Latest offering from the prolific Taylor Sheridan Top cast includes Zoe Saldana, Morgan Freeman and Nicole Kidman LONDON: It is hard to imagine a busier person working in television right now than Taylor Sheridan. After all, the writer-creator of “Yellowstone,” “Mayor of Kingstown,” “1883,” “Tulsa King” and “1923” has at least two other shows in the works, “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” and “Land Man” — and his latest production, “Special Ops: Lioness” has just launched on Paramount+. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle Clearly, Sheridan knows a thing or two about putting together a successful show. And it is a reputation he seems sure to burnish with “Lioness” — a slick, stylish thriller series about a CIA program which recruits female operatives to identify, befriend and (ultimately) betray the wives, girlfriends and daughters of high-value terrorists. The Lioness program is headed up by Joe (a brilliantly efficient Zoe Saldana) who, at the start of the show, is forced to sacrifice one of her operatives to complete a mission. She returns home to her not-quite-estranged husband and kids and sets her sights on new recruit Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira). In Manuelos (who escaped an abusive boyfriend to join the Marines), Joe may have found her next Lioness — if the two can overcome their wariness of each other. Cynics among viewers might just suspect that their initial frostiness could give way to a sense of mutual respect, but with only the first two episodes available at premiere, we will have to wait and see. There is an incredible supporting cast for “Special Ops: Lioness,” including Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman and Michael Kelly — though, it must be said, Freeman is yet to be seen by the end of episode two, while Kidman and Kelly rack up about three minutes of screen time between them. But that is OK, because Saldana and De Oliveira prove more than capable of carrying the weight. Scenes between the two sizzle, while the hint of more spycraft during Manuelos’ first mission (she is sent to befriend the daughter of a suspected terrorist) promises plenty of nerve-shredding hijinks. Sheridan’s shows tend to be characterized by brilliant performances from expertly-chosen leads and, with “Special Ops: Lioness,” that trend seems set to continue.