Gripping new M-Net original crime drama ‘Lioness’ debuts this week [trailer inside]

A gripping new M-Net original crime drama, Lioness is set for its debut this Thursday 28 January 2021 at 20.30hrs (DStv channel 102).

The log line has everything you need in your life right now:

A woman loses her children, her lover and her freedom when she is framed for fraud committed by her husband before his death.

And the blurb for the first episode says:

44 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 soying on the Hugo family.

Shannon Esra takes on the leading role of Samantha in the 10-part series.

The season one cast includesJacques Bessenger, Frank Rautenbach , Nokuthula Ledwaba , Gerald Steyn , Joshua Eady , Fiona Ramsay , Natasha Sutherland and more.