Lioness

Lioness delivers the most relentless espionage thriller on TV right now, with a 94% Rotten Tomatoes audience score that pushes it past Ted Lasso in critical momentum. The show follows Cruz Manuelos, a young Marine recruited into the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team, and the 10-episode season charts her infiltration of a terrorist network with a mission timeline of just 72 hours per operation. With a reported $15 million budget, it turns raw intensity into a tightly coiled narrative that rewards viewers who want impact without filler.