Only 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.

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. Moore expressed his excitement about the new project, stating, "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."

Production Details

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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