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I Wondered Why It Took So Long For Lioness To Be Renewed For Season 3, And A New Report Claims The Answer Is Related To Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman Lioness Season 3 Taylor Sheridan Zoe Saldaña
From left to right: Nicole Kidman sitting with her left elbow on her table and her hand on her chin and Zoe Saldana looking forward while lifting a paper with her left hand. .

The finale of Lioness Season 2 aired on December 8, 2024. Now, about ten months later, as we’re nearing the end of the 2025 TV schedule, the Taylor Sheridan series has finally been renewed for Season 3. Obviously, that kind of window between a finale and renewal is fairly unusual, and now, along with news that a junior season is coming, it’s been claimed that the long wait had to do, in part, with Nicole Kidman.

Kidman, who is top-billed on the show alongside Zoe Saldaña, was reportedly working out a new contract for Season 3, per Deadline, and that’s partially why we’ve been waiting for months. Apparently, while the Guardians of the Galaxy star had a three-season deal, the Big Little Lies star didn’t, and negotiating her new contract took time.

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