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Joe McNamara
The CIA officer running the Lioness programme, again pushed between field danger and her family.
ClearStory · PARAMOUNT+ · SEASON 2 · EPISODE 4
LIONESSSeason 2
Five Hundred Children
The setup
Joe still doubts Josie’s loyalty. The CIA needs another operative to watch her as the cartel mission develops.
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6 peopleThe only names you need
JC
Captain Josephina ‘Josie’ Carrillo
A US Army helicopter pilot recruited because of her family’s connection to the Los Tigres cartel.
CM
Cruz Manuelos
The former Lioness, now a Delta Force operator, brought back to guide and monitor Josie.
RG
Raymond Gutierrez
A DEA agent investigating Los Tigres who is forced into an uneasy partnership with Joe’s team.
B
Bobby
Leader of the Lioness QRF and the person coordinating the team’s close combat.
T
Tracer
A Delta Force operator temporarily attached to Bobby’s QRF—and Bobby’s former partner.
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Content note: Gun violence, military combat, strong language, threat and distress, child trafficking, sexual exploitation and graphic deaths.
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