S.W.A.T.’s third cancellation may have hit the 2025 TV schedule hard, but the show will live on through the surprise spinoff, S.W.A.T. Exiles, from Sony Pictures Television. The 10-episode series will see a new team of recruits taking down criminals, and Shemar Moore will be returning as Sergeant Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson. However, some of the OG cast members have shared their disappointment over not being asked back, such as Jay Harrington. Now, Sony TV is revealing what the chances are of seeing more of 20-Squad return for this new series.
Along with Harrington, David Lim also talked about the sting of the cancellation and hearing about the spinoff that will not include most of the cast. Fans are also probably sad because it seems like some of their favorite characters won’t be coming back. However, don’t count them out just yet. Sony Pictures Television chairman Keith LeGoy said at the Banff TV Festival (via Deadline) that they are figuring out a way to reunite the S.W.A.T. family:
There is a S.W.A.T. family, and that family is important. We would love to have other family members involved in some way, whether it’s all of them all of the time, some of them some of the time, or something in between. That’s something that we are still figuring out.
finale fittingly highlighted the fact that 20-Squad is a family, making it hard to believe that Hondo would work with a new team, even if he did retire (which is more unbelievable) and was forced out of retirement. So, it was shocking to learn that the original cast might not return for this new show. However, Sony’s latest comments give me hope.
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