Even though CBS cancelled S.W.A.T., Sony decided to give the fan favorite a spinoff with just Shemar Moore. A few months ago, Starz announced they were picking it up. Today, they released the first trailer for S.W.A.T. Exiles.
The series is described as: “LAPD S.W.A.T. Sergeant Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, who spent his career proving that discipline and loyalty can be built, not just born. But after a botched raid ends in the death of a young operator Nico Reyes, Hondo is forced to walk away from the only life he’s known. Until his old commanding officer, Robert Hicks (Patrick St. Esprit), offers him one last shot at redemption: start up a brand-new S.W.A.T. unit, built from LA’s most talented rejects.
The result is a squad nobody expected: Sammy Bishop (Lucy Barrett), a gun-show influencer with something to prove; Ethan Cole (Freddy Miyares), a socially awkward tactical savant; Cassidy Reed (Zyra Gorecki), guarded and determined to earn her place; Jude Callan (Ronen Rubinstein), a wildcard with a troubled past; and Malik Anderson (Adain Bradley), sharp, ambitious, and hiding more than anyone realizes. Together, under Hondo’s command, they become the Exiles, a team built to fail, in theory, but determined to prove otherwise.
As the squad cuts its teeth on Los Angeles’ most volatile threats, such as cartel assassins, gun-runners, and a city on edge, Hondo starts pulling on a thread that won’t let go: someone inside his own unit has been feeding information to outside interests. What begins as paranoia becomes a slow-motion realization: S.W.A.T. itself is being set up to fail, and someone with real power wants it gone; replaced by something more private, more controllable, and far less accountable.
Caught between protecting his team, chasing the truth, and staying one step ahead of the people trying to erase him, Hondo has to decide how far he’s willing to go, and who he can actually trust, as the walls close in. Alliances shift, loyalties are tested, and by the season’s end, Hondo and the Exiles are forced into a final reckoning that will determine not just their careers, but the future of S.W.A.T. itself.”
S.W.A.T Exiles premieres on September 25th. After watching the trailer and reading the description, are you going to watch? I didn’t watch the original, but I am curious about this police procedural.
CBS tried to cancel S.W.A.T. twice before officially parting ways with the show after 8 seasons. Then, Sony announced last year that they were filming a spinoff with the series lead, Shemar Moore, even though no one asked for it.
For almost a year, S.W.A.T. Exiles looked for someone to give it a home, and Starz decided to add the police procedural to their force.
Today, the actor announced that Starz picked up Exiles for a second season, more than a month before the first season premieres on September 25th.
I don’t know who Moore has photos of, but they have to be really, really good.
A little over a year ago, Sony Pictures Television announced that we were getting a S.W.A.T. spinoff with Shemar Moore, and that was all they knew.
S.W.A.T. Exiles was going to film even though no one picked it up to series. Well, today, four months after it finished shooting its ten-episode first season, someone decided to give it a home.
Hondo and his team are moving to Starz on September 25th, according to Deadline.
In this spin-off of the hit series, after a high-profile mission goes sideways, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson is pulled out of forced retirement to lead a last-chance experimental SWAT unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities, and 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. aired for eight seasons on CBS, and the network tried to cancel it twice before it took the third time.
Shemar Moore and Vivaca A. Fox are sharing screen time on The Young and the Restless for the first time in 30 years.
The press release says, “Malcolm Winters (Moore) and Dr. Stephanie Simmons’ (Fox) surprising return has shocking and lasting implications for the residents of Genoa City.”
Winters and Simmons briefly dated, so it will be interesting to see if they got back together again, and that is why they are going home.
While Moore, who just wrapped filming S.W.A.T. Exiles, has returned to the Soap Opera several times since he left as a full-time cast member in 2005, Fox has not been back since 1995.
The two returned to the set today to begin filming their scenes, and their multi-episode storyline will air in April.
In 2003, CBS cancelled S.W.A.T., only to pick it up a few days later for a final season. However, that final season did not turn out to be one because the network picked it up for another one.
Then it seemed like its luck had finally run out, as CBS cancelled the series and did not reverse its decision.
While CBS is still a no, two days after the series finale aired, Sony was not done with Shemar Moore. So today, they announced that they are giving Hondo his own spinoff, S.W.A.T. Exiles.
Katherine Pope, President, Sony Pictures Television Studios, said, “We couldn’t be more excited to bring the next chapter of S.W.A.T. to life – both for our incredibly dedicated fans of the original franchise and for a new generation of viewers. We’re grateful to our incredible partners Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Jason Ning and Shemar Moore for embarking on this journey with us. This team’s commitment to the global fanbase, to our beloved crew and to our city runs deep!”
S.W.A.T. Exiles is described as: After a high-profile mission goes sideways, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson [Moore] is pulled out of forced retirement to lead a last-chance experimental SWAT unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities, and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city and saving the program that made him who he is.
The 10-episode first season is expected to film this summer. Maybe by then, someone will have picked it up for air. As now, the series has no home.
