Hondo’s not done yet.
Shemar Moore is set to reprise his role as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in S.W.A.T. Exiles, a new spin-off from Sony Pictures Television Studios that keeps the action franchise alive after the flagship series wrapped its seven-season run on CBS—twice dodging cancellation before finally going off-air this spring.
The new series is being steered by Lucifer alum Jason Ning, who will serve as showrunner. Production is scheduled to begin this summer in Los Angeles, keeping Moore close to the original show’s roots and providing continued work for the 200-person crew that powered the initial run.
S.W.A.T. Exiles finds Hondo pulled from forced retirement to helm a new experimental S.W.A.T. unit after a mission implodes. The catch: his team is made up entirely of young, untested recruits—outsiders with everything to prove. No additional cast has been announced yet, but Moore’s return positions the new chapter as both a handoff and an extension, aimed at long-time viewers and a fresh audience.
The project comes from executive producers Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty, reuniting with Sony following their work on the original S.W.A.T. and other action-forward titles under their Original Film banner. It also keeps SPT Studios in the first-responder business, a reliable draw across linear and streaming platforms.
Katherine Pope, President of Sony Pictures Television Studios, said the new series is designed to deliver for both franchise fans and first-timers, with Moore anchoring the handover as the face of a more generationally split team dynamic.
Moore called his time on S.W.A.T. “epic and memorable,” adding that he’s ready to “light up the screen” again as Hondo steps into a new phase.
