The most recent replace on the S.W.A.T. Exiles spinoff reveals the brand new crew. Shemar Moore will reprise the lead position of Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson Jr in S.W.A.T. Exiles, a derivative introduced simply days after the S.W.A.T. collection finale in Could. Jay Harrington and Patrick St. Esprit are likewise returning as Sergeant David “Deacon” Kay and Commander Robert Hicks, showing within the premiere episode.
The spinoff, on the entire, will concentrate on pairing Hondo with a youthful group of characters for a high-stakes mission. Moore will probably be sharing the display screen with a brand new S.W.A.T. solid, together with Lucy Barrett (Deep Water), Adain Bradley (Warfare), Zyra Gorecki (La Brea), Freddy Miyares (When They See Us), and 9-1-1: Lone Star‘s Ronen Rubinstein.
As manufacturing begins, Selection reveals the primary have a look at the brand new crew. The venture, produced by Sony Footage Tv, is filming in Los Angeles and sustaining the identical crew that labored on the unique CBS collection. Take a look at the picture beneath:
The beginning of filming comes as Sony Footage TV plans to unveil the spinoff at Mipcom in Cannes, together with different collection. As of but, the venture doesn’t have a house introduced. Which means it may find yourself on Netflix, the place S.W.A.T. already streams, or a standard broadcast community resembling CBS. That uncertainty might clear up within the coming weeks and months.
The plot of the spinoff is confirmed, nonetheless. It’ll take form after a high-profile mission goes unsuitable, inflicting Hondo to come back out of his compelled retirement. The veteran goes on to steer an experimental unit made up of latest and untested recruits. Finally, Hondo must deal with generational divides and clashing personalities to guard the town.
Actor Identify |
Different Notable Roles |
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Lucy Barrett |
Kaela Danso (Charmed), Aimee Maxwell (Deep Water) |
Adain Bradley |
Sgt. Laerrus (Warfare), Grant (Tarot) |
Zyra Gorecki |
Izzy Harris (La Brea) |
Freddy Miyares |
Raymond Santana (When They See Us), Skel (DMZ), José (The L Phrase: Era Q) |
Ronen Rubinstein |
T.Okay. Strand (9-1-1: Lone Star), Nathan (Orange Is the New Black), Matt Webb (American Horror Tales) |
The venture hails from Jason Ning, who serves as showrunner. Ning, who beforehand labored on Lucifer, serves as govt producer alongside Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty of Unique Movie, as do Shemar Moore, James Scura, and Jon Cowan. Moore and Ning mirrored on the beginning of manufacturing, with their statements included beneath:
Moore: “Prepare for S.W.A.T. 2.0! After eight unbelievable years of defying the percentages and entertaining the world, we’re about to take the franchise to an entire new degree—greater, higher, and edgier. With a recent solid and a darker, extra intense Hondo, we’re able to convey this story to life and present you what we’ve created collectively. Due to the followers and Sony for holding us alive, you received’t need to miss what’s subsequent.”
Ning: “It’s been electrical being again on set. You possibly can really feel the inventive vitality shift. We’re honoring what made S.W.A.T. nice whereas reinventing it via this scrappier, extra character-driven lens. The brand new solid got here in hungry, the crew’s firing on all cylinders, and it already appears like Exiles has its personal heartbeat.”
Now that S.W.A.T. Exiles has began filming, it can probably solely be a matter of time earlier than we find out about how the spinoff will function its personal distinctive follow-up to the cancelled S.W.A.T. season 9. That features casting for any supporting characters and additional plot particulars that may assist to elucidate how Hondo received to the subsequent chapter of his profession.
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