Lioness (2021)

Name: Lioness
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Shannon Esra, Natasha Sutherland, Gerald Steyn, Nokuthula Ledwaba, Frank Rautenbach

Thriller

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.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (782 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Shannon Esra Samantha Hugo
Natasha Sutherland Megan Hugo
Gerald Steyn Anton Marais
Nokuthula Ledwaba Amo Twala
Frank Rautenbach Jason Hugo
Jazzara Jaslyn Miranda Hugo

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

7.48 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 6.8

Bad finale
Rollercoaster
Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Spy	7.5	27
2	Betrayal	6.8	20
3	Liam	7.9	17
4	Olive Branch	7.3	16
5	The Wedding	8.4	13
6	Lost and Found	7.5	13
7	Witnessess	7.3	13
8	Crossing Lines	8.1	12
9	Left Field Attack	7.2	10
10	Funeral at Dawn	6.8	10