wish to kill her.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are shot with guns, with a small amount of resultant bloody detail.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms including ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘God’, ‘damn’ and ‘Jesus’.
strong language
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and midler terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'pissed', 'God', 'damn').
strong language, sex, threat
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A marine is instructed to watch a montage of attacks from a terrorist group, which are also shown on screen. These include explosions, a man being doused in petrol and another man being prepared for a beheading. A man is briefly shown on fire in a cage as another man in a nearby case looks on fearfully. Civilians run screaming from attackers.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker').
sex
A scene of strong sex features thrusting and moaning detail. One of the lovers is an undercover operative and one of her colleagues is shown listening to the sex. There are also references to 'f**king'.
sexual threat, strong language, violence
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman punches and kicks a man repeatedly.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms including ‘bitch’, ‘ho’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘shit’ and ‘asshole’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is drugged by a man at a club, and he carries her into the nearby woods when she has been knocked out, intending to rape her, though she is rescued by others before this takes place.
strong language
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') as well as the use of milder terms such as 'bitch', 'shit' and 'asshole'.
strong violence, sex, language, threat
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A person being held captive is tortured using a variety of methods including hosing and waterboarding, and is subjected to psychological torture using loud music and sexual humiliation, when her trousers are stripped revealing buttock nudity.
threat and horror
A woman out for a run is suddenly surrounded by masked people who tie her hands and abduct her in a van.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms including 'prick', 'pussy', and 'bitch'.
sex
There is a strong sex scene.
strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is stabbed in the neck and another repeatedly stabbed in the torso, resulting in blood spurts and strong bloody aftermath detail. Other violent moments include shootings and fist fights. A woman is slapped hard across the face by a sexist man after he deems her to be insolent for talking back to him.
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bitch', 'shit', 'ass', 'bullshit' and 'hell'.
strong language, violence, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man punches his girlfriend. Later she hits him with a frying pan, causing blood to spatter the wall behind him.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker') and uses of 'bitch'.
strong language, sex
Classified Date:
08/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'asshole', 'ass', 'shit', 'Jesus' and 'God'.
sex
A scene of strong sex features sexualised nudity. Comic verbal references are made to sex.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
08/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Sustained action sequences feature war violence with multiple incendiary devices and military firefights.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and discriminatory language ('fag') as well as a middle-finger gesture; other milder terms include 'shit', 'ass', 'bullshit' and 'God'.
strong language, child sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
08/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') occurs, as well as milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'God', 'damn', 'hell').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to child sexual abuse, including to child sex trafficking.
strong language, sex
Classified Date:
08/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'dick', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'asshole', 'ass', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn').
sex
A prolonged strong sex scene includes sexualised nudity.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
07/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Sustained action sequences feature war violence with helicopter gunships, tanks, and firefights. There are explosions, shootings with blood spurts, and an impressionistic bloody fight scene with punches as well as chase scenes and vehicle crashes. There is clear sight of bloody wounds and injuries.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'); other milder terms include 'shit', 'balls', 'God' and 'damn'.
strong language
Classified Date:
07/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'); other milder terms include 'shit', 'asshole', 'God', 'damn', and 'hell'.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
07/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Sustained action sequences feature gun violence with blood spurts and fight scenes with slaps and punches as well as a vehicular chase. A torture scene features waterboarding but the visual detail is limited.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and moderate bad language ('bitch'); other milder terms include 'piss', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
07/04/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Sustained action sequences feature gun violence with blood spurts. There are fight scenes with punches as well as chase scenes and vehicle crashes; an extended sequence of suspense depicts an assassination, a kidnapping and a child death.
language
There is frequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate bad language ('son of a bitch', 'dick'); other milder terms include 'ass' and 'shit'.
Director(s)John Hillcoat
Production year2023
Genre(s)Action, Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes42m
CastZoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Stephanie Nur, Hannah Love Lanier, Paul Cameron, Taylor Sheridan, Andrew Lockington, Niels Alpert, John Conroy, Nicole Hirsch Whitaker, John Coniglio, Sushila Love, John Papsidera, Charisse Cardenas
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified Date:
12/12/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified date12/36/2023
LanguageEnglish
