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A spinoff of SWAT that’s been in the works for more than a year has found a home.
Starz has picked up SWAT Exiles, a follow-up to the 2017-25 CBS series, and has set a Sept. 25 premiere date for the show. Producer Sony Pictures Television has also secured international distribution for Exiles across Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa; a number of those territories will also debut the show on Sept. 25.
Shemar Moore reprises his SWAT role as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, who is pulled out of forced retirement after a mission goes awry. He’s asked to train a team of young, unpredictable and untested recruits and potentially save the SWAT program that made him who he is. Lucy Barrett, Adain Bradley , Zyra Gorecki, Freddy Miyares and Ronen Rubinstein also star; Jay Harrington, Patrick St. Esprit and David Lim will reprise their roles from the original series.
After CBS canceled SWAT (for good, this time) during the 2024-25 season, Sony developed Exiles on spec. Sony Pictures TV, led by Katherine Pope, and the studio’s global distribution arm, headed by co-presidents Jason Spivak and Mike Wald, partnered up to produce the 10-episode season.
