Taylor Sheridan's 'Lioness' keeps fans hooked as latest episode raises the stakes in a big way

"Lioness" fans are absolutely hooked as season three rolls on.

The hit series created by Taylor Sheridan focuses on the shadowy world of black operations in the CIA and the military.

Season three started on August 2nd on Paramount+, and the season premiere was nothing short of epic.

Joe and her team found themselves in Ukraine hunting a Russian agent.

LIONESS SEASON 3 EPISODE 2 OPENING SCENE LEAVES FANS STUNNED WITH ITS INTENSITY ON PARAMOUNT+ That was only the start.

Joe was later kidnapped and it's officially been off to the races from there.

The latest episode is keeping the energy high. *NOTE: There will be spoilers below.

Consider yourself warned.

The major reveal in episode three of season three – "The Bear Is Infected" – focuses heavily on how deeply the infiltration efforts into the U.S. government have gone.

NEW LIONESS SEASON 3 TRAILER SIGNALS TAYLOR SHERIDAN IS TAKING THE PARAMOUNT+ SERIES TO NEW HEIGHTS During an epic scene, Joe (Zoe Saldaña) and Oleksandra, who is not yet fully trusted, walk the team through the different strategies America's enemies use to get sources in the most sensitive areas of the government, military and education.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGE There's also an all-time great "Lioness" moment when it's revealed Joe played a role in the death of infamous terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq.

That's a hat tip to the biggest fans of the SOF world.

It's also revealed during the episode that at least one U.S.

Senator is compromised by foreign forces.