Starz’s S.W.A.T. spinoff, S.W.A.T. Exiles, just unveiled the official trailer showing Hondo assembling a new team. And, it turns out, someone on his team is actually a mole.
The new series premieres on September 25, 2026, with season one episodes arriving on Fridays.
Shemar Moore returns as LAPD S.W.A.T. Sergeant Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson and Patrick St. Esprit reprises his role as Robert Hicks. The new series also stars Lucy Barrett as Sammy Bishop, Freddy Miyares as Ethan Cole, Zyra Gorecki as Cassidy Reed, Ronen Rubinstein as Jude Callan, and Adain Bradley as Malik Anderson.
Starz offers this description of the spinoff:
“Series star and executive producer Shemar Moore reprises his role as LAPD S.W.A.T. Sergeant Daniel ‘Hondo’ Harrelson, who spent his career proving that discipline and loyalty can be built, not just born. But after a botched raid ends in the death of a young operator Nico Reyes, Hondo is forced to walk away from the only life he’s known. Until his old commanding officer, Robert Hicks (St. Esprit), offers him one last shot at redemption: start up a brand-new S.W.A.T. unit, built from LA’s most talented rejects.
The result is a squad nobody expected: Sammy Bishop, a gun-show influencer with something to prove; Ethan Cole, a socially awkward tactical savant; Cassidy Reed, guarded and determined to earn her place; Jude Callan, a wildcard with a troubled past; and Malik Anderson, sharp, ambitious, and hiding more than anyone realizes. Together, under Hondo’s command, they become the Exiles, a team built to fail, in theory, but determined to prove otherwise.
As the squad cuts its teeth on Los Angeles’ most volatile threats, such as cartel assassins, gun-runners, and a city on edge, Hondo starts pulling on a thread that won’t let go: someone inside his own unit has been feeding information to outside interests. What begins as paranoia becomes a slow-motion realization: S.W.A.T. itself is being set up to fail, and someone with real power wants it gone; replaced by something more private, more controllable, and far less accountable.
Caught between protecting his team, chasing the truth, and staying one step ahead of the people trying to erase him, Hondo has to decide how far he’s willing to go and who he can actually trust as the walls close in. Alliances shift, loyalties are tested, and by the season’s end, Hondo and the Exiles are forced into a final reckoning that will determine not just their careers but the future of S.W.A.T. itself.”
Jason Ning (Lucifer) is the showrunner and executive producer, alongside Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Shemar Moore, James Scura, and Jon Cowan.