Hollywood superstar Nicole Kidman is set to return for the second season of the Paramount + spy series Special Ops: Lioness.
The 56-year-old Sydney born actress plays the boss of a team of female CIA agents.
Kidman is also an executive producer of the action packed thriller which was penned by Taylor Sheridan, the famed creator of the Kevin Costner Yellowstone series.
Other series regulars including stars Zoe Saldana and Laysla De Oliveira will also return for the second season reported Yahoo News on Friday.
Also announced as featured this season as regulars will be Michael Kelly and Morgan Freeman.
Hollywood superstar Nicole Kidman is set to return for the second season of the Paramount + spy series Special Ops: Lioness. Pictured: Nicole Kidman at the Met Gala this week
Inspired by a real life U.S. military program, the eight-part first season focused on a covert operation in which female agents were recruited to befriend the wives and girlfriends of terrorists.
Season one saw CIA agent Joe (Zoe Saldaña) recruit a Marine, Cruz, played by Laysla De Oliveira to make pals with the daughter of a financier who is funding a terrorist program.
A new statement from producers teases that Kidman may play a larger role in season two as Joe’s stern boss.
The 56-year-old Sydney born actress plays the boss of a team of female CIA agents. Kidman is also an executive producer of the action packed thriller which was penned by Taylor Sheridan, the famed creator of the Kevin Costner Yellowstone series. Kidman is pictured in a scene from season one of Special Ops: Lioness
‘Our Paramount+ audience resoundingly has joined forces in support of Lioness’ gripping, global story and the powerhouse performances from Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira and Nicole Kidman,’ said Jeff Grossman, Executive Vice President of Programming at Paramount+.
The statement also confirmed that Sheridan, who wrote all eight episodes of season one, will be back to oversee the series.
It comes after Kidman was honoured at the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award gala in Los Angeles last month.
Inspired by a real life U.S. military prgoram, the eight-part first season focused on a covert operation in which female agents were recruited to befriend the wives and girlfriends of terrorists. It co-stars Zoe Saldana and Laysla De Oliveira. Pictured: Season one
The Australian actress raved the AFI honor was ‘beyond my wildest dreams’ when she was announced as the recipient earlier in April.
‘Receiving this award fills me with overwhelming gratitude,’ she wrote at the time. ‘To be the first Australian to be honoured in this way leaves me speechless.
Nicole added, ‘I grew up as a Sydney suburban girl who just wanted to act; to have forged a career by doing what I love is a blessing beyond my dreams. I thank the AFI for this amazing honour.’
She later shared a throwback photo of herself in one of her first movies, 1983’s Bush Christmas.
‘This 14 year old girl could have never predicted all the talented people she would get to work with and the many different characters she would get to play,’ she captioned the post.
‘So excited to celebrate with so many friends and peers on Saturday with the @AmericanFilmInstitue xx,’ added Nicole.
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