Season 2 • Episode 10
LatestSam makes a huge sacrifice to save her family from the secret they buried 18 months ago. New information comes to light when Yvette makes a surprising confession.
A woman is wrongly convicted of fraud and in the process losses her children. She emerges from prison eight years later intending to reunite with her children and clear her name.
Acting
Shannon Esra owns every frame with quiet ferocity.
Writing
South African crime drama that actually trusts its women.
Creator
Ilse van Hemert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lioness is among the few Afrikaans-language series to crack international streaming, proving regional stories travel when the rage is universal.
Shannon Esra developed the role with van Hemert for two years; the prison sequences were filmed in an actual decommissioned facility.
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