Morgan Freeman returns to the small screen with Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldana for small-screen thriller ‘Lioness’

Morgan Freeman is joining a drama series Lioness with Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldana.

According to Deadline, on January 13, Morgan Freeman signed with Paramount +, to star in the show, created by Yellowstone showrunner Taylor Sheridan.

Freeman will star as US Secretary of State Edwin Mullin in the political thriller about a young Marine, played by Laysla De Oliveira, who is recruited by the CIA to befriend the daughter of a terrorist, quoted by Daily mail.

Zoe Saldaña, who is also the executive producer, will play Joe, the station manager of the Lioness program responsible for training, managing and directing its female undercover agents.

Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman will play resilient CIA senior supervisor Kaitlyn Meade.

The series is currently filming.