S.W.A.T. has secured a spinoff!
Just two days after the popular crime show wrapped its eighth and final season, Sony Pictures Television announced a new spinoff series, S.W.A.T. EXILES, which “promises to deliver the same high stakes drama and intense action sequences that fans have come to know and love,” a press release read.
The upcoming series, currently in development, will see the return of the original show’s star, Shemar Moore, reprising his role as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson.
“My eight seasons on S.W.A.T. have been epic and memorable,” Moore stated in the release. “We entertained the world, defied the odds, came back from the dead twice, and continued to woo fans and families worldwide.”
He added, “I will keep the franchise, thrill ride action, heartfelt drama, and storytelling of S.W.A.T. alive. WE DON’T LOSE!!!! ROLL SWAT!!!”
The spinoff begins after “a high-profile mission goes sideways” and Moore’s Hondo comes out of retirement to spearhead an experimental S.W.A.T. unit. The group, comprised of inexperienced recruits, must overcome clashing personalities and generational divides as Hondo seeks to “turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city and saving the program that made him who he is.”
S.W.A.T. EXILES‘s first season will feature 10 episodes, with production slated to begin this summer in Los Angeles.
Jason Ning will serve as showrunner and executive producer, while Neal H. Mortiz, Pavun Shetty, James Scura and Shemar Moore will executive produce.
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S.W.A.T.’s final two episodes debuted on May 16, and saw the team respond to one final terrorist threat. A crew of ex-pat Russian mercenaries called Red Sword held L.A. hostage with invisible mines dropped by remotely controlled drones, and demanded the return of their CIA-detained leader, Dmitri Rykov, in exchange for the bomb coordinates.
CBS canceled the series in 2023 and 2024, before finalizing the decision this year.
S.W.A.T. is streaming on Paramount+.
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