TV series

Lioness

Name: Lioness
Released: 2021
Cast: Shannon Esra, Natasha Sutherland, Gerald Steyn, Nokuthula Ledwaba, Frank Rautenbach

2021–2023· 2 seasons★ 7.7Ended

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Backing down is not in her nature.

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Synopsis

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.

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E1 SpyNext upJan 28, 2021 · 56 min
Synopsis
Forty-four-year old Samantha Hugo emerges from prison, determined to reunite with her long-lost children, 24-year-old Miranda, 21-year-old Liam, and 11-year-old Caitlyn, but her efforts are unexpectedly sabotaged. Eight years before, someone is spying on the Hugo family.
Guest stars: Pulane Rampoana (Bonolo Mahlaba), Ditebogo Ledwaba (Lesedi Twala), Jack Devnarain (Howard Chetty), Sanli Jooste (Emma Marais), Caleb Payne (Boy Liam), Melania Camilla Niemand (Todler Caitlyn), Itumeleng Morobela (Sergeant Mmolawa), Charlotte Butler (Mrs Grant)
E2 BetrayalFeb 4, 2021 · 48 min
Synopsis
Sam finds out the priority crimes unit is about to tear her family apart, forcing her to choose between love and her children. In the future, Sam is excited to hear Liam is returning from Cape Town, but their encounter has an unexpected outcome. Sam demands a meeting with Caitlyn, but behind the scenes, Megan is a puppet master at work to keep Caitlyn for herself.
Guest stars: Pulane Rampoana (Bonolo Mahlaba), Ditebogo Ledwaba (Lesedi Twala), Jack Devnarain (Howard Chetty), Sanli Jooste (Emma Marais), Caleb Payne (Boy Liam), Melania Camilla Niemand (Todler Caitlyn), Itumeleng Morobela (Sergeant Mmolawa), Paige Bonnin (Felicity)
E3 LiamFeb 11, 2021 · 46 min
Synopsis
Sam gets shocking news about her missing husband, and she must face the music alone. When Sam follows Liam into the Jo'burg CBD, she discovers her son is in the clutches of a drug dealer, and she must rely on the skills she learned in prison to try and save him.
Guest stars: Pulane Rampoana (Bonolo Mahlaba), Ditebogo Ledwaba (Lesedi Twala), Jack Devnarain (Howard Chetty), Sanli Jooste (Emma Marais), Caleb Payne (Boy Liam), Melania Camilla Niemand (Todler Caitlyn), Kutlwano Sibekwane (Girl Lesedi Twala), Xolani Xaba (Scelo Twala)
E4 Olive BranchFeb 18, 2021 · 47 min
Synopsis
Charlotte and Sam have a huge fight over something Charlotte had given the pesky tabloid journalist, and Jason makes a disturbing declaration. Sam ambushes her one-time lover but then sees something on the news that turns her world upside down.
Guest stars: Pulane Rampoana (Bonolo Mahlaba), Ditebogo Ledwaba (Lesedi Twala), Jack Devnarain (Howard Chetty), Sanli Jooste (Emma Marais), Caleb Payne (Boy Liam), Melania Camilla Niemand (Todler Caitlyn), Itumeleng Morobela (Sergeant Mmolawa), Kutlwano Sibekwane (Girl Lesedi Twala)
E5 The WeddingFeb 25, 2021 · 48 min
Synopsis
Sam is on a mission to uncover the truth behind the news clip she saw and confronts the three people who are the most likely to have answers. Liam has a nightmare about something he witnessed as a boy. Sam gatecrashes her daughter's wedding when she uncovers who benefitted most from Adrian's death.
Guest stars: Pulane Rampoana (Bonolo Mahlaba), Ditebogo Ledwaba (Lesedi Twala), Jack Devnarain (Howard Chetty), Sanli Jooste (Emma Marais), Caleb Payne (Boy Liam), Itumeleng Morobela (Sergeant Mmolawa), Paige Bonnin (Felicity), Kutlwano Sibekwane (Girl Lesedi Twala)
E6 Lost and FoundMar 4, 2021 · 45 min
Synopsis
Sifiso discovers dodgy transactions in Hugo Investments books while Adrian begs for his brother's help. In the present, Sam corners the tabloid journo when she makes the front page with a story that enrages her family. While Miranda is on honeymoon, she is shocked to discover Brian's double life. Sam drowns her sorrows in a seedy hotel. What about her parole?
Guest stars: Pulane Rampoana (Bonolo Mahlaba), Ditebogo Ledwaba (Lesedi Twala), Jack Devnarain (Howard Chetty), Sanli Jooste (Emma Marais), Caleb Payne (Boy Liam), Melania Camilla Niemand (Todler Caitlyn), Kutlwano Sibekwane (Girl Lesedi Twala), Xolani Xaba (Scelo Twala)
E7 WitnessessMar 11, 2021 · 45 min
Synopsis
Sam must kidnap her daughter from a bully and makes good on an ominous warning she recently gave him. Lesedi hears her parents in conflict over her dad's involvement in the death of Liam's father. As Liam works through withdrawal symptoms, his memory about the night of his father's funeral starts to return.
Guest stars: Pulane Rampoana (Bonolo Mahlaba), Ditebogo Ledwaba (Lesedi Twala), Jack Devnarain (Howard Chetty), Sanli Jooste (Emma Marais), Caleb Payne (Boy Liam), Kutlwano Sibekwane (Girl Lesedi Twala), Xolani Xaba (Scelo Twala), Joshua Crerar (Louis Marais)
E8 Crossing LinesMar 18, 2021 · 45 min
Synopsis
Amo convinces Sifiso to come clean to Sam, but it's only when she sees the police report that the puzzle pieces fall into place. Armed with the information she was looking for, Sam asks Bonolo to help her get a 4x4 and a gun. Meanwhile, Miranda discovers a disturbing secret about someone she has known all her life. Meg teams up with Brian to get rid of Sam.
Guest stars: Pulane Rampoana (Bonolo Mahlaba), Ditebogo Ledwaba (Lesedi Twala), Jack Devnarain (Howard Chetty), Sanli Jooste (Emma Marais), Itumeleng Morobela (Sergeant Mmolawa), Joshua Crerar (Louis Marais)
E9 Left Field AttackMar 25, 2021 · 45 min
Synopsis
Sam finds the proof of what she was looking for, but bringing it back to Jo'burg is easier said than done. Moreover, back home, a deadly surprise is waiting for her.
Guest stars: Ditebogo Ledwaba (Lesedi Twala), Carla Classen (Bianca Curtis), Sanli Jooste (Emma Marais), Itumeleng Morobela (Sergeant Mmolawa)
E10 Funeral at DawnApr 1, 2021 · 45 min
Synopsis
A family court case takes place in a high-rise hotel in Sandton, bringing a man face to face with his past. Samantha as prosecutor and judge, delivers her sentence. Meanwhile, Caitlyn is trapped in a smoke-filled room, and Sam has déjà vu, remembering her toddler's curtains on fire eight years before. As Sam rushes to save her daughter, the man she sentenced ends up on the roof, facing a gun in the hand of her outraged, traumatized son.
Guest stars: Ditebogo Ledwaba (Lesedi Twala), Carla Classen (Bianca Curtis), Sanli Jooste (Emma Marais), Melania Camilla Niemand (Todler Caitlyn), Itumeleng Morobela (Sergeant Mmolawa), Xolani Xaba (Scelo Twala)