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2023 · Series · TV-MA · your starting pointIf Lioness is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Shows like Lioness, ranked
1. Salt (2010)
The relentless double-life psychology and paranoia-soaked espionage tradecraft that defines undercover CIA operatives drives both narratives, with each protagonist navigating impossible loyalty tests while isolated from their handlers.
2. The Good Shepherd (2006)
The fractured loyalty between personal relationships and classified duty drives both narratives, as protagonists sacrifice intimacy and identity for intelligence operations that demand absolute compartmentalization.
3. The Agency (2024)
The Agency explores the same collision between deep-cover operatives' personal relationships and high-stakes CIA missions, with a station chief grappling with how emotions compromise judgment in the field.
4. Homeland (2011)
Homeland's exploration of a CIA operative's psychological unraveling under the pressure of classified operations captures the same tension between personal vulnerability and professional obligation that drives Lioness's undercover agents.
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