Lioness Lioness

Thriller · 2021 · 57 min MHz Choice
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A woman loses her family and her freedom after being framed for her late husband's crimes, only to later discover he is still alive.

Thriller · 2021 · 57 min
Starring Shannon Esra , Jazzara Jaslyn , Joshua Daniel Eady
Director Morné du Toit , Jozua Malherbe

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1

    Episode 01

    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.

    56 min · Jan 28, 2021
  • EPISODE 2

    Episode 02

    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.

    47 min · Feb 4, 2021
  • EPISODE 3

    Episode 03

    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.

    45 min · Jan 19, 2023
  • EPISODE 4

    Episode 04

    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.

    46 min · Jan 26, 2023
  • EPISODE 5

    Episode 05

    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.

    44 min · Feb 2, 2023
  • EPISODE 6

    Episode 06

    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?

    45 min · Feb 9, 2023

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Cast & Crew

  • S‌E

    Shannon Esra

    Sam
  • J‌J

    Jazzara Jaslyn

    Miranda Hugo
  • J‌D

    Joshua Daniel Eady

    Liam
  • T‌N

    Terrence Ngwila

    Sifiso
  • I‌C

    Ilana Cilliers

    Yvette Rudolph
  • Evan Hengst

    Brian Sutton
  • J‌B

    Jacques Bessenger

    Adrian
  • G‌S

    Gerald Steyn

    Anton
  • N‌S

    Natasha Sutherland

    Megan
  • C‌C

    Carla Classen

    Bianca Curtis
  • M‌D

    Morné du Toit

    Director

About

Lioness

Thriller

A woman loses her family and her freedom after being framed for her late husband's crimes, only to later discover he is still alive.

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2021
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TV-14
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